M&A Network & Operations Integration Lead

Position Overview

The M&A Network & Operations Integration Lead will spearhead the technical and operational integration of acquired companies into the primary organization's network ecosystem. This leadership role spans day-to-day coordination and high-level architectural strategy, ensuring that infrastructure, back-end systems, and field operations merge seamlessly without degrading subscriber or network performance.

• Role: M&A Network & Operations Integration Lead

• Location: Houston, TX (Highly Preferred) or nearby locations

• Travel: Willingness to travel to the site twice a month, plus on an as-needed basis

Key Responsibilities

• Core Network Engineering Integration & Strategy: Lead architectural due diligence, assess acquired network infrastructure (access, backhaul, core, and interconnection), identify hardware end-of-life status, and develop current-state to target-state roadmaps across routing, switching, and CPE platforms.

• OSS/BSS & Provisioning Alignment: Map and migrate network inventory data, customer service orders, and subscriber data from legacy systems to central platforms; standardize automated provisioning workflows (including ONT activation and service fulfillment).

• NOC Consolidation & Fault Monitoring: Establish Day 1 telemetry over VPN/MPLS/interconnect; absorb acquired components into the enterprise NOC platform; standardize alarm pipelines, syslog tracking, and SNMP traps into central queues.

• Field Operations Systems & Runbooks: Merge workforce management software, truck-roll triggers, and CPE swap processes; consolidate operational runbooks, escalation matrix rules, change management templates, and spare-parts logistics.

• Governance & Cutover Execution: Author comprehensive Methods of Procedure (MOPs), migration schedules, and rollback plans; inventory overlapping software licensing, transport leases, and support contracts.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in Network Engineering, Telecom Operations, or Infrastructure Systems, with at least 3+ years dedicated to M&A infrastructure integration or large-scale carrier/data center migrations.

• Systems Expertise: Strong proficiency in OSS/BSS frameworks, network inventory databases, automated provisioning platforms, and fault-monitoring software (e.g., SolarWinds, Grafana, Splunk, or vendor-specific EMS).

• Network Domain Knowledge: In-depth understanding of IP routing protocols, transport backhaul, security infrastructure, subscriber access methods (GPON/XGS-PON, Fixed Wireless, Metro Ethernet), and multi-vendor hardware (e.g., Cisco, Nokia, Calix).

• Operations Savvy: Comprehensive grasp of incident response lifecycles, SLA governance, and field service dispatch software integrations.

• Strong leadership and communication skills to align cross-functional engineering, IT, field operations, and executive stakeholders.