Sr. Director, Virtualization Platform Technology

Company: Samsung Electronics Per--
Location: Plano
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

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Are you ready to #OwnTheUnknown? Join us. Role and Responsibilities Samsung Networks is seeking a Sr. Director for our Virtualization Platforms, RAN Orchestration and Management Systems Technology Support (TS) Team which supports our network carrier customers through innovative technology road mapping (handling Product Management process for the solutions) and product introduction prior to Samsung General Acceptance (GA). In addition, the team will handle demos/trials for new business opportunities and provide tiered support after the solution deployments. The dynamic culture at Samsung offers both great challenge and great reward. If you want to work among the very best talent in the industry, working on the most innovative products in the world, Samsung is the place to be.As the Virtualization Leader you will be responsible to support the design and required development related issue raised by Samsung Networks R&D during the development process, and testing prior to GA or testing demos/trials support for the network infrastructure.-- You will have a unique opportunity to use your existing technical skills and advance those skills to create innovative network designs together with Samsung Networks R&D. You will lead the charge as a technical expert and manage a team of SMEs, Testing and Tiered Support people in the fastest growing area in TS.Areas of Accountability:

• Provides the Customer Account Teams (CATs) with expert technical support in the pre-sales process, creates technical solutions and tests the same in order to help achieve the assigned business objectives for SEA Region.
• Communicates technical design considerations between the CATs / customers and Samsung R&D.
• Presents the design of technical solutions to customers, when needed.--
• Has a team to support in technical Q&A with customers for the above listed Samsung's Network's solutions.
• Supports initiatives across multiple levels within customer organizations.
• Works with customers and Samsung Networks R&D to facilitate and validate the designs.
• Provides ongoing technical support to customers (prior Samsung GA) requiring scalability and growth in their network.--
• Ensures the technical information and products support customer requirements.--
• Provides internal technical training for the team, as needed.--
• Responsible for technical issues for the said solutions and supports non-routine requests from Samsung R&D and customers.
• Extensive interaction with our HQ R&D in short term roadmaps, development and testing prior to GA
• Provides tiered support for the above solutions as they get deployed to our SEA customer networks.Success Criteria:Technical Acumen:
  • Technical Expert in driving the Virtualization platform and Orchestration solutions and Management systems to customers and managing the related Team in TS.Presentations Skills:
    • Leveraging your ability to communicate effectively with all levels of organization, especially with Samsung R&D on initiatives that are important to SEA Region.Excellence Dealing with Ambiguity
      • Bringing experience in problem solving and ability to manage the related Team in TS with pivotal shifts Background/Experience required:
        • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; Master's Degree or Ph. D. Degree a plus
        • 15+ years' work experience in the telecom industry including recent experience in wireless networks
        • Knowledge of Virtualization Platform, RAN Orchestration and Management System equipment and technologies, good communication and presentation skills
        • Prior leadership experience of web based development including JVM, J2EE, (EJB), JAVA, JavaScript, Web Services, HTML, XML, SOAP.
        • SME in Cloud Native Architecture; strong understanding in managing scalable OpenStack/Kubernetes environments.
        • Strong knowledge base in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and virtualization automation and orchestration frameworks (ETSMI MANO specifications, OASIS TOSCA, ONAP)
        • SME in running systems in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) as well as private data centers.
        • Ability to coordinate other resources in Samsung Networks' environment across Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing.
        • Able to analyze, interpret, present and explain the product and development materials.
        • Successful track record defining direction and providing specific instruction for engineering projects/programs leveraging personal knowledge and organizational skills to increase team efficiency, facilitate personal development and mentor colleagues. #LI-CW1 Skills and Qualifications * Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. If you are European Economic Resident, please click here .* Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to employing a diverse workforce, and provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Posted 30+ Days Ago R35192 About Us Job Alerts: If you would like to be notified of new opportunities when they are posted, please click here . You will be asked to create an account first if you do not already have one. Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, and network systems, and the entire semiconductor industry with our memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions. Samsung is also leading in the development of the Internet of Things through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives.
          
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