Technical Project Manager | SD-LAN Specialist (Cisco Meraki)

Technical Project Manager SD-LAN

Title: Technical Project Manager | SD-LAN Specialist (Cisco Meraki)

Duration: 12 months contract role

Summary: A results-driven Technical Project Manager with over > 6 of experience in leading IT infrastructure projects, specializing in SD-LAN (Software-Defined Local Area Network) solutions using Cisco Meraki. Proven track record of successfully delivering complex networking projects on time and within budget, while ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security. Preferably at engineering/manufacturing companies. Adept at bridging the gap between technical teams and stakeholders, ensuring seamless communication and project alignment.

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

We help our customers push the limits of their processes and products to meet the demanding requirements they face, from higher process temperatures to higher product performance to increasing miniaturisation.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

RoleCompetencies:

• Project Management: Agile methodologies; skilled in project scoping, scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.
• Networking Expertise: Extensive experience with Cisco Meraki solutions, including MX (Security & SD-WAN), MS (Switching), and MR (Wireless Access Points).
• SD-LAN Implementation: Designing, deploying, and managing software-defined networks for enterprise environments.
• Cloud Networking: Integration and management of Meraki’s cloud-based architecture for centralized control and monitoring.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong communication skills to liaise between technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Budget and Cost Management: Ensuring cost-efficient deployment and operations of networking solutions.
• Security Compliance: Ensuring adherence to industry standards like GDPR, ISO 27001, and other relevant regulations.

Your background:

You'll have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex networking projects on time and within budget, while ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security.

This experience to be gained preferably at engineering/manufacturing companies.

You will be adept at bridging the gap between technical teams and stakeholders, ensuring seamless communication and project alignment.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1