Enterprise Architect - It Systems

We need a strategic architect with 12-15+ years who defines the architectural vision for IT systems and BSS modernisation . You own platform transformation, vendor rationalisation and application portfolio simplification strategy that directly impacts product team autonomy, cost efficiency and speed to market.

• Strategic BSS architecture: defining long-term vision for internal systems including billing, order management, product catalogue, CPQ and customer lifecycle management - with deep understanding of data models, processes and how these support business operations
• Proven experience creating E2E architectures at scale with business and product stakeholders
• Lead-to-Cash (L2C) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) transformation at scale across Tier-1 telecom operator environments
• Leads architectural decision-making and design transformation initiatives across the organisation
• Strong stakeholder management: working with enterprise software vendors as strategic partners, negotiating technical implementations and managing complex stakeholder relationships
• Application portfolio rationalisation: making strategic keep/modernise/retire decisions based on technical fitness, business value and architectural alignment whilst managing stakeholder expectations
• Vendor rationalisation leadership: reducing vendor dependencies through strategic build vs buy decisions, phasing out unnecessary third-party systems in favour of composable in-house capabilities