An exciting opportunity is available for a highly skilled
Solution Architect
to join a leading telecommunications environment and drive innovative architecture solutions within the
Digital Services domain
. This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong technical leadership capabilities and proven experience delivering enterprise-scale transformation programmes.

You will be responsible for designing end-to-end solutions, guiding delivery teams, managing complex integrations, and ensuring all architecture outputs align with enterprise standards, governance, and long-term business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Architecture

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  Lead the analysis, modelling, design, and documentation of complex multi-application business and technical solutions.
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  Drive solution architecture delivery across the full systems development lifecycle.
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  Ensure alignment to enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, standards, and policies across business, application, data, security, integration, and infrastructure domains.
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  Design scalable, sustainable, and future-ready digital solutions that meet business and IT requirements.
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  Create architecture roadmaps, transition states, and future-state solution models.
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  Develop high-level and detailed solution designs, technical diagrams, and architecture artefacts.
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  Deliver architecture solutions across Web, Mobile, IoT, Digital Platforms, and Customer Experience channels.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

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  Partner closely with business leaders, product owners, programme managers, and customer experience teams.
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  Build strong relationships with architecture, engineering, operations, and vendor teams.
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  Facilitate workshops and technical discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
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  Present solution strategies to steering committees and executive leadership.
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  Manage architecture risks, dependencies, and delivery escalations effectively.

Governance & Delivery Excellence

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  Ensure all architecture deliverables comply with governance frameworks and industry best practices (TOGAF, TM Forum, etc.).
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  Maintain architecture repositories and ensure documentation is current, complete, and accurate.
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  Oversee third-party system integrators and vendors to successful delivery outcomes.
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  Ensure solution quality, sustainability, cost-efficiency, and operational readiness.

Requirements

Technical Expertise

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  3–5+ years’ experience in
  Solution Architecture / Enterprise Architecture
  .
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  Proven experience delivering
  complex third-party integration solutions
  .
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  Strong knowledge of Digital Platforms, APIs, Cloud, Security, and large-scale enterprise systems.
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  Experience with front-end and back-end solution design.
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  Understanding of UX/UI design principles and customer journey flows.
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  Knowledge of software design principles including Object-Oriented Design, Functional Programming, and APIs.
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  Experience with architecture tools, repositories, and modelling techniques.

Business & Leadership Skills

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  Strong strategic thinking and analytical capability.
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  Excellent stakeholder management across all seniority levels.
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  Strong communication and presentation skills.
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  Proven leadership, influencing, negotiation, and decision-making ability.
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  Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
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  Innovative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and digital transformation.

Qualifications

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  Degree or Postgraduate Degree in:
  • 
    Information Technology
  • 
    Computer Science
  • 
    Engineering