Remote APAC Solutions Architect: Mobile Core & Regulation

Antler; Singapore; On-site; SGD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Airalo is seeking a versatile Solution Architect to lead localization and system integration of our Global MVNO Core. You will bridge gaps between engineering sprints and local market needs, ensuring regional mandates are met.

You will guide Core Network Engineers on the Functional Why and What, define acceptance criteria for country-specific regulatory challenges, and collaborate with regulators, MNOs, and partners.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst or Solution Architect.
• Able to translate regulatory documents into actionable engineering tasks.
• Comfortable discussing technical concepts such as SIP, SMS routing, and MNP databases with engineers.
• Highly skilled in writing clear User Stories, Functional Specs, and managing Jira tickets that an engineering team can execute against.
• Experience or deep interest in international roaming, interconnectivity, and the nuances of varying global telecom markets.
• Ability to create clear, structured technical documentation and process flowcharts.
• Experience coaching and mentoring members of the team.
• Ability to act as a liaison between legal, product, and engineering teams.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary conduit between regulatory findings and the Core Network team, translating regional mandates into clear functional requirements and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Leading requirement discovery workshops with local MNOs, regulators, and internal teams to define scope, priorities, and implementation approach.
• Comparing local regulatory requirements against existing platform capabilities and collaborating with Core Engineers to identify necessary enhancements, trade-offs, and phased delivery options.
• Creating high-level technical workflows and flowcharts for regulatory services (e.g., MNP, Lawful Interception) to guide engineering teams and drive consistent implementation patterns.
• Defining business rules and data exchange requirements for Number Portability (MNP) and specifying functional needs for voice/SMS routing, including edge cases and exception handling.
• Defining data points and reporting frequencies required by local authorities, ensuring the engineering team builds the necessary data extraction tools and validation checks.
• Leading the definition of acceptance criteria, test scenarios, and sign-off requirements to ensure that technical delivery successfully satisfies the specific regulatory hurdles of each country.
• Managing the technical-regulatory checklist for various countries simultaneously, ensuring all dependencies are captured for the development sprint and risks are proactively escalated.
• Coordinating with local central databases and external partners to ensure interworking specifications meet local quality-of-service mandates and integration readiness milestones.
• Mentoring and upskilling Solution Analysts and cross-functional delivery teams on best practices for writing user stories, functional specifications, and traceability from regulation to implementation.
• Providing functional leadership to development teams by clarifying intent, reviewing stories/acceptance criteria, and supporting solution design decisions that balance compliance, scalability, and maintainability.

Skills

Technical Business Analyst

Solution Architect

SIP

SMS routing

MNP databases

User Stories

Regulatory requirements

Jira

Documentation

Mentoring

Tools

Jira

Job description

Airalo is seeking a versatile Solution Architect to lead localization and system integration of our Global MVNO Core. You will bridge gaps between engineering sprints and local market needs, ensuring regional mandates are met.

You will guide Core Network Engineers on the Functional Why and What, define acceptance criteria for country-specific regulatory challenges, and collaborate with regulators, MNOs, and partners.