Generative AI Network Tech Lead

Zinkworks; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zinkworks in Ireland is seeking a Technical Lead / Architect to define and drive AI-enabled solutions for Fixed Network platforms. You will guide architecture, design and delivery, leading adoption of Generative AI, Agentic AI, Digital Twin and data-driven decision intelligence to modernize OSS and boost operational efficiency.

Lead multi-vendor teams, establish reference architectures, and enable scalable AI capabilities across inventory, topology, performance and governance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Technical Lead or Architect in a large-scale Telecoms enterprise.
• Experience delivering Generative AI, LLM, Agentic AI, or AI orchestration solutions.
• Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Proficiency in Python, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, and platform engineering.
• Proven experience leading multi-vendor technical delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, own and execute the AI technology roadmap for Fixed Network platforms.
• Lead the technical delivery of Generative AI, Agentic AI, Digital Twin and data intelligence initiatives.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to automate network planning, design, build, provisioning, assurance and operations.
• Define AI reference architectures, design patterns, reusable components and engineering standards.
• Establish scalable capabilities for retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, LLM integration, agent orchestration, knowledge graphs and model lifecycle management.
• Guide the evolution of Fixed Network Digital Twin capabilities, including topology, federated inventory, simulation and closed-loop automation.
• Provide technical leadership to internal engineering teams, delivery partners and suppliers.
• Resolve complex technical challenges, manage dependencies and remove delivery blockers.
• Enable the use of network inventory, topology, performance, fault, assurance and operational datasets in AI solutions.

Skills

Technical Lead

Solution Architect

Principal Engineer

Telecoms experience

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Python

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

CI/CD

Containers

Kubernetes

Platform engineering

Job description

Zinkworks in Ireland is seeking a Technical Lead / Architect to define and drive AI-enabled solutions for Fixed Network platforms. You will guide architecture, design and delivery, leading adoption of Generative AI, Agentic AI, Digital Twin and data-driven decision intelligence to modernize OSS and boost operational efficiency.

Lead multi-vendor teams, establish reference architectures, and enable scalable AI capabilities across inventory, topology, performance and governance.