Program Manager

airtel · Kochi

  • Experience8–9 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelexecutive
  • Posted14 Sept 2026
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About airtel

airtel is hiring in Kochi in telecom. This role looks for around 8+ years of experience.

Skills

  • MPLS
  • Routing
  • Switching
  • SD-WAN
  • Firewall
  • IPS
  • CCNA
  • CCNP
  • Troubleshooting
  • Vendor management
  • Network management
  • Configuration management

The role

A program manager at a telecommunications company delivers MPLS services through Routing, SD-WAN, and Firewall coordination, managing enterprise project schedules, customer dependencies, and end-to-end service delivery. The role also applies CCNP certification and vendor management to integrate customer equipment and resolve deployment constraints.

Full job description

About The Role

This role is responsible for project management and service delivery of all products & services in Enterprise network business (B2B).

Project management, planning and scheduling implementation of MPLS services. On Time, within budget Implementation of the complete project Customer engagement to address customer dependencies & e2e project delivery as per signed scope of work. Enhance service delivery experience for the customer & revenue for the organization

Responsibilities

Project management, planning and scheduling implementation of MPLS services.On Time, within budget Implementation of the complete project.Customer engagement to address customer dependencies & e2e project delivery as per signed scope of work.Enhance service delivery experience for the customer & revenue for the organization.Customer engagement & communication.Project kick off meeting/call with Customer.Resolution of customer dependencies.Share Project Plan with the customer e2e tracking & monitoring of project delivery.Proactive & timely project status update to the customer.Project Stage tracking & ensure timely delivery.Project follow ups, escalations and constraint resolution.Delivery of third party media/bandwidth.Customer CPE integration & testing.Schedule planned activities with the customers.Accelerate & Maximize revenue by faster deployment of project.

Required Skills

Experience of working in Network B2B Projects as Network management L2 / L3.Strong problem determination and resolution skills.The resources should be equipped with deep trouble shooting experience.Minimum 8 yrs of exp in Routing, switching and SDWAN.Basic Configuration management experience.Experience in managing Routing, Switching, Firewall, IPS etc. vendor management.Active CCNA / CCNP certification with hands on SD-WAN experience.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (B.E / B.Tech./BCA/ BSC(IT)/MCA/MSC(IT) .8+ years of experience in Routing, switching and SDWAN.

Job Functions

Project ManagementInformation TechnologySkillsProgram ManagementAnalytical SkillsRoutingNetwork SwitchesCCNACCNP SecuritySD-WANTroubleshootingFirewallsEnterprise

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