Blue Planet Implementation Lead Consultant (Network Automation & OSS Integration)

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Blue Planet Implementation Lead Consultant (Network Automation & OSS Integration) || Denver CO (4/1 Hybrid)

Role :Blue Planet Implementation Lead Consultant (Network Automation & OSS Integration)

Location : Denver CO (4/1 Hybrid)

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Blue Planet Implementation Lead Consultant to lead the design, integration, and operationalization of Ciena Blue Planet solutions within largescale service provider environments. This role serves as the technical and delivery lead, accountable for guiding implementation teams, engaging senior stakeholders, and ensuring successful realization of intentbased networking, service orchestration, and automation initiatives across IP, fiber, and transport domains.

The Lead Consultant acts as the primary technical authority and clientfacing advisor, aligning automation outcomes to a Tier1 Telecommunications company s OSS, NOC, and operational processes, while driving solutions from architecture and design through production rollout and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Blue Planet implementations as the technical authority
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across network, OSS, automation, test, and operations
• Own architecture decisions, delivery plans, dependencies, and risk management
• Review and approve designs, configurations, service models, and integrations
• Deploy and configure Blue Planet components (orchestration, inventory, and related modules)
• Model services, resources, intents, and policies aligned to the product catalog and network domains
• Integrate Blue Planet with OSS/assurance/inventory/telemetry platforms and ServiceNow via APIs (REST/TMF)
• Implement policy-driven, closed-loop automation with guardrails and approvals
• Enable Tier 1 2 automation use cases (detect, correlate, recommend, remediate) with human-in-the-loop controls
• Lead SIT/UAT and support phased production rollout
• Drive operational readiness (NOC onboarding, runbooks, documentation, escalations) and transition to steady state
• Serve as the client-facing technical lead for engineering, operations, and automation stakeholders
• Translate business objectives into an implementation and automation roadmap; report status, risks, and decisions

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in network automation, OSS integration, or service orchestration within service provider environments
• Demonstrated experience leading implementation teams for complex OSS and network automation programs
• Handson experience implementing Ciena Blue Planet solutions (MDSO, orchestration, inventory, and/or assurance workflows)
• Strong understanding of IP/MPLS, Ethernet, metro, and longhaul optical networks
• Experience integrating OSS platforms using REST APIs, TMF Open APIs, event streams, and telemetry feeds
• Deep knowledge of service modeling, inventory abstraction, and intentbased automation frameworks
• Proven experience supporting largescale production environments, including SIT, UAT, and operational rollout
• Strong troubleshooting skills across automation, orchestration, OSS, and network layers
• Proven ability to lead complex client engagements, balancing technical depth with business and operational outcomes
• Strong consultative mindset, able to influence senior technical and operational stakeholders
• Experience defining implementation strategies, phased delivery plans, and adoption roadmaps
• Ability to assess organizational maturity, identify capability gaps, and recommend pragmatic OSS and automation improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executivelevel presentations and technical documentation
• Experience mentoring engineers and consultants while enforcing delivery quality and architectural standards
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, providing clarity, direction, and decision support

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in large Tier1 Telecommunications or cable/MSO environments
• Familiarity with telemetrydriven assurance, streaming analytics, and closedloop automation
• Experience integrating with ServiceNow for workflow, incident, and change automation
• Exposure to NOC operations, automation governance, and operational transformation initiatives
• Experience enabling or advising on transitions toward intentbased and autonomous network operations