The skills you’ll need to succeed
Strategic Architecture Leadership – Proven ability to define and communicate architectural vision for complex enterprise landscapes, with track record driving large-scale modernization programs in regulated industries
BSS Domain Expertise – Deep understanding of telco BSS systems including billing, order management, product catalog, CPQ and customer lifecycle management, with knowledge of how these capabilities support business operations
Platform Integration Architecture – Extensive experience designing API-first integration architectures, event-driven patterns and service abstraction layers that enable loose coupling in complex system landscapes, coding capability in at least one language, enabling credibility with engineering teams and hands-on spike work when needed
Vendor & Stakeholder Management – Strong ability to work with enterprise software vendors as strategic partners, negotiate technical implementations and manage complex stakeholder relationships across business and technology teams,ability to lead through influence rather than authority
Platform Engineering Mindset – Understanding of platform-as-a-product principles, developer experience design and how to build self-service capabilities that enable team autonomy at scale
Experience you’d be expected to have
Mandatory
Strong engineering background with hands-on experience in software development or systems engineering, demonstrating technical credibility through active contribution to architecture implementations, POCs and technical spikes
Extensive experience leading IT systems and BSS architecture in telecommunications or complex B2B environments, with demonstrated success modernizing legacy landscapes across multiple system domains
Experience building and leading architecture teams, with track record developing technical leadership capability and establishing architectural practices that scale across product engineering organizations
Proven track record defining and executing architectural strategies that enabled large-scale system rationalization, vendor consolidation and platform transformation while maintaining business continuity
Significant experience establishing API-first integration architectures in complex enterprise environments, including work with API management platforms, event streaming and microservices patterns
Nice to have
Strong background working with major enterprise platforms (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft) and telco-specific BSS vendors, including negotiating technical approaches and influencing vendor roadmaps
Demonstrated success working in product operating models and agile contexts, with understanding of how architecture enables rather than constrains product team autonomy and delivery velocity
Background in telco operations and BSS domains with deep understanding of the technical and organizational challenges in transforming mission-critical systems that directly impact revenue
