VAS Technical Architect (Data-centric)

Kyivstar; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Health and life insurance

Wellbeing program

Corporate psychologist

Remote onboarding

Training library and resources

Kyivstar mobile reimbursement

Job summary

Kyivstar.Tech seeks a Value-Added Services Technical Architect to design and oversee VAS system architecture, strategy, and deployment across platforms. The role involves coordinating with partners, managing contracts, and leading tender processes while ensuring alignment with business needs.

The position offers remote or office options and opportunities to work on large-scale modernization projects within a dynamic international team.

Qualifications

• Experience in VAS systems architecture and project delivery.
• Ability to define technical requirements for telecom services.
• Strong knowledge of GSM/UMTS/LTE and PS domain elements.
• Experience with contractual and tender processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop VAS system architecture and strategy.
• Manage contracts, including scope, terms, and NDA.
• Lead tender activities with technical evaluation.
• Lead deployment, extension and new services with coordination.
• Coordinate HW/SW supply and testing activities.
• Provide consultancy on system capabilities to business and other functions.
• Follow internal procedures; participate in cross-functional groups.

Skills

GSM/UMTS/LTE architecture

PCRF/PCEF/TDF, DRA, OCS, DPI, GGSN/PGW

3GPP interfaces

GTP, Diameter signaling

IP network knowledge

5G architecture knowledge

SQL knowledge

Linux-based OSs

English proficiency (Pre-intermediate+

Job description

Kyivstar.Tech is looking for Value-Added Services Technical Architect

About us

Kyivstar.Tech is a Ukrainian hybrid IT company and a resident of Diia.City. We are a subsidiary of Kyivstar, one of Ukraine’s largest telecom operators.

Our mission is to change lives in Ukraine and around the world by creating technological solutions and products that unleash the potential of businesses and meet users’ needs.

Over 500+ KS.Tech specialists work daily in various areas: mobile and web solutions, as well as design, development, support, and technical maintenance of high-performance systems and services.

We believe in innovations that truly bring quality changes and constantly challenge conventional approaches and solutions. Each of us is an adherent of entrepreneurial culture, which allows us never to stop, to evolve, and to create something new.

What you will do:

VAS system development, including but not limited:

Prepare and follow up system strategy:

• Prepare strategies based on inputs
• HW and SW lifecycle
• Dimensioning
• Load prediction
• Budgeting and budget execution
• Reporting

Partner and contract management:

• Follow internal procedures
• Contract scope and terms definition and control (supply, service, NDA)
• Contract technical part preparation (solution description, scope of work, scope of supply)
• Partner check according to internal procedures

Initiate and participate in tender:

• Technical requirements definition (architecture, features, services, etc.)
• Offers analysis, clarification with participants
• Technical evaluation

Lead system deployment, system extension, new services (HW/SW/services):

• Justify, initiate and lead contract scope extension
• Initiate purchase orders
• Coordinate HW supply with partner and logistic function
• Control SW supply, including needed documents preparation
• Coordinate works with partner, O&M team, other supporting functions: prepare plan, schedule, supervise execution, control
• Testing: define test program, execute testing or request tests execution from testing team

Collect business needs and prepare technical requirements for new services/solutions

Participate in cross functional groups for services/solution/system deployment, modernization, or decommissioning

Provide consultancy to business about systems functionality

Provide consultancy to other functions about capability for integration with other systems

Support complex works execution at maintenance window

Following internal procedures could take more than half of working time

Qualifications and experience needed:

• GSM/UMTS/LTE architecture knowledge
• PS domain elements knowledge:
  • PCRF/PCEF/TDF, DRA, OCS, DPI, GGSN/PGW
  • Corresponding 3GPP interfaces
  • Signaling protocols: GTP, Diameter
• IP network knowledge
• English level: Pre-intermediate or higher
• Preferred: 5G architecture knowledge, SQL knowledge, Linux based OSs

Target system:

• PCRF and TDF

Opportunity:

• 5G NSA and 5G SA deployment.
• Participate in large-scale modernization projects.
• Get wide experience of how business works.
• Get deep PCRF knowledge.
• Bring optimization to the existing PCRF system.

What we offer:

• Office or remote — it’s up to you: you can work from anywhere, and we will arrange your workplace
• Remote onboarding
• Performance bonuses for everyone (annual or quarterly — depends on the role)
• We train employees: the opportunity to learn through the company’s own library, internal resources and programs from partners
• Health and life insurance
• Wellbeing program and corporate psychologist
• Reimbursement of expenses for Kyivstar mobile communication