Job Description

Position Overview

Telecom (OSS/BSS) Solution Architect

Analyze, interpret and translate clients' business needs into rigorous Business and System Requirements documents for strategic business project.

Manage and participate in the capture and definition of all stakeholder requirements and agreement on their prioritization

Facilitate workshops with stakeholders, provide leadership to determine and define the appropriate Solution Architecture and Design

Lead, Consult and communicate with required team members involved in the delivery of program to ensure alignment with the agreed works program & Blueprint

Actively participate in the requirements analysis, process definition, solution architect & design and development, reviews (internal & external) and presentation

Lead business and technology solution architecture and design for Telecom Business Support System (BSS) i.e. CRM, Billing, Order Management and Enterprise Product Catalogue domains

Lead, Consult and communicate with Business units in the evolution of business/knowledge processes and supporting infrastructures

Leverage telecom, media domain and Telecom products knowledge to develop an optimal solution and leverage/exploiting OOTB capability

Act as liaison and representative of Solution Delivery as Domain Specialist and liaise with business and technology community for IT/ Business initiatives phases, to ensure that the solution meets the defined needs of the busines objectives

Thorough understanding of Telecom business processes and latest industry trends.

Extensive experience in dealing with highly technical issues and demonstrated ability to draft effective solutions to business problems / opportunities.

Good understanding of the Technology platform and ability to visualize the solution to address the business needs appropriately.

Should have excellent analytical, documentation and presentation skill.

Manage presentations and demonstrations of system/ solution to the customer.

Interacting with various business stakeholders, conducting meetings and presentations to discuss/capture requirements, ideas and findings and documenting and communicating the outcomes

Create and maintain the solution architecture roadmap across all Epics and produce architecture blueprints for each release iteration.

Review business requirements and collaborate with development teams to identify system impacts and estimates.

Conduct and represent in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions as necessary during the design and integration phases.

Follow through architecture issues and integration challenges that arise throughout the software development life cycle and provide resolution.

Collaborate and drive alignment with key business stakeholders, solution development and testing teams on architecture approach and direction.

Co-ordinate with PM's, infrastructure/operations team, testing teams and release/change control teams as needed

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Independent working skills.

Able to take up increasing levels of responsibility

Work on aggressive timelines

Willing for international travel on a long / short term basis.

Required Skill Set

Must be a SME within Telecom BSS domain

Proven implementation experience with at least 2 large Telecom BSS rollouts in Telecom Wireless industry

In depth understanding of fixed, mobile and convergence domains and related markets

In depth understanding of various CRM, Billing, Order Management and Product Catalogue COTs products

Exposure and knowledge on TMForum eTOM, TAM and SID models specifically around Customer and Product domain

Defining software enterprise architecture

Using enterprise application design patterns

Demonstrating ability to create systems architecture and solution design given a brief product requirement

Designing new features to meet new business requirements

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Middleware oriented management, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

Software technologies (.NET, J2EE, Mobility)

Enterprise Architecture tools (Visio, IBM Rational Software Architect, etc.)

Workflow and business process management

System integration lifecycle for a full stack BSS and/or OSS implementation

Familiarity with Agile software development processes - knowledge of scaled agile framework is preferred

Ability to work in a multi-vendor environment.

Experience Level / Years of Experience

Minimum of 10+ years of hands on experience on telecom wireline, wireless and cable industry with minimum of 5+ years of experience in e2e BSS solution consulting, architecture and design

Minimum Qualification / Education

BE/ B.Tech /MCA/MBA

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• total work: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person