Infrastructure Project Manager Architect

The consultant delivering this service will contribute in:

Participating to the evolution of the client IT Network Infrastructure as a technical expert:

• Support the projects related to networking and network security, with availability and continuity as first operational priorities
• Contribute to the design of networking and security services and components, encouraging re-use and ensuring that the system design fulfils the requirements, in particular IT technical requirements (volume, scalability, confidentiality, integrity)
• Participate to the drafting or review of proposals for IT architecture governance and organisational evolution, aiming at improving the service delivery and to streamline technical activities
• Review, investigate and recommend IT solutions (including cost/benefit analysis, assessment of implementation’s duration); contributes/evaluates technical solutions proposed by the client’s contractors
• Ensure that infrastructure requirements expressed by the development contractors are in line with the standards of client and/or DIGIT

Acting as the backup to the Program Manager (Client’s official) or being the backup of the main PM, going beyond the technical expert role:

• Manage technical projects; enforce the delivery of the project(s) according to the agreed schedule, with the expected quality and with the resources provided
• Set up and enforce the respect of organisation, procedures and project office tasks, raising warnings in case of non-respect of these
• Guarantee the coordination of client’s contractors that shall implement the infrastructure requirements according to the networking project planning and needs
• Ensure timely set up of required infrastructure
• Structure the information in ways that are appropriate to the target audience; ensure that activities are communicated in due time and that key information are understood
• Produce and/or review documents; follow-up document revision with an eye on project schedule and deadlines
• Provide suggestions for service or methodology improvements; escalate issues, in particular the ones with potential impacts on time or resources

Supporting Client’s IT operations by supervising the management of the network and network security –done by the contractors- in all areas (configuration, event, incident, change, problem, knowledge, continuity,…):

• Supervise client contractors and other Commission services for release and change management related tasks/activities
• Follow –occasionally and when required- the implementation of changes or the troubleshooting activities related to incidents, acting as technical support in crisis management situations (this may require working outside ‘normal’ hours)
• Understand, apply and suggest improvements of client’s methodology, security policies, tools, best practices, etc. Supervise the analysis of complex technical problems
• Identify and anticipates design flaws and infrastructure needs not overseen by the development teams
• Ensure the adequacy and accessibility of the appropriate documentations to the relevant actors

The task requires broad experience in networking, excellent technical expertise and practical experience in the architecture and/or project management related to enterprise- level Networking and IT Security infrastructure, and specifically in the specific area of CISCO ACI-based LAN and WAN networking technologies, processes and projects. Such experience should be matured in complex and structured organisation with outsourced services and proven with practical activities.

For the deeply technical role to be assumed, the consultant delivering the service must have a CISCO DC CCIE certification, as well as an experience in critical Incident or Crisis Management.

The service involves producing and reviewing architectural documents, minutes, business cases, vision documents, service level agreements, terms of collaboration, planning schedules.

Summary of mandatory requirements

• Bachelor degree + 13 years of experience out of which 4 should be specialized on the job
• For operational reasons, a good knowledge of English is needed
• Start: ASAP - Freelance or employee position
• Duration: Long term

Location

Brussels - (On-site)