Job Title: Lead Consultant - Network Reliability Career Level - E Introduction to role:
Join us as a Lead Consultant in Network Reliability, a key facilitator influencing the future of network technology and delivering new products, processes, and standards throughout AstraZeneca. This role is part of the NRE team in a Scaled Agile operating model, where you will be responsible for the implementation, operation, and optimization of all network products. Be empowered to lead and take on more ownership, working closely with the Network Product Engineering and TSM teams, and multi-functional technology teams like Cyber Security, Cloud and Workplace Enterprise Services teams. Accountabilities:
As a NRE Lead Consultant, you will own network implementation, operations, reliability and processes, crafting the crucial link between AZ strategic vision into Network solution engineering. You will perform regular audits to identify and remediate network risks or issues proactively, evaluate all business requirements and identify solutions how the different elements of business, information, and technology can be applied to solve a specific problem. You will also work with automation team to design, code, test and deliver software to automate repetitive and manual operational work.
Essential Skills/Experience:

• CCIE/CCNP or equivalent certification with Minimum 10+ years of relevant working experience
• Last 5 years in large-scale network architecture design implement and support network deployment, implementation, and operations
• TOGAF or equivalent and ITIL certifications are added advantage
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to analyze and resolve project-related issues
• Ability to work in a high paced environment, be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize, and prioritize work
• Significant experience working with vendors, professional services, and providers
• Automation first mindset
• Must have in-depth and technical hands-on experience in one or more of the following capabilities SD-WAN, Wireless, Network Security, DC, Cloud Networking or Network Automation
• Strong technical knowledge in high availability design, implementation, optimization, and operations
• Candidate with large enterprise working experience is an added advantage
• Agile Enterprise mentality
• Self-starter who continuously develops new skills and proactively leads own career and development
• Excellent influencing, networking, and collaborative working skills
• Ability to work well in and lead/collaborate across diverse matrixed global teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
NA When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn\'t mean we\xe2\x80\x99re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. At AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients. We\'re transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. We dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. Our spirit of experimentation is lived every day through our events like hackathons. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering world-class technology and data solutions. Our work unlocks the potential of science. We optimise and revolutionise AstraZeneca by maximising efficiencies and finding new ways to drive productivity. From automation to data simplification. Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Apply now and join us in our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible with AstraZeneca!