Transformation Engineering Specialist
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Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.
Details

Job Location: India (Gurgaon or Bangalore) and Europe
Function: Chief Operations Office
Job Level: S2 Core
Employment Type: Perm
Seniority Level: Entry level
Employment Type: Full‑time
Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industry: Telecommunications

Why we need this role
This role is in the Transformation Engineering Team within the COO TOS function. It will contribute to delivering city strategies, identifying network optimisation opportunities, generating pipelines, assessing and delivering network design and migration methods, and providing network data discovery, analytics and visualisation for all network domains in the Colt network. The role will drive core network transformation, technical planning, detailed preparation, job packs and coordination of technology, and prepare designs for service migrations between network sites while managing relationships with key supporting teams such as Product, Network Architecture, Engineering, Sales, Accounts and Operations.
What You Will Do

Data discovery, analysis and visualisation related to network planning of multi‑technology, multi‑era transformation programmes.
Lead city strategy discussions, develop agreements, create business cases, set financial justifications and obtain stakeholder approvals.
Design and implement network analytics and technical solutions for programmes such as node programmes, network life cycle, EoL and migrations.
Deliver network discovery and service analytics methods and database aligned with long‑term network strategy.
Prepare business‑case supporting documentation (e.g., BOM, MOP).
Provide regular delivery progress reporting as per project and programme requirements.
Develop migration approaches aligned to technologies and specific network sites.
Produce planned and updated project and summary reports, including cost breakdowns and summaries.
Manage workflows for technical migration planning and execution of migration activities covering network infrastructure and customer service migrations.
Process development, automation and simplification.
Design and deliver efficiencies for the Network Transformation programme.
Ensure accuracy of network planning for design and cost.
Align network transformation planning with operational requirements of Colt's internal and external network needs.
Create cost‑optimised business cases with proven cost elements.
Drive technical and commercial innovation for network transformation programmes.

Must Haves

Experience in a telco service provider environment, driving transformation strategies and documenting network transformations.
Budget awareness and proposal capability.
Analytical skills to identify city‑network OPEX savings opportunities and create pipelines for execution teams.
Capability to build BOMs for various vendors based on network analysis.
Demonstrated network analysis involving BOMs for WDM (Ciena/ Infinera/ ADVA/ Nokia), Ethernet, IP (Cisco/Ciena/Nokia/Juniper) and Voice (DMS, EWSD).
Exposure to node/site planning for telco infrastructure.
Experience writing business cases and preparing cost calculations for large transformation projects such as node exits and city strategies.
Innovative, motivated, and able to think “out of the box.”
Conversant with project management methods, tools and performance measures.
Knowledge of key technologies and architectures deployed in the Colt network (Infinera LDN, NSN MSP, MMSP, IP, etc.).
Proficiency in MS‑Excel and Visio.
Advantageous if hands‑on in VBA, Power BI, Python, Qlik, etc.
Experience in planning and implementing large‑scale network transformation programmes.

Might Have

Knowledge of Colt’s internal processes and systems used for change management, delivery and network inventory management.
Good data‑analysis skills.

Skills

Network configuration tools
Data analysis
Network topology
Telecom vendor management
Infrastructure design
Engineering standards and procedures
Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunication, Electrical, IT, Computer Science or a relevant field.
Business Administration.

Looking to make a mark?
At Colt, you’ll make a difference. We empower people to come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions. Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people working toward one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want. We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses and ideas. We want you to help us change the world for the better.
Diversity and inclusion

Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because that’s what helps our people thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences regardless of gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status or place of birth.
Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles guiding our Gender Action Plan.
Trained 60 (and growing) Colt employees to be Mental Health First Aiders.
Contact the recruitment team for adjustments to our recruitment process to support you.
For more information about our inclusion and diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
Global family leave policy.
Employee assistance program.
Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – see our “Our People” site, including our Empowered Women in Tech.

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