Vodafone este o companie globală de telecomunicații care furnizează servicii mobile, de telefonie fixă, de bandă largă și digitale pentru consumatori, companii și operatori de rețele. Activitatea sa acoperă conectivitatea și infrastructura de rețea, inclusiv 5G, precum și soluții pentru Internetul obiectelor, produse digitale și tehnologii pentru întreprinderi. Având în centrul activității rețelele de comunicații de mare amploare și serviciile pentru consumatori, Vodafone se concentrează și pe utilizarea sigură, sustenabilă și incluzivă a tehnologiei. Compania sprijină dezvoltarea carierei în cadrul operațiunilor sale internaționale prin inițiative de dezvoltare a angajaților, inclusiv programe de carieră și ucenicie.
Principal Solutions Architect at Vodafone, Midrand Onsite
Lead telecoms, cloud, and IoT architecture for Vodacom Business customers in an onsite principal role. Manage architecture teams and assure secure, scalable end-to-end solutions.
Descriere
- Lead teams in designing and implementing comprehensive technology solutions for complex customer needs
- Validate end-to-end Vodacom Business solutions against architectural frameworks and best practices
- Support sales, product, and architecture teams in developing capabilities across mobile, connectivity, fixed, cloud, and IoT services
- Guide solution architects in defining functional requirements and developing solution designs
- Oversee complex, multi-tower solutions in line with business objectives and architecture standards
- Drive programmes that connect service offerings and improve customer experiences
- Develop and apply architectural frameworks and principles that promote solution integrity and reuse
- Work with product, engineering, architecture, and project teams on guardrails, features, and delivery plans
- Analyse root causes and develop solution options for complex delivery and live-service issues
- Maintain compliance with Enterprise and Integration Architecture standards
- Define and enforce architecture guidelines, standards, and controls
- Ensure application architectures remain consistent with Vodacom Business standards
- Assure solution architecture, documentation, and ways-of-working improvement initiatives
- Align cross-team resourcing with demand to optimise solution architecture team utilisation
Cerințe
- Relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- At least seven years of experience in technology architecture and systems
- Substantial experience managing an architecture team
- Extensive experience in domain architecture and design
- In-depth knowledge of the TOGAF framework
- Strong knowledge of fixed data communications, including SD-WAN, MPLS, and IP VPN technologies
- Strong knowledge of voice communications, including IPT, NGN, IN, and SIP technologies
- Strong knowledge of mobile data communications, including available spectrums, 5G, and managed or secure mobility
- Extensive knowledge of cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services
- Extensive knowledge of unified communications solutions
- Extensive knowledge of IoT
- At least three years of management experience
- Business development capability grounded in customer business requirements
- Extensive telecoms or IT design experience with proven technical coordination
- Experience managing change in a technology environment
- Fluency in English
- Ability to lead in high-growth, high-uncertainty environments
- Ability to work effectively in international, distributed virtual teams
- Excellent customer relationship management skills, including engagement with director-level stakeholders
- Strong communication and decision-making skills
- Postgraduate qualifications are desirable
Beneficii
- Incentive programmes and competitive benefits packages
- Retirement funds
- Risk benefits
- Medical aid benefits
- Cell phone and data benefits
- Fibre connection discounts
- Staff discounts through partner companies