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Your work will ensure our solutions are scalable, robust, and closely aligned with complex customer needs.\nYou will\nSolution Architecture\nOwn the end-to-end technical architecture for customer-specific implementations, ensuring alignment with product strategy and industry best practice\nTranslate high-level business requirements and Statements of Work into clear, actionable technical designs\nSelect appropriate technologies, frameworks, and deployment models to meet performance, scalability, and security needs\nContribute to the evolution of the core product architecture and recommend strategic improvements\nCustomer and Presales Leadership\nAct as the lead technical expert in customer engagements, workshops, and presales activities, clearly articulating the vision, architecture, and value of our solutions\nDevelop high quality technical responses for RFPs and RFIs\nDesign and oversee proof of concepts and demonstrations to validate architectural approaches\nCollaborate with the sales and product teams to estimate effort and resource requirements for proposed solutions\nDelivery Governance\nProvide architectural governance across the project lifecycle, ensuring agreed designs and quality standards\nWork closely with the engineering teams to guide technical implementation\nEnsure solutions are designed for operational excellence including monitoring, logging, and disaster recovery\nTechnology and Domain Expertise\nMaintain strong knowledge of core telecom BSS/OSS concepts\nStay current with emerging technologies, particularly AI applications in the telecom sector, cloud-native architectures, and relevant industry standards such as TM Forum Open APIs\nDeeply understand Carrier Ethernet and FTTP architectures to effectively design solutions that serve these specific markets.\nRequirements\nYou may be a fit for this role if you\nHave strong solution architecture experience in telecom\nBackground as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect or Principal Engineer in the BSS/OSS space\nSolid understanding of microservices and event-driven architectural patterns for scalable, transactional systems\nExperience designing complex system integrations using APIs, messaging or ETL tools\nBring meaningful BSS/OSS domain knowledge\nFamiliarity with areas such as product catalogues, order management, billing or service fulfilment\nUnderstanding of Carrier Ethernet or FTTP architectures is an advantage, not a requirement\nWork well with customers and cross-functional teams\nComfortable leading workshops, pre-sales discussions and technical explorations\nAble to bridge business needs and technical solutions with clarity and confidence\nCollaborate effectively across the delivery lifecycle\nExperience working closely with engineering teams in an Agile environment\nAble to guide implementation teams while staying pragmatic and outcome-focused\nHave modern engineering awareness\nExperience with cloud platforms and cloud-native approaches is highly desirable\nInterest or experience applying AI or ML within telecom solutions is a plus\nCommunicate clearly and confidently\nStrong written and spoken English\nSkilled at presenting and whiteboarding technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences\nBenefits\nWe take pride in being a people-oriented company. Openness and opportunity matter to us. Our team members consist of experienced leaders to bright graduates and we invest in everyone through our coaching-driven culture. We believe great products come from empowered teams, and we work hard to create an environment where they can thrive.\nEvery Sonalaker gets a training budget and paid training days every year to upskill. This covers courses, training, books or conferences\nWe’ve a flat organisational structure with an emphasis on open, honest communication. 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