Project Manager

Tasks Responsibility for the technical planning, steering, and realization of projects in the field of data networks. Participation in the development and evaluation of network architectures, technical solution concepts, and migration strategies. Technical assessment of requirements, feasibility, risks, dependencies, and solution variants. Ensuring qualitative and timely service delivery. Transparent, level-appropriate communication in all project phases. Definition of project goals as well as steering of all project activities and project teams. Conversion of project ideas into project orders coordinated with the customer. Advising customers on project questions and change requests. Ensuring professional stakeholder management. Conducting negotiations with customers and partners. Responsibility for project controlling (budget, resources, cost, and risk management). Creation of regular reports for internal and external stakeholders

Requirements Completed studies in the field of computer science, business informatics, electrical engineering, engineering, or a comparable education with relevant professional experience. Several years of experience in leading series, customer, or integration projects in the field of IT, network technology, or telecommunications. Sound knowledge of TCP/IP, Ethernet, Layer 2/Layer 3, and modern IP network architectures. In-depth practical experience with Routing & Switching in complex network environments. Very good knowledge of at least several routing technologies and protocols, especially BGP, OSPF, and/or IS-IS. Experience with VLAN, VRF, QoS, redundancy mechanisms, and network segmentation. Sound understanding of optical transmission technology and fiber optic infrastructures, ideally including DWDM and OTN. Experience with network diagnosis, troubleshooting, monitoring, and performance analyses. Understanding of high availability, resilience, scalability, and secure network architectures. Practical knowledge of agile methods such as Scrum or SAFe as well as handling Jira and Confluence. Confident appearance, negotiation skills, and experience in stakeholder management. High communication and advisory competence in dealing with customers, suppliers, and internal specialist departments. Analytical and strategic thinking abilities as well as high decision-making ability. High quality, cost, and security awareness as well as an independent and solution-oriented way of working. Very good German and English skills in spoken and written form

Languages Very good German and English skills in spoken and written form