The digital transformation strategy of Shell requires an increasingly flexible, agile and secure IT environment in order to enable best use of data, cloud services, personalization of user experience and connectivity of devices. Keeping our business goals and user experience in the forefront, Shell IT has taken the decision to insource or directly procure a number of connectivity services. By taking greater control over key aspects of connectivity we can provide our users with better user experience, speed and agility, while maintaining operational effectiveness and efficiency. As a result, we are building a partially insourced and multi-vendor ecosystem for our connectivity products and services and will be developing recent skills and capabilities. This role is part of the Shell IT’s Connectivity Portfolio team. The mission is to support projects with network engineering capabilities under the renewed model.
The senior network engineer is expected to be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) covering the application of telecommunications and network technology deployed across the Shell Group. This covers all Shell’s businesses, all Shell’s location (offices, onshore plants, offshore plants, offices, trading floors, etc) and various types of projects including capital projects and IT projects.
The purpose of the network engineer role is to participate in larger project or lead smaller projects and deliver the network elements in the project. The network engineer will be the key person in the project for all telecom and network elements.
Development of detailed designs for portfolio solutions / services & projects
Collect all network and telecom requirements
Develop deployment strategy and lead deployment including handover to operations by coordinating activities across suppliers,



internal IT teams and business stakeholders
Knowledge sharing and drive continuous improvement across the community
Lead Network Designer or as Network engineer of a project with the accountabilities for:

Deliver and execute the project control documentation for networking and field telecoms with assurance of the supplier plan and solution designs from an operability, affordability and maintainability perspective
Collect and document requirements by specifying the needed functionality, all the non-functional requirements and all dependencies (e.g. cabling, construction or electrical work needed)
Work via design office with architecture & portfolio to update standards in specific cases
Develop a deployment and testing strategy which is aligned with business readiness and IT delivery timelines
Lead the deployment by orchestrating all activities across multiple teams, consisting off: central IT delivery, local installation, local testing and business stakeholders
Handover the deployed or changed services to operations
Share knowledge obtained and learn from others as part of a natural team across architecture, portfolio, design, network engineers, operations and service management, amongst others.

4-8 project resources plus any subcontractors delivering project resources.
Financial Dimensions:
The position supports Shell projects at various locations ranging from offices to remote environments.
Network projects with value up to $1M




No direct reports but has responsibility to provide oversight of contract staff engaged to support project delivery.
Ability to collaborate with project teams, telecom contractors / service providers (ISP
Typical Years of Experience: 12-16 - leading and executing Telecoms project delivery, Telecoms operations, or IT consultancy assignments to design, develop and deliver viable network and telecom solutions, preferably in Oil and Gas or similar industry with offshore experience preferred..
A high degree of technical network knowledge on traditional (IP) networks and systems as well as telecom solutions such as Satellite, Optical/Radio links, Wireless Canopy, Mobile Radio (DMR/Tetra), Microwave, Fiber Optics, Marine and Aeronautical Radio, Sub-marine Fiber and Access Security/CCTV
Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or equivalent work experience
Design experience: requirement gathering, HLD, LLD, EOL, configs creation, deployment experience.
Design and deployment expertise in: LAN, Aruba WLAN, Infoblox DDIA, F5 load balancing.
Switches: Full configuration and VLAN setup on Cisco switches
Telecoms Industry knowledge with extensive experience in Networks and Telecommunications, Testing and Commissioning
Experience in working with suppliers
Experience in negotiation skills
Proven experience in stakeholder and relationship management including external vendors
Python programming and app development skills for programmable networks
Experience working in an (partially) outsourced environment
Awareness of Agile and Scrum
Service Management processes (Support Models, Service Level Management, Contract Management and Supplier Management)

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