What you'll doResponsible for the design and architecture of Digital Network solutions that address business demands within Network Product Engineering, leading a teamWill work closely with the Digital Management Office, Digital Product & Platform Engineering and senior stakeholders, to analyse and design cutting edge solutions, using the latest and most applicable technologies, that meet and exceed the need of our Network customersProviding solutions for internal Networks teams across the entire organisation that go beyond Vodafone's Tech2025 ambitionWill be designing Vodafone's next generation Network Digital solutions in conjunction with designers and architects across VodafoneEngage with stakeholders, product managers, Cyber Security and Privacy and others, to create a consistent design with common standardsStrategic Ownership for solution design and architecture to ensure scalable and operational efficient innovative digital solutions built to maximize value for the companyWorking closely with development teams and stakeholders to ensure the sameCo-owning make or buy decision for solutions, or components of solutions, in a hybrid modular approach, requiring a profound understanding of communication networks and corresponding tools and processesEnsure that solutions are architected and built in the most elegant way to optimize the cost benefit matrix.
At times challenging the status quo of cloud vs on-prem designsInvolvement with the prototyping of new functionality to enable an efficient validation of business hypotheses by delivering MVPs to secure stakeholder engagement and foster investment decisionsCollaborate closely with cross-domain and cross-functional teams, including stakeholders, product management, platform engineering, and FinOps to understand business requirements and ensure product alignment with business objectives and operational processesProvide leadership in guiding and mentoring the team, onboarding junior team members in the design and architecture of products.
Ensure alignment with the company's roadmap, industry standards and best practicesClose collaboration with platform and cloud architecture functions to ensure that the platform architecture and ecosystem meets the needs of the new product design when relevantLead Design and Architecture activities for Digital Product development and ensure that corresponding processes, tools follow Vodafone policies and guardrailsFoster the company's implementation of the SAFe framework and communicate effectively with stakeholders, executives, and cross functional teams, about the products' progress and performanceEnsure all products and processes comply with relevant regulations and ethical guidelinesAct as an authority on the E2E architectural integrity of digital products and solutions being developed within Vodafone networks collaborating closely with the various engineering teams to ensure solution design meets requirementsSupport wider functions on critical solution decisions that support the organisations modernisation and operate as a digitally native companyDesigning and implementing modern, scalable architectures, focusing on leveraging cloud services Assessing and recommending the best of breed technology solutions to address business need.
Critical for the understanding of build vs buy decisionsLeading and mentoring a team designing enterprise-wide dynamically scalable, highly available, fault tolerant, secure and reliable solutionsResponsible for analysing and translating business, information and technical requirements into architectural blueprintsSafeguarding overall Digital Product solutions and ensuring the adherence to the architectural standards and principlesWho you areDegree in computer science or related field;Architect with extensive experience in large scale integration projects (5 years' min) and defining solution architecture standards and guidelines in the Telco domain;Deep, hands-on designing solution Architecture including capabilities like: e2e lineage, data quality, reference and master data management;Experiencing in assessing a broad range of solutions and products;5+ years' experience in working in multi-project and multi-programme environment;Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior stakeholders;GCP/AWS Cloud Professional certification;TOGAF and/or Archimate2 certification;In-depth knowledge of product engineering processes and components, as well as architectural trade-offs to balance performance and operational costs;Proven experience in designing large distributed, secure, robust, and scalable architecture solutions;Deep knowledge of architectural methodologies and design patterns, as well as security standards and best practices in engineering secure products;Excellent communication skills with the ability to express complex concepts in digestible terms.