Solutions Architect (Telco BSS)

MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years solutions architecture experience
• Telco background
• BSS (Business Support Systems)

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

As Solutions Architect, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing scalable and robust solutions to address business challenges. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will leverage your expertise to architect innovative solutions that align with project and technological requirements.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Requirements Definition and Management

• Participates in proposal generation; i.e. review of the requirement, designing application features and architecture, coming up with the development estimates.
• Translates the user requirements into a high-level application design, and coordinates these specifications with the relevant project stakeholders (e.g. Business Analysts when defining the product features).

Solution Design and Architecture:

• Provides technical solutions for the projects such as Application Architecture, Database Architecture, Infrastructure, Integration, and any other system analysis and design needed.
• Architect end-to-end solutions with detailed designs encompassing system components, interfaces, and integrations to meet business needs, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and deliverability.

Systems Design, Integration and Build:

• Design system components and implement integration strategies for connecting disparate systems and applications using appropriate techniques and standards.
• Defines software modules, and ensure seamless data flow and interoperability across the solution landscape

Data Modeling and Database Design:

• Applies standard data modeling and design techniques based on detailed requirements.
• Develops relevant physical design elements and maintaining mechanisms for storing and accessing data.

Documentation, Architecture Governance and Collaboration:

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design documents, and implementation guidelines to ensure performance, resiliency, scalability and compliance with security and project requirements.
• Conduct architecture reviews to mitigate risk and ensure adherence to approved technical solutions.
• Review code, designs, and technical deliverables for alignment with architectural principles and quality standards.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to drive consensus on technical solutions.
• Participates in training, design, documentation, and delivery efforts with the Project Manager.

Technology Evaluation:

• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to recommend optimal solutions. Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Other job-related activities that may be assigned from time to time.

FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

Systems Design, Solution Architecture, Systems Integration and Build, Requirements Definition and Management, Data Modelling and Design, Database Design, Stakeholder Relationship Management

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Teamwork & Collaboration, Accountability, Customer Focus, Communication, Innovation, Quality.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Education –  Graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or any related course.

• Related Work Experience – At least 5 years of working experience as a Solutions Architect, providing technical solutions such as system architecture, infrastructure design, and database structure.

  • experience in software engineer roles such as web and mobile application development.

• Knowledge –  In-depth experience, knowledge, and understanding of the following:

  • OOP and software design
  • Software development languages such as PHP, Java, Python, .NET
  • Infra as a Code such as Terraform and Cloud Formation
  • Web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)
  • Any integration protocols such as SMPP, EMIUCP, and HTTP
  • Public or social media APIs like google API and others
  • Version control (e.g. SVN, GIT).
  • Debugging and optimization skills
  • Collaboration and documentation tools such as Confluence, Jira, Asana, or Trello
  • Cloud Experience in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud is a plus.
  • Frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman is a plus

• Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates presentation skills with a high degree of comfort for diverse audiences.
  • Must have sound problem resolution, judgment, analytical and decision-making.
  • Possesses solid Stakeholder Relationship Management and the ability to collaborate with various teams to attain goals and pursue excellence.
  • Demonstrates excellent Organizational, Time Management, and Attention to Detail Skills.
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision and able to guide new team members.
  • Must be adept to work in a fast-paced environment with tight SLAs.