Senior Enterprise Architect

Employment International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Telecoms

BSS/OSS

Multi-vendor

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Open APIs

AI in telecom

Security

Leadership

Education

TOGAF certification

TM Forum certification

Tools

AWS

Azure

Docker

OpenAPI

Job description

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.