This role is a mixture of leadership and hands-on development of network traffic-shaping, including advanced data analysis, monitoring and reporting, traffic management algorithms, deep-packet inspection. This position has been created to expand the capability of traffic management within a telecoms environment. The position will work within in a team of 6 staff that provide analytics into our client's service performance function. Key Responsibilities: Determine technology solutions in advanced data analysis required for future service performance optimisation. Provide leadership and direction in the development of the infrastructure of data processing and report visualisation. Provide direction to colleagues on how to analyse, monitor, report on traffic shaping. Lead the rollout of new algorithms that monitor traffic and provide appropriate optimisations in traffic management. Lead the development of data analytics for traffic management. Create the capability where Satcom networks are continuously assessed for the optimisation of network capacity, according to customer applications and demand. Generate insights and business solutions around the network optimisation of our client’s service offering and trigger opportunities that generate revenue. Use data analysis to determine trends in traffic behaviour and determine network optimisation. Data analysis may extend to machine learning. Essential Knowledge and Skills: Have hands-on experience of Deep Packet Inspection technology and how can be applied to manage applications in a network to achieve service quality. Have achieved a responsible position within the telecoms industry, or similar, and can demonstrate successful delivery of key engineering projects within an operational environment. Hands-on experience of optimisation of networks for performance of applications as seen by end-customers and according to business needs. Capability to build impactful business assessments, using analysis and visualisation, and create convincing arguments for the assessed solution. Ability to comprehend complex contexts and to communicate ideas in a simple business language to stakeholders from CxOs to junior analysts. Presence and charisma to convince an audience of the route to success and the ability to build strong and powerful relationships. An aptitude for strategic development and implementation. Demonstrable track record of integrity and commercial acumen. Desirable Knowledge and Skills: Understanding of databases and proven experience of working with and creating enterprise data models and data architectures. Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Big Query, visualisation tools. Knowledge of data analysis technology, big data, data engineering, machine learning. Experience of Sandvine Deep Packet Inspection technology for network optimisation. Knowledge of network technologies. Knowledge of satellite communications.