Penta Consulting

Senior Project Manager

Dubai, UAEPosted 2 days ago

Salary
AED 35k–45k a month· Michael Page
Job type
Full time
Level
Lead
Field
Engineering & Technology
Work mode
On site

About the role

Are you an experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex Cisco infrastructure, networking, and transformation projects? We are supporting a leading global organisation seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco-focused initiatives across enterprise and service provider environments. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of critical Cisco projects, working with technical teams, stakeholders, vendors, and customer leadership to ensure successful execution from planning through to deployment and handover. Key Responsibilities • Lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco networking and infrastructure projects • Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and resources • Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business stakeholders • Drive customer engagement and executive-level reporting • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards • Manage project governance, change control, and escalation processes Required Experience • 8+ years of Project Management experience • Strong background delivering Cisco-related projects • Experience across Enterprise Networking, Data Centre, Security, or Collaboration technologies • Proven success managing multi-country or global deployments • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills • Experience working within complex technical environments Desirable Skills • Cisco Data Centre (ACI, Nexus) projects • SD-WAN and Network Transformation programmes • Security technologies including Cisco Secure Firewall and ISE • Network Automation (Cisco NSO, Ansible, Python) • Experience within telecommunications, enterprise, or systems integrator environments Certifications PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent project management certification preferred Cisco certifications are advantageous

Requirements

  • 8+ years of Project Management experience
  • Strong background delivering Cisco-related projects
  • Experience across Enterprise Networking, Data Centre, Security, or Collaboration technologies
  • Proven success managing multi-country or global deployments
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Experience working within complex technical environments

Responsibilities

  • Lead the delivery of large-scale Cisco networking and infrastructure projects
  • Manage project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and resources
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business stakeholders
  • Drive customer engagement and executive-level reporting
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards
  • Manage project governance, change control, and escalation processes

Skills

  • Cisco Networking
  • Enterprise Networking
  • Data Centre
  • Security
  • Collaboration technologies
  • SD-WAN
  • Network Transformation
  • Cisco Secure Firewall
  • ISE
  • Network Automation
  • Cisco NSO
  • Ansible
  • Python
  • PMP
  • PRINCE2
  • Agile

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AED 35k–45k a month· Michael Page

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