Remote Senior Telecommunications Architect - Systems Strategy

Placements24

Willows (CA)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive benefits plan

Remote-first culture

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Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Telecommunications Systems Architect for a fully remote role. You will own high-level design, architecture, and strategic roadmaps for complex telecom systems, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

You will collaborate with global teams to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence architectural direction. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in telecom architecture, deep knowledge of IP/MPLS, SDN/NFV, 4G/5G, and cloud platforms

Qualifications

Master's or PhD in EE/CS/Telecommunications or equivalent experience.
10+ years in telecommunications systems design and architecture.
Deep expertise in IP/MPLS, SDN, NFV, 4G/5G, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience designing large-scale, carrier-grade platforms.
Strong knowledge of SIP, RTP, Diameter, RADIUS.
Experience with virtualization (VMware/KVM) and containers (Docker/Kubernetes).
Excellent written and verbal communication; remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

Define and document the overall architecture for telecommunications systems (network, compute, storage).
Develop roadmaps for evolving network technologies (5G, SDN, NFV, IoT).
Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors to meet architectural requirements.
Create high-level designs, detailed specs, and PoCs.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Provide technical leadership to engineering teams through development and implementation.
Identify architectural risks and mitigation strategies.
Conduct technology assessments and industry research for innovation.
Ensure security, scalability, reliability, and performance of architectures.
Present designs and recommendations to senior management.