Senior Enterprise Architect

Employment International; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits

Résumé du poste

Employment International is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the technical strategy and governance for a major telecoms digital transformation. You will shape the architecture across BSS/OSS, drive standards, and govern multi-vendor delivery in a hybrid London-based programme.

The role requires 10+ years in telecoms architecture, TOGAF and TM Forum familiarity, and strong stakeholder management. Travel and onsite work are expected, with a focus on delivering scalable, secure systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture roles, with telecoms focus.
• Proven leadership in large-scale BSS/OSS transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, TOGAF and agile/hybrid delivery.
• Experience across multi-vendor environments and cross-functional inputs.

Responsabilités

• Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision aligned to programme objectives.
• Act as technical authority, shaping roadmap and governance across the programme.
• Lead design of scalable BSS/OSS solutions and integrate with legacy systems.
• Engage with executives, vendors and delivery teams to drive architectural consensus.

Connaissances

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Telecoms

BSS/OSS

Multi-vendor

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Open APIs

AI in telecom

Security

Leadership

Formation

TOGAF certification

TM Forum certification

Outils

AWS

Azure

Docker

OpenAPI

Description du poste

About the job Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Description:

Location: London, Hybrid working model

Salary: Competitive base salary + Benefits

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the technical strategy and governance for a high-profile, multi-million Pound digital transformation programme in the telecommunications sector. This role is critical to ensuring the successful design and delivery of complex, time-sensitive BSS/OSS ecosystems that support business-critical operations for a major telecom client.

The ideal candidate will possess deep domain knowledge in telecoms architecture, strong technical governance capabilities, and a proven track record in thought leadership across cross-functional and vendor-led delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Technical Leadership

• Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision, aligning it with business strategy and programme objectives.
• Act as the technical authority across the programme, providing architectural direction and technology roadmap evolution.
• Deliver technical thought leadership, driving innovation, standardisation, and adoption of best practices across BSS/OSS layers.

Governance & Oversight

• Establish and enforce technical governance frameworks and architecture principles across all programme phases.
• Ensure architecture artefacts, decision logs, and design documentation meet compliance, quality, and audit requirements.
• Facilitate architecture reviews, design assurance, and risk management activities with internal and external stakeholders.

Solution Delivery

• Lead the design of scalable, modular, and resilient BSS/OSS solutions, integrating with legacy systems and modern platforms.
• Oversee solution architecture workstreams across multiple delivery teams and ensure consistency with target state architecture.
• Translate business and operational requirements into technology designs that are deliverable within programme constraints.
• Document and communicate the technology designs to the delivery teams and provide support in the execution of the delivery of the programme.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with executives, programme directors, product owners, and delivery teams to align architecture with delivery milestones.
• Engage and influence client stakeholders, third-party vendors, and system integrators to drive architectural consensus.
• Present complex technical solutions in clear, compelling ways to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture roles, with recent experience in telecoms sector.
• Proven success in leading architecture for large-scale BSS/OSS transformation programmes.
• Deep understanding of telecom standards, protocols, and technologies (TM Forum frameworks, Open APIs, 5G readiness).
• Strong capability in architecture governance, enterprise frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and agile or hybrid programme delivery.
• Experience in multi-vendor environments, managing cross-functional architecture inputs, and driving end-to-end integration.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel and spend time onsite internationally

• Experience with cloud-native architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure), Kubernetes, microservices, and DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with data architecture, AI/ML applications in telecom, and enterprise security models.
• Certification in TOGAF, TM Forum, or related architecture frameworks.