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NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company · 1 day ago

Telecom Program Manager III – Network Grooming / Decommissioning

positionRichardson, TX
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level

NextGen | GTA, a Kelly Telecom Company, is seeking an experienced Telecom Program Manager with a strong circuit and network engineering background to lead a large-scale central office decommissioning and traffic migration program. This role involves oversight of a team of Network Engineers and coordination with executive leadership to ensure successful traffic grooming and migration by the end of 2026.

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Hiring Manager
Poonam Varma
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Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end execution of a large network decommissioning program
Provide oversight and direction for a team of 8 Network Engineers
Manage 24x6 operational resource allocation
Drive grooming, turn-downs, provisioning, activations, implementations, and maintenance activities
Coordinate testing, maintenance windows, and traffic migrations
Partner closely with executive leadership and provide real-time, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly status readouts
Identify risks, bottlenecks, and delays, drive mitigation plans
Manage vendors and coordinate with onsite contacts
Own project timelines, access coordination, resourcing plans, and process alignment

Qualification

Telecom Program ManagementNetwork EngineeringVendor ManagementExecutive ReportingSONETTelecom OSS ToolsCentral Office ExperienceResource PlanningRisk ManagementProject Management

Required

Proven experience as a Telecom Program Manager supporting network engineering teams
Strong background in central office (CO) environments
Extensive experience with circuit order activation, scheduling, and coordination
Demonstrated success managing large, complex network turn-down or migration projects
Vendor management and executive-level reporting experience
SONET: OC3, OC12, OC48, OC192
TDM / Copper: DS0, DS1, DS3, switched voice trunks, PRI
Optical & Transport Equipment: Ciena (4200, 6500 series), Fujitsu / Flashwave SONET, Nortel MUX, Optera, DXCs (Tellabs, Alcatel, Titans)
Prior hands-on experience with telecom OSS tools such as: BGW- CCP-Canvas- TCOMS- Maintenance Tracker

Benefits

Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
Short/Long Term Disability and Critical Care/Illness Protection
Life Insurance and Retirement Plans
Employee Assistance Program

Company

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company

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As part of KELLY’s SETT (Science, Engineering, Technology, and Telecom) Business Unit, we are committed to providing state-of-the-art digital infrastructure and telecom engineering solutions for legacy, 5G, and private networks.
dateFounded in 2009
location
San Diego, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://nextgengr.com

H1B Sponsorship

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (25)
2024 (23)
2023 (19)
2022 (16)
2021 (9)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Steven Edwards
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Rashid Iqbal
Executive Vice President & Chief Growth Officer
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