Role purpose:The Connectivity Product Lifecycle Engineer will ensure the correct life cycle of Fixed Security products. Product Lifecycle engineer will engage with multiple stakeholders to ensure performance are correctly measured, will lead life cycle projects and will ensure the privacy and security of the products themselves remain up to date. The Product Lifecycle Engineer will be working with a team of Security, Connectivity, SD-WAN and SDLAN architects, operational support teams, vendors, and developers to ensure all the activities of the product portfolio meet agreed KPIs. This role will be to deliver on the following:* Lead life cycle projects, to maintain privacy and security of the live products* Identify areas of operation process improvements across Vodafone teams and suppliers, and feed them to peers such as Product Architects and Technical Product Owners* Identify operational product performance enhancements and introduce into development EPICs* Engage with operational and support functions to collect and discuss requirements and solutions* Present solution to technical and not technical audience and run know-how transfer sessionsKey accountabilities and decision ownership:Ensure the correct life cycle of the products - Identify areas of product and process optimisation and feed into development teams for delivery. - Review technical documents from internal stakeholders as well as suppliers - Review and refine end to end service models - Ability to master complex problems and summarise them in simple terms, based on target audienceCore competencies, knowledge, and experience:Expertise in either fixed security or traditional connectivity - Ability to manage multiple & changing priorities and follow-up until delivered. - Strong communication and presentation skills, with proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation - Solid understanding of in life product life cycle processesMust have technical/professional qualifications:Relevant higher education in a related field (computer science/networking field with elements of modern SW programming) - Knowledge and understanding of the Connectivity and/or Enterprise technology market - In-life operational process improvement experience Desirable areas of expertise:Expertise in SD-WAN/SD-LAN - Technical knowledge in IP data networking and in non CLI driven device configuration - Experience in working in virtual and multinational teams, with proven record of delivering goals in Matrix organisations - Experience in working with Agile and SAFe - Cloud and cloud-native application concepts - 3rd party Cloud hosting certifications or key experiencePlease send in your up-to-date CV LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.