Wireline Design & Planning (Senior Manager)

Job Description

We are a fun-loving, energetic and fast growing company that breathes innovation. We strive to give an unparalleled experience to our customers and win them for life. One in every 24 people on this planet is served by Airtel. Here, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our people to push boundaries and evolve from skilled professionals of today to risk-taking entrepreneurs of tomorrow. We hire people from every realm and offer them opportunities that encourage individual and professional growth. We are always looking for people who are thinkers & doers; people with passion, curiosity & conviction; people who are eager to break away from conventional roles and do 'jobs never done before’.

Purpose of the Job

Design scalable, optimized, and replicable B-Spoke solutions aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.

• Manage and contribute across the full RFI / RFP / EOI lifecycle, including requirement analysis, solution design, and proposal submission.
• Provide multiple technical solution options with cost optimization and performance considerations.
• Engage with internal business teams, and other stakeholders for requirement gathering and solution alignment.
• Ensure solutions are profitable, competitive, and aligned with organizational capabilities.
• Act as a technical SME during discussions, clarifications, and negotiations.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, OEMs, SCM, and Delivery teams to build end-to-end solutions.
• Coordinate across multiple functions to ensure alignment on solution feasibility, costing, and execution strategy.
• Provide mitigation strategies to ensure smooth project execution.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and compliance requirements.
• Ensure smooth transition of designed solutions to delivery and implementation teams.
• Provide clarifications and technical support during project execution when required.
• Maintain documentation for continuity and operational efficiency.

SKILL SETS REQUIRED

• Fiber planning. MOFN, Hyper scalers Design and solution. Network Planning.
• DWDM / OTN / Optical Transport Networks
• IP/MPLS Networking & Ethernet technology

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