Belgacem Bouabidi

Senior IT Architect | Enterprise & Solution Architecture

Salary / Daily rate

40 Düsseldorf, Germany

Freelance

Remote only

Skills

Digital TransformationAWSConfluenceDevOpsFinancialForce ERPSalesforce MuleSoftMicroservicesJiraTalendAzureRESTful APIsKubernetes

Languages

Arabic (Native)English (Fluent)French (Fluent)German (Fluent)

About me

Intro

Senior IT Architect with 9+ years delivering enterprise-grade solutions for telecom and fiber providers across Germany. Led digital transformation initiatives, defined IT landscapes for growing businesses, and drove strategic platform evaluations including CCM, SOM, and network integration. Specialized in TOGAF, TM Forum ODA, and cloud architectures—delivering scalable, compliant solutions that align technology with business goals.

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Work experience

Cross-Domain IT Architect (Enterprise & Solution Architecture)

1&1 Versatel Deutschland GmbH

Feb 2023 - Present

3 years 9 months

40 Düsseldorf, Germany

– Contributed to the restructuring and strengthening of the architecture organization, clarifying roles, responsibilities, and governance. – Raised organizational awareness of enterprise architecture as a strategic business enabler. – Supported strategic initiatives by providing enterprise-level architectural guidance and impact analysis. – Enabled digital transformation initiatives through the adoption of domain-driven architecture principles. – Defined functional mappings and optimal placement of capabilities across IT domains. – Optimized end-to-end IT processes, improving efficiency and architectural consistency. – Lead architectural assessment and strategic evaluation of the Customer Communication Management (CCM) platform. – Led architectural assessment and strategic evaluation of the Customer Communication Management (CCM) platform to align with business and technology objectives. – Acted as Technical Platform Owner for OpenText Exstream CCM, overseeing system performance, stability, and roadmap delivery. – Owned and managed the core content and document management system within the OpenText ecosystem, ensuring scalability, governance, and compliance. – Directed low-code/no-code platform configuration, enabling rapid deployment of customer communication solutions and reducing development dependency. – Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to design and optimize customer communication workflows across multiple channels. – Lead architecture for the integration of a GPON Network Controller into the existing IT landscape. – Defined the architectural foundation for a new Service Order Management (SOM) platform in a convergent IT stack. – Ensured regulatory compliance, architectural integrity, and long-term scalability of solutions. – Architecture Tools & Frameworks: TOGAF, TM Forum ODA, ArchiMate, Signavio Process Modeler, UML, Jira, Confluence, PowerPoint, Software AG WebMethods

Vattenfall Eurofiber GmbH

Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

1 year 9 months

Munich, Germany

Lead IT Solutions Architect / Interim IT Director

Jun 2021 - Feb 2023

1 year 9 months

Munich, Germany

– Took ownership of defining and shaping the enterprise IT landscape for a growing fiber provider. – Reviewed and validated business processes across multiple IT domains. – Defined business domains and sub-domains in alignment with industry standards and best practices. – Led functional placement workshops and architecture board decisions. – Evaluated and selected IT solutions supporting service activation, contract management, compliance, risk, and network access management. – Defined system integration strategy and platform selection (Microsoft Integration Services, MuleSoft, Talend). – Produced enterprise architecture documentation including application, interface, and data-flow inventories. – Platforms & Tools: TM Forum, Azure AD, Office 365, Salesforce, Jira, Confluence, Mulesoft iPaaS, FinancialForce.

Interim IT Director

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Munich, Germany

– Owned the preparation and execution of the IT roadmap, including MVP planning and feature prioritization. – Presented IT roadmap and financial overviews to executive management for approval. – Managed IT partners and implementation vendors, ensuring delivery alignment with strategy. – Led commercial negotiations with consulting and software providers. – Owned TCO calculations and contributed to IT budget planning and control.

Senior IT Consultant - Solution Architect

CGI Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG

May 2019 - Jun 2021

2 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

– Owned end-to-end solution architecture for complex IT transformation projects at Telefónica Germany. – Performed preliminary impact assessments, solution design, and effort estimations. – Acted as architectural authority throughout the software delivery lifecycle. – Evaluated architectural risks, constraints, and alternative solution approaches. – Defined technical specifications and supervised development teams during implementation. – Key Program & Initiatives: – SaaS integration with enterprise IAM, RBAC, and API-based architectures. – TM Forum Product Catalogue and Product Offering Qualification integrations. – Large-scale postpaid customer data migration programs. – 5G NSA enablement across BSS/OSS domains. – Application modernization and migration to AWS cloud.

Senior IT Consultant - Solution Architect

CGI Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG

Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

3 years 1 month

Munich, Germany

– Progressed through roles in solution design, test automation, service engineering, and system integration. – Built strong foundations in telecom BSS/OSS systems, prepaid/postpaid services, charging platforms, and network services. – Designed and implemented automation and integration solutions supporting large-scale telecom environments.


Education

HIGHER SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS OF TUNIS (SUPCOM)

Master Thesis, Telecommunication Services Engineering

2016 - 2016

8 months

– Conducted at TELEFÓNICA GERMANY GMBH & CO. OHG

HIGHER SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS OF TUNIS (SUPCOM)

National Engineering Diploma, Telecommunication

2013 - 2016

3 years 9 months

HIGHER SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS OF TUNIS (SUPCOM)

Engineering Studies, Telecommunication

2013 - 2016

2 years 10 months

PREPARATORY INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERING STUDIES OF TUNIS (IPEIT)

Preparatory Classes, Mathematics and Physics

2011 - 2013

1 year 10 months

– NATIONAL RANK: #116/3000

LYCÉE TECHNIQUE MEDENINE

Baccalaureate Degree, Mathematics

2008 - 2011

2 years 10 months

– GPA:17,39/20


Licenses & certifications

5G Networks Fundamentals

Issued: –

Salesforce Administration Fundamentals

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Kubernetes Fundamentals

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Microservices Architecture Design Principles

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TM Forum Certified: SID, ODA, Open API (Foundation Levels)

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Certified by TM Forum

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