Optical Telecoms Project Manager
London – Hybrid
£300- £350 per day – Inside IR35
Environment:- Project manager, Customer Facing, Delivery, Infrastructure, DWDm, Fibre, HyperScaler, Datacentre, Projects,
Our client a leading provider of telecoms service is looking for an experienced Optical and Infrastructure Project Manager for a contract opportunity focused on the customer-facing delivery of telecoms capacity and infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Strong Telecoms Project Management experience
• Proven customer-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrable experience delivering telecoms capacity and infrastructure for Hyperscale customers
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, network expansion and infrastructure delivery
• Excellent coordination across technical, commercial and operational teams
• A proven track record of delivering complex projects to time and budget
Hyperscale and telecoms capacity experience is a key requirement for this role.
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Telecoms Provisioning Order Analyst
Order Management | Service Delivery
UK wide – work from home – full remote working
@mecscomms is recruiting for a contract Telecoms Provisioning Order Analyst. The role will be based working from home for a global telecoms carrier & network provider, This vacancy is for a 24 month rolling contract assignment. We are looking for someone who possesses change management, order management, provisioning, enablement or telecoms service delivery project coordination experience, within a tech, telecoms, carrier, ISP or similar IT technology environment.
Position: Order Analyst, Order Creation, Provisioning Coordinator, Change Request Administrator, Service Delivery
Location: UK wide– work from home – fully remote working
Hours: Monday – Friday (09.00 - 17.30)
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 24 months+ temporary contract
Gross Rate: £17.50 per hour, gross umbrella pay rate, inside IR35
Security Clearance: Individuals must consent & be eligible to achieve BPSS (Basic Check) & SC level Security Clearance checks.
Environment: Global IT, Technology, Cloud, Infrastructure, Telco, Telecom, Carrier, Internet, ISP, Service Provider, Operator, BT Openreach, BT ECO, Provisioning Administrator, Co-ordinator, Data Entry, Office Support, Order Management Executive, Co-ordinator, Project Assistant, Administration, Admin Clerk, Administrative Officer, KPI, SLA, Tracking, Reporting, 3rd Party Supplier, Relationship Management, WAN, Voice, Data, Connectivity, PSTN, Cisco, ADSL, Ethernet, Leased Lines, IP Networking, IT, Computer Literate, Excel, Microsoft Office, ITIL, Agile, Temp, Temporary, Contract.
Key Activity:
• Customer relationship coordination
• Service delivery management
• Network project coordination
• Resource scheduling
• Order management & provisioning administration
• Change control management
• Customer order management & enablement
• Provisioning process administration
• Dealing with OLOs and external supplier delivery teams
• Documentation & reporting
Overview:
A 24 month rolling temporary contract position has become available for an experienced order analyst, provisioning coordinator, order manager, sales support or project administrator to join an international telecoms service provider. The role will help deliver the best possible service experience for global enterprise customers. This will be achieved by supporting the order delivery cycle, working as a service delivery coordinator, provisioning administrator & project coordinator.
The order & provisioning analyst will be responsible for acknowledging & validating customer requests, raising orders through the customer order provisioning system and coordinating customer communication throughout the delivery process. You will send acknowledgement & acceptance emails for order requests, generate tracking references & provide updates to the customer & internal business partners on status & progress.
You will provide a daily order tracker for all Data & Voice teams, so that engineering resource can be effectively scheduled in advance of the order & ensuring effective communication to the supporting delivery agencies.
Responsibilities:
• Dedicated management of the order queue across all Data & Voice teams
• Coordinating between delivery teams to schedule orders & change requests
• Scheduling resources to ensure the timely delivery of customer orders
• Ensuring that partners have received confirmation of resource within SLAs
• Raising customer orders on the provisioning order management system
• Service delivery – progressing orders through the delivery process
• Utilising Vodafone, BT & Openreach workflow systems
• Understanding order management processes and dealing with OLOs and external delivery teams
• Order management and analysis
• Communicating updates & progress reports with customers
• Coordination between delivery teams to schedule works
• Supporting the delivery & completion of departmental quality assurance targets
• Supporting the IP Data Provisioning Managers in resource & order planning
• Provide administrative support to engineering teams in the provision of voice & data products including ADSL, Ethernet, Leased Lines, WLR, Managed Services & IPVPN, WAN, MPLS etc.
• Coordination, prioritisation & management of all received critical issues
• Queue management for all Data & Voice teams across multiple systems
• Generate work in progress reports
• Provide service delivery management input for customer review meetings
• Working in an Agile environment
Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will have had previous experience of change management, order management, provisioning, enablement, administration or service delivery project coordination experience, within a tech, telecoms, carrier, ISP or similar IT technology environment. Your experience, skills & attributes are likely to include some or all of the following:
• Telecoms Provisioning Order Analyst
• Service delivery management, progressing orders through the delivery process
• Familiarity with Vodafone, BT, Openreach or other order management workflow systems
• Dealing with OLOs and external delivery teams and understating their processes
• Order management and analysis
• Good proactive communication skills & excellent documentation drafting competences
• Stakeholder & customer relationship management
• Computer literate with the use of Microsoft Office (email, word, excel)
• Previous use of database, reporting, CRM or workflow systems
• Administration experience in a IT, Technology, Telecoms, Internet or similar Tech environment is highly desirable
• Familiarity with Agile, ITIL or other similar methodologies is highly desirable
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Provisioning Engineer – DWDM / Ciena 6500
£300 per day | Inside IR35 | Hybrid – London
We are looking for an experienced Provisioning Engineer with strong expertise in optical transmission, DWDM and Ciena 6500 technologies.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and document transmission and packet network solutions.
• Provision, configure and test network elements across optical and L2/L3 technologies.
• Support customer service activation, implementation and network upgrades.
• Manage network capacity, disconnects and capacity reallocation.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and network records.
• Ensure designs and implementations meet technical and industry standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network and provisioning issues.
Key Skills & Experience
• Extensive optical transmission / DWDM experience.
• Strong hands-on Ciena 6500 experience.
• Good knowledge of DWDM, ROADM, Flexgrid and photonic layer technologies.
• Understanding of L2/L3 operator networks, with BGP/MPLS knowledge advantageous.
• Experience with optical test equipment and performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience with Nokia, ADVA advantageous.
• Cisco, Juniper, Nokia or Ciena certification is a plus.
Apply now for full details
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Cisco Wireless Network Engineer
Cisco ISE, Catalyst 9800, Cisco Wireless, WiFi , Juniper Mist, DNAC, Prime, 802.1X
Hybrid (3/2) | London, Docklands, E14 & Remote | Contract | Inside IR35
Role Enterprise Wireless Engineer / Cisco Wireless Engineer / Network Security Engineer / Cisco ISE Engineer
Objective Deliver secure enterprise Cisco wireless (WiFi) infrastructure
Key Skills Cisco Wireless, Cisco Catalyst 9800, Cisco WLC 9800, Cisco WLC 5520, Cisco WLC 5508, Cisco Access Points, Cisco ISE, 802.1X, MAB, Guest Wireless, Juniper Mist, Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), Cisco Prime, Routing, Switching, Firewalls, Network Security, SSL Certificates, Ansible, Python, REST APIs, Wireless LAN, Wi-Fi.
Location Hybrid (3/2) | London, Docklands, E14 & Remote
Type Temporary, Contract, Full-Time
Status Contract for services. Inside IR35
Duration 18 months minimum
Overview
@mecscomms is recruiting for an experienced contract Enterprise Wireless Engineer to support the deployment, implementation and optimisation of secure enterprise wireless infrastructure within a large-scale network transformation programme.
This role focuses on Cisco Wireless technologies, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and secure wireless authentication, delivering enterprise Wi-Fi solutions across complex, multi-site environments.
The successful candidate will possess strong enterprise wireless engineering experience, combined with expertise in Cisco ISE, authentication technologies, network security and packet-level troubleshooting.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Wireless Engineer to join a major enterprise infrastructure programme delivering secure, highly available wireless networking services.
Purpose
Deliver secure enterprise Cisco wireless infrastructure. Provide professional engineering services supporting the deployment, configuration, optimisation and operational support of enterprise wireless infrastructure, ensuring secure authentication, high availability and excellent user experience across corporate and guest wireless environments.
Technology Stack
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers
• Cisco 5520 & 5508 Wireless Controllers
• Cisco Wireless Access Points
• Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
• 802.1X Authentication
• MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB)
• Guest Wireless Networking
• Cisco DNA Center (DNAC)
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure
• Juniper Mist
• Routing & Switching
• Enterprise Firewalls
• Network Security
• SSL Certificates
• Ansible
• Python
• REST APIs
• Packet-Level Network Troubleshooting
Core Activity
• Deploy and configure Cisco enterprise wireless solutions
• Implement Cisco ISE with 802.1X, MAB and Guest Access
• Configure Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points
• Integrate wireless networks with routing, switching and firewalls
• Support wireless security, authentication and certificate management
• Automate network operations using Python, Ansible and REST APIs
• Troubleshoot wireless networks to packet level
• Produce technical documentation and handovers
Responsibilities
• Deploy, configure and optimise Cisco Wireless infrastructure
• Implement and support Cisco ISE authentication services
• Configure Catalyst 9800, 5520 and 5508 Wireless LAN Controllers
• Support secure corporate and guest wireless environments
• Integrate wireless infrastructure with enterprise networking and security platforms
• Perform packet-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Support Juniper Mist, Cisco DNA Center and Cisco Prime management platforms
• Develop automation scripts and operational tooling using Python and Ansible
• Manage SSL certificates and secure authentication services
• Produce technical documentation, implementation guides and operational procedures
• Ensure delivery against operational, security and quality standards
Deliverables
• Successful deployment of enterprise wireless infrastructure
• Secure authentication across corporate and guest wireless networks
• Stable, high-performance wireless services
• Successful Cisco ISE integration
• Accurate engineering documentation and operational handover
• Effective troubleshooting and resolution of wireless issues
• Delivery against project milestones and operational objectives
Working Environment
• Enterprise Network Infrastructure Programme
• Hybrid Working
• Large Multi-Site Enterprise Environment
• Enterprise Network Security Programme
• Fast-Paced Project Delivery Environment
Candidate Profile
Candidates should possess strong hands-on experience delivering enterprise wireless networking solutions within large corporate environments. You will combine deep technical expertise across Cisco Wireless technologies with strong troubleshooting capability, network security knowledge and experience implementing secure authentication solutions using Cisco ISE.
Essential
• Proven Cisco Wireless engineering experience
• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controller experience
• Cisco 5508 / 5520 Wireless Controller experience
• Cisco ISE deployment and support
• 802.1X authentication
• MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB)
• Guest Wireless implementation
• Enterprise routing and switching
• Network security and firewall integration
• Packet-level troubleshooting
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Desirable
• Juniper Mist
• Cisco DNA Center (DNAC)
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure
• Python automation
• Ansible
• REST APIs
• SSL certificate management
• Enterprise Wi-Fi design
• Wireless site surveys and RF optimisation
Key Traits
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Security-first approach
• Proactive and delivery-focused
• High attention to detail
• Strong team collaboration
• Ability to work effectively within complex enterprise environments
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