Network Consultant Job

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Accenture's Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.

Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses. Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact. In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and programme management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organisational change. Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve.

The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Management Consulting, Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting. This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialised skills that will help you advance your career.

Job Description

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Responsible for:

·Defining, designing, building and implementing next generation IP networks (e.g. Core, Aggregation, Distribution, Service Edge and Access) to specifically deliver business objectives

Supervision:

·Potentially - depending upon level of experience and specific project/role. May manage or oversee a team of consultants/analysts/contractors/client representatives and provide leadership and guidance on next generation IP Services to peers and clients.

Main Activities:

·Deliver various feasibility studies around the building of next generation IP networks to support next generation products/services and customer experiences.

·Development of Target and Migration Architectures to deliver network infrastructure in incremental delivery approaches.

·Technical Input to business cases, reviewing business drivers, risks and technical impacts and considerations.

·Definition of the right technical solutions and deployment approaches that correspond to the business needs and objectives.

·Definition and coordination of the deployment activities, including vendor engagement/management, deployment/integration tasks on several sites.

·Definition and execution of a test strategy, qualifying the solution components and architecture models in lab and live network, and ensuring it meets all requirements and specifications.

·Defining and delivering migration/launch strategies of technical change and all external impacts on Customers, Operations, and other networks.

·Application of common project tools and methodologies (schedules, tasks/actions management, resource planning, budget management, etc)

·Where applicable, end-to-end Project Management of various technical releases, involving design, deployment, integration, testing of solutions that meet specific requirements. Management and co-ordination of various resources (internal teams, client, contractors etc) to deliver and deploy technical projects above

Experience Level:

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Various - Experienced Analyst (1-2 years experience) to Senior Architect/Program Manager (10 years experience)

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Some degree of training in networking. CCNA qualification or equivalent preferred but other relevant training courses acceptable

·Experience with at least one of large service provider, network equipment vendor and/or network consulting firm. Experience working as part of a team

Key Skills:

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Strong Analytical skills and experience in gathering and defining requirements for network/technical infrastructures and solutions

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Where applicable, experienced in project managing/coordinating technical projects from Business Case definition to commercial launch.

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Strong Communication skills, both written and oral.

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Experience developing one or more of the following network architectures/technologies:

·IP networks (IP, MPLS, Ethernet),

·Transmission (ATM, SDH, WDM),

·Network Control Plane systems (Dynamic QoS, AAA, Location)

·LAN/WAN Devices and VPN applications

·Load Balancing and Firewall applications,

·Fixed Access Networks (HFC - Docsis 1.0 - 1.2, CDMA, DAVIC, Packet Cable, RF, Optical; DSL - ADSL, DSLAM, NExT, FExT; ISDN - QoS, FTTH)

·Wireless access networks (3G, Wimax, Satellite)

·IP networks and protocols- Transport, routing, Tunnelling,

·Backbone Networks - ATM, SDH, WDM, Frame Relay, ISDN etc

·Strong knowledge of associated services and technologies:

·VoD - Video on Demand

·Voice (VoIP) and teleconferencing,

·Interactive Gaming

·High-Speed Internet services,

·OSS and BSS systems and processes (Provisioning, Assurance, Inventory etc.)

·Service Delivery Platforms and IMS,

·Conditional Access and Digital Rights Management.

·Multimedia Platforms (softswitch etc.)

·Application Servers & Operating Systems (DHCP, DNS, LDAP, MSTV etc.)

·Network security, systems and processes

·Interception systems and processes

·Experience with one or more of the following vendors:

·Cisco, EMC, Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent, Thomson, BEA, Microsoft, Juniper, BEA

All of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialisation. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programmes at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
Job: Systems Integration
Primary
Location: Australia-Melbourne
Other Location: Australia-Sydney
Organization: Consulting
Schedule: Full-time

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