B2B Solutions Architecture Expert

Saudi Telecom Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the telecommunications sector seeks an expert in Infrastructure and Applications Design. The role involves providing technical expertise, advising on operational processes, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in infrastructure design and applications development, along with relevant educational qualifications. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative projects and enhance business continuity.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in circuit/system/infrastructure/applications design.
• Experience within the technology/telecommunication industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to planning and budgetary processes for infrastructure design.
• Advise on architecture components for IT applications.
• Develop cloud computing strategies aligned with business needs.

Skills

Infrastructure Design

Applications Design

Capacity Planning

Database Management

Cloud Computing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering

Master's Degree

Job description

Job Purpose
Experts at this level are responsible for providing technical expertise pertaining to Infrastructure & Applications Design and Engineering to ensure business continuity. They also advise on operational work processes and mandates to minimize technical and operational risks.

Job Responsibilities

1. Infrastructure Design:

• Provide inputs to planning and budgetary processes, considering future developmental requirements and costs, ensuring systems and processes meet objectives within budget constraints.
• Formulate design guidelines for the engineering team.
• Advise on infrastructure design approach, methodology, and tactical strategy.
• Review network security threats and ensure appropriate actions or escalations are taken based on threat evaluation.
• Advise on infrastructure dimensioning and capacity planning for new services.
• Develop optimized designs for projects, ensuring compliance with safety codes through comprehensive review of documents.
• Monitor system and equipment performance, recommending corrective actions for variances.
• Set quality standards balancing cost and service levels to achieve competitive advantages.

Applications Design:

• Advise on architecture components for IT applications, ensuring compliance with the Enterprise Architect framework.
• Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture to align CRs with the technology strategy and roadmap.
• Prioritize CRs based on business criteria.
• Evaluate gaps between current and future states, defining transition strategies.
• Communicate solution models, performance reports, and optimization needs to stakeholders.
• Assess technical blueprints, considering capabilities and financial constraints.
• Support testing programs addressing database impacts, software scenarios, and usability.
• Verify service and solution compatibility across platforms.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Recommend changes to high-level solutions to meet business needs.
• Assist in designing and implementing services like OS, databases, servers, virtualization, and storage.
• Define specifications for database, server, and OS technologies.
• Evaluate and improve existing infrastructure designs.
• Drive database tuning and optimization.
• Support legacy storage migration and develop backup strategies.
• Analyze capacity and forecast needs for storage, servers, and network infrastructure.
• Develop cloud computing strategies aligned with business needs, evaluating technologies and vendors for private cloud deployment.
• Integrate cloud infrastructure into existing operations.
• Design testing tools and environments for critical systems.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and standards.

Asset Management:

• Advise on asset utilization, improving efficiency, and mitigating risks.

Years of Experience: 6-8 Years

Experience in: Circuit/system/infrastructure/applications design within the technology/telecommunication industry

Job Band: SME

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Computer Science; Master's Degree preferred.

Certifications: Relevant certifications are desirable.

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