Senior Enterprise Architect

Singtel; Singapore; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Singtel is seeking an IT Architecture Lead to partner with account sales, define business and technical requirements, and lead RFI/RFP responses across multi‑BU projects in Singapore.

You will develop architecture blueprints, evaluate new technologies, drive standardisation, support proofs‑of‑concepts, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust, future‑proof solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years in IT architecture roles, telco or large enterprise experience.
• Expertise in networking, digital platforms, or managed services.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Certifications such as ITIL, CCNA, TOGAF are an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Partner the account sales team in qualification of customer needs and presales engagement.
• Define business and technical requirements including regulations and drivers.
• Lead RFI/RFP opportunities with clear solution ownership.
• Develop and document architecture specifications, blueprints, reference models and standards.
• Evaluate new technologies & platforms and recommend adoption/deprecation.
• Drive standardisation, reusability, and simplification across the architecture landscape.
• Support proofs‑of‑concepts / pilot initiatives when required.
• Stay current on competitive analyses and differentiators.
• Identify business value opportunities through technology / data / integration.
• Take lead in strategic accounts and cross‑BU solution deliveries.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
• Support marketing and industry events and conferences.

Skills

Experience in IT architecture

Networking

Managed Services

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At Singtel, we believe in the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people help us innovate and create strong connections with our customers. We strive to ensure all our people practices are non-discriminatory and provide a fair, performance-based work culture that is diverse, inclusive and collaborative.

Join us and experience what it's like to be with an Employer of Choice*. Together, let's create a brighter digital future for all. *Awarded at the HR Fest Awards 2020.

Make An Impact By

• Partner the account sales team in the qualification of customer needs and performing presales engagement to assigned sectors and accounts.
• Responsible for understanding, defining business and technical requirements including regulations, business drivers, ecosystem factors etc.
• Accountable in influencing and leading all technical and RFI/RFP opportunities generated from assigned accounts with clear solutioning ownership.
• Develop and document architecture specifications, blueprints, reference models and standards; ensure they are adopted across projects.
• Evaluate new and emerging technologies & platforms, tools, frameworks (e.g. quantum, AI/ML, big data, integration, APIs) and recommend adoption / deprecation of existing technologies.
• Drive standardisation, reusability, and simplification across the architecture landscape (e.g. reducing duplication, rationalizing applications, aligning data models) including best-practices, guidelines & operating models.
• Support proof-of-concepts / pilot initiatives when required, to validate approaches or technologies.
• Staying current on competitive analyses and understanding differentiators between the company and its competitors.
• Identify business value opportunities through technology / data / integration, and ensure architectures support cost-efficient, robust and future-proof solutions.
• Taking lead in strategic accounts and industry planning with account team to ensure technical competencies alignment to key go to market planning.
• Taking lead in solution that could involve more than one business units (BU) or cross functional requirement from design, build, optimize, presentation leading to solution blueprint briefing hand over to operational team.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, solution architects, infrastructure teams, operations, vendors etc. to ensure alignment, resolve trade-offs, and support solution delivery
• Support marketing and industry events - participating in technology and industry conferences, trade shows, webinars etc

Skills For Success

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience of 5 years in IT architecture roles, including experience within telco or large enterprise settings.
• Expertise in networking, digital platforms, or Managed Services.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing skills; ability to explain complex technical ideas to non-technical or executive stakeholders.
• Professional certifications such as ITIL, CCNA, TOGAF are an added advantage.