Blue Planet Implementation Lead

Our Client, a multi-national telecommunications technology is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Blue Planet Implementation Lead Consultant to lead the design, integration, and operationalization of Ciena Blue Planet solutions within large-scale service provider environments.

The Lead Consultant acts as the primary technical authority and client-facing advisor, aligning automation outcomes to a Tier-1 Telecommunications company's OSS, NOC, and operational processes, while driving solutions from architecture and design through production rollout and operational handover.

This role is Hybrid role, requiring you to be onsite 4 days/week in Greenwood Village, CO (Denver area).


Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end delivery of Blue Planet implementations as the technical authority
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across network, OSS, automation, test, and operations
- Own architecture decisions, delivery plans, dependencies, and risk management
- Review and approve designs, configurations, service models, and integrations
- Deploy and configure Blue Planet components (orchestration, inventory, and related modules)
- Model services, resources, intents, and policies aligned to the product catalog and network domains
- Integrate Blue Planet with OSS/assurance/inventory/telemetry platforms and ServiceNow via APIs (REST/TMF)
- Implement policy-driven, closed-loop automation with guardrails and approvals
- Enable Tier 1-2 automation use cases (detect, correlate, recommend, remediate) with human-in-the-loop controls
- Lead SIT/UAT and support phased production rollout
- Drive operational readiness (NOC onboarding, runbooks, documentation, escalations) and transition to steady state
- Serve as the client-facing technical lead for engineering, operations, and automation stakeholders
- Translate business objectives into an implementation and automation roadmap; report status, risks, and decisions.

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Required Skills

Required Skills:

- 7+ years of experience in network automation, OSS integration, or service orchestration within service provider environments
- Demonstrated experience leading implementation teams for complex OSS and network automation programs
- Hands-on experience implementing Ciena Blue Planet solutions (MDSO, orchestration, inventory, and/or assurance workflows)
- Strong understanding of IP/MPLS, Ethernet, metro, and long-haul optical networks
- Experience integrating OSS platforms using REST APIs, TMF Open APIs, event streams, and telemetry feeds
- Deep knowledge of service modeling, inventory abstraction, and intent-based automation frameworks
- Proven experience supporting large-scale production environments, including SIT, UAT, and operational rollout
- Strong troubleshooting skills across automation, orchestration, OSS, and network layers
- Proven ability to lead complex client engagements, balancing technical depth with business and operational outcomes
- Strong consultative mindset, able to influence senior technical and operational stakeholders
- Experience defining implementation strategies, phased delivery plans, and adoption roadmaps
- Ability to assess organizational maturity, identify capability gaps, and recommend pragmatic OSS and automation improvements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations and technical documentation
- Experience mentoring engineers and consultants while enforcing delivery quality and architectural standards
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, providing clarity, direction, and decision support

Nice to Have:

- Experience working in large Tier-1 Telecommunications or cable/MSO environments
- Familiarity with telemetry-driven assurance, streaming analytics, and closed-loop automation
- Experience integrating with ServiceNow for workflow, incident, and change automation
- Exposure to NOC operations, automation governance, and operational transformation initiatives
- Experience enabling or advising on transitions toward intent-based and autonomous network operations.