Architect with excellent understanding of Digital video network eco-system and with minimum 15 Years of working experience in Cable and Satellite Media Networks especially Video domain (IPTV/OTT/Mobile TV/Digital Cable TV/Multi screen).

Educational Qualification

A Bachelor degree in Electronics, Electrical, or related Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.

Mandatory Skills:

- Good knowledge of video services architecture for delivering linear TV and VOD / PPV/Progressive download/Catch up TV and content to multi-screen devices, including tablets, smart phones, and connected TVs.

- Technical knowledge of Hybrid Fiber Coax cable plant technologies and video transmission equipment includes CDN, DOCSIS, CMTS, Cable Telephony, Packet Cable, CCAP and Video Transmission Equipment's.

- Good knowledge of Cable Headend for Linear TV.

- Good knowledge of CPE (STB/Cloud DVR/VSTB).

- Good knowledge of video eco-system for providing VOD, PPV services.

- Ability to understand business requirement, network diagrams and architecture.

- Good understanding of TV Everywhere (TVE).

- Familiarity with latest technological trends such as Cloud computing. SDN, NFV Network DVR etc

- Good understanding of wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi for providing video services.

- Good knowledge of cable asset / content protection, encryption and scrambling with multiple Conditional access systems, Digital right management (DRM).

- General understanding of Cloud based/ SaaS Managed Identity Management and Access Management services.

- Good understanding and experience in Cable B/OSS system.

- Transformation IT Strategy, Consulting, Architecture & Solutioning.

- Innovations & Emerging Trends in the Telecom and Cable Broadband world.

- Strong experience in the BSS/OSS Telco and Cable domain. Conversant with Solutioning, Pre Sales cutting across different pillars like IMS, ASM, BPM, Security, VAS.

- OSS/BSS Architecture Transformation and Transition experience.

- Communication skills at CXO level as well as at conceptual levels, i.e. towards Architects, Business representatives and Steering Committee members.

- Strong capability to research and develop new solutions to meet business requirements (for technology and service architecture).

- Knowledge of various COTS product options for key Architectural domains (Best of the Breed and Tier 2 etc).

- Awareness and appreciation of various TMF frameworks such as eTOM, TAM, SID etc.

- Strong leadership skills, relationship building.

- Must have performed customer facing role at CXO level.

- Self-motivated and result-oriented, good team player.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Proficient with MS Office tools.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Analyze business requirements and needs, RFPs and apply domain knowledge in cable and video systems and prepare solutions that address those requirements and need.

- Lead on Solutioning and Pre-Sales for RFP/RFI responses.

- Lead, run and manage mega RFPs individually.

- Farming/Hunting existing accounts in the region to explore new opportunities.

- Support defense of solutions for customer opportunities.

- Engage in pre-sales activities, such as solution design and customer demonstration / presentations, on need basis.

- Advise operators on how to improve their cycle time to launch products or resolve Customer Service Experience Issues

- Work with the account team and work out overall winning solution for the bids/pro-active propositions.

- Propagate the capabilities to sales and other appropriate channels for business expansion.

- Develop collaterals for the capabilities and solutions developed.

- Manage complex business transformation consulting engagements, develop strategies for services improvement, carve out the technicalities & road map for end to end delivery of B/OSS systems and change initiatives

- Advise operators on new growth areas such as Quad play services, Cable Broadband, Multi-screen, OTT, Enterprise Mobility, M2M, Big Data Analytics, and Real Time Business Intelligence and to save operational expenses through Shared services & Managed Services model.

- Proactively bringing new and innovative technical solution to sourcing initiative. Ensuring that the documentation produced is compliant with client strategy and business requirements and capabilities.

- Conversant with the software processes and methodologies (Agile, scrum etc)

- Support sales in business meetings.

- Travel for customer meetings.

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