Deputy General Manager - Platform Architect , Software & Application Development

Tata Communications; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking a professional to design and own the architecture of a telecom lifecycle platform in Chennai, India. The role focuses on responsibilities such as translating business requirements into technical solutions and ensuring compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of telecom architecture, experience in microservices, and proficiency in programming languages like Python. Familiarity with DevOps practices and containerization technologies is also essential.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of telecom architecture including RAN, PS Core, and CS Core.
• Familiarity with network orchestration and lifecycle management.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the architecture of a telecom lifecycle platform.
• Translate business requirements into scalable platform solutions.
• Ensure platform security and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Telecom architecture

OSS/BSS

API design

Python

Kubernetes

DevOps

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and own the end-to-end architecture of a telecom lifecycle platform covering onboarding, orchestration, assurance, and decommissioning.
• Translate business and operational requirements into scalable, resilient platform solutions and roadmaps.
• Define platform integration patterns and APIs for OSS/BSS, RAN, Core, cloud, and third-party systems.
• Lead platform development decisions: microservices, containerization (Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Ensure platform security, compliance, data governance, and multi-tenant isolation across environments.
• Drive observability: logging, metrics, tracing, automated alerting, and SRE-led runbooks.
• Mentor engineering teams, set architecture standards, and enforce best practices (DevSecOps, testing, code reviews).
• Collaborate with product, operations, and customers to prioritize features, SLAs, and lifecycle automation.
• Optimize cost, performance, and scalability across cloud/on-prem deployments and hybrid topologies.
• Evaluate emerging telecom technologies (AI/ML, intent-based, TM Forum standards) and incorporate into platform roadmap.
• TN Forum alignment

Telecom & Domain Skills

• Deep understanding of telecom architecture: RAN, PS Core, CS Core, IP, transport
• Familiarity with OSS/BSS, network orchestration, and lifecycle management
• Knowledge of TM Forum standards (e.g., Open APIs, eTOM, SID)
• Understanding of intent-based networks, AI/ML in telecom, and automation

Architecture & Design

• Enterprise architecture and solution design (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native)
• API design and integration patterns (REST, gRPC, Kafka, messaging queues)
• Multi-cloud and hybrid architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem)
• Scalability, resilience, high availability, and disaster recovery design

Development & DevOps

• Strong programming: Python, Java, Go, or similar
• Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Software testing, debugging, and automated deployment strategies

Security & Compliance

• Network and application security, zero-trust architecture
• Data governance, encryption, identity & access management
• Compliance with telecom regulations and security standards

Observability & Operations

• Logging, monitoring, tracing: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry
• SRE practices, SLI/SLO definition, incident management
• Automated alerting, runbooks, and operational excellence

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture governance
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic thinking, roadmap planning, and prioritization
• Strong communication (written and verbal) to technical and non-technical audiences