Chief Technology Officer

Key Responsibilities

1. Network Architecture & Design

• Define and own the technical architecture for core, aggregation, and access networks (IP/MPLS, GPON, FTTH, SD-WAN and wireless backhaul).
• Develop scalable, redundant, and modular network designs to support rapid customer and traffic growth.
• Architect multi-gigabit broadband infrastructure ensuring low latency, high throughput, and minimal packet loss.
• Lead technology evaluation, PoC, and design approval for new platforms and vendors.

2. Capacity Planning & Performance Engineering

• Forecast network growth and plan capacity augmentation at backbone, peering, and edge layers.
• Optimize routing, traffic engineering, and peering to enhance efficiency and reduce transit costs.
• Conduct deep-dive performance analysis and introduce automation for proactive capacity management.
• Define network KPIs and ensure real-time visibility via advanced monitoring and analytics systems.

3. Innovation & Technology Roadmap

• Drive adoption of emerging technologies such as SDN/NFV, IPv6, Wi-Fi 6, AI-driven analytics, and zero-touch provisioning.
• Lead R&D on future broadband architectures — multi-access edge computing (MEC), hybrid fiber-wireless, etc.
• Evaluate and integrate cloud-native network functions (CNFs) and microservices-based control systems.

4. Network Security & Reliability

• Establish robust network security frameworks covering DDoS protection, route filtering, and threat monitoring.
• Design failover and redundancy mechanisms ensuring 99.99% uptime.
• Guide NOC in fault detection, proactive monitoring (SNMP, NMS, TWAMP/RPM), and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, TRAI, and cybersecurity standards.

5. Collaboration & Governance

• Work closely with the Operations, Backhaul, and Service Delivery teams for seamless implementation of network changes.
• Provide Tier-4 escalation support for critical issues.
• Establish network documentation, standards, and configuration baselines across regions.
• Mentor and build a technically strong team of network architects and senior engineers.

Qualifications & Experience

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Telecommunications.
• Master's degree (MBA / M.Tech / MS) preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 7+ years in ISP/telecom/technology infrastructure with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.

· Skilled in 
traffic engineering, capacity planning, data analytics, and service reliability
using advanced
NMS and monitoring tools.

Technical Expertise:

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Routing & Switching Architecture:

o   Advanced proficiency in BGP (iBGP/eBGP, route reflectors, policy engineering), OSPF (multi-area design), IS-IS (L1/L2 hierarchies)

o   MPLS traffic engineering, L2/L3 VPN services (VPLS, EVPN, BGP-LU), segment routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6), and QoS frameworks

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Peering & Interconnection:

o   Strategic peering design, IX participation, PNI/transit optimization, BGP policy automation

o   DDoS mitigation, traffic engineering, and anycast implementations

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Scalability & Performance:

o   Hyperscale network design with ECMP, distributed control planes, and capacity planning

o   Advanced troubleshooting: convergence analysis, packet loss mitigation, jitter optimization

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Multi-Vendor Environments:

o   Leadership across Juniper, Huawei, Cisco, Nokia platforms

Certifications:

• CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent preferred.