Remote Principal Telecom Systems Integrator & Architect

Placements24; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Fully remote work

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Systems Integration Engineer to helm the design and implementation of complex telecom integrations across mobile, fixed-line, and cloud platforms.

You will define integration strategies, oversee testing, troubleshoot issues, and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with product and operations to ensure scalable, reliable solutions for East London services. Fully remote role with opportunities to shape telecom ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in systems integration for telecommunications infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in middleware, APIs (REST, SOAP), and messaging protocols (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Deep understanding of telecom network architecture (OSS/BSS, core/transport networks).

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and implementation of integrated solutions across telecom platforms (mobile, fixed-line, cloud).
• Define integration strategies, protocols and standards for interoperability.
• Develop integration plans, feasibility studies, and risk mitigation.
• Oversee testing and validation ensuring performance, scalability and reliability for East London services.
• Troubleshoot complex integration issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and product teams across the lifecycle.
• Stay updated on emerging integration technologies, APIs and trends.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to integration teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

REST

SOAP

Middleware

Cloud integration

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Systems Integration Engineer to helm the design and implementation of complex telecom integrations across mobile, fixed-line, and cloud platforms.

You will define integration strategies, oversee testing, troubleshoot issues, and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with product and operations to ensure scalable, reliable solutions for East London services. Fully remote role with opportunities to shape telecom ecosystems.