Senior Architect Telecom Data Mesh and Core Network Architecture

Join our team and what well accomplish together

The Technology Business Office (TBO) within TELUS Platform Technology and Services drives transformation through strategic network planning visionary data architectures robust automation and a relentless focus on service performance across our wireless and wireline core networks. Leveraging data-driven insights our team is at the heart of enabling TELUS Network across Wireless and Wireline to deliver world-class technology and services balancing innovation with business RoI and a customer-first approach.

As a Senior Architect youll architect and implement scalable data mesh solutions and advanced ETL pipelines tailored to complex 5G core network environments. Partnering with telecom subject matter experts architects and DevOps teams youll enable unified analytics real-time network insights and automation for new products operational KPIs and business transformation.

Your work will drive the modernization of TELUSs data platforms supporting machine learning customer experience innovation and best-in-class network reliabilitypositioning TELUS as an industry leader in data architecture and digital services.

What youll do

• Lead the design development and deployment of robust telecom ETL pipelines and cloud-native data mesh architecture using GCP and modern data stack tools.
  Ingest transform and unify diverse data sources including CDRs XML network logs OSS/BSS streams and telemetry from 5G core network functions.
  Apply advanced programming expertise in Python mySQL and SQL to develop scalable maintainable data solutions supporting rapid analytics and ML workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify core network data opportunities define
• technical requirements and build reliable real-time data products for business engineering and operational teams.
• Champion data governance quality and security best practices throughout pipeline development and production deployments.
• Leverage automation and CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient development cycles and data solution reliability.
• Engage with business stakeholders to transform raw network data into high-value analytics dashboards and actionable insights.

What you bring

• 5 years of experience in data engineering or software development with a strong focus on telecom networks or large-scale cloud architectures.
• Proven expertise in telecom ETL processes (KPIs network logs data mapping transformation) and deep knowledge of Python mySQL and modern data scripting.
• Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including data services such as BigQuery Dataflow and cloud-native pipeline orchestration.
• Experience implementing and scaling data mesh/data fabric architectures in cloud environments.
• Passion for innovation continuous improvement and delivering tangible business impact.
• Proficiency in ingesting transforming and managing data from XML CSV API and unstructured network sources.
• Advanced SQL and data modeling skills for analytics reporting and machine learning enablement.
• Excellent communication and documentation skillsable to articulate complex data concepts between engineering and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and collaboration skills with a track record of delivering reliable scalable data solutions.
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science telecom or equivalent

Great-to-haves

• Understanding of telecommunications data models OSS/BSS systems and TM Forum standards.
• Certification in GCP Data Engineering or similar cloud disciplines.
• Familiarity with MLOps CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and advanced data governance.
• Experience with open-source ETL or orchestration tools such as Airflow dbt or similar

Location: Any major Canadian city

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