Principal Systems Architect, Broadband
Herndon, VA - USA
Job Summary
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As T-Mobile continues building the future of Fiber within the Growth & Emerging Businesses organization this role serves as the critical link between business strategy product vision and technology execution. The Fiber Architect partners closely with Product Management Engineering and enterprise stakeholders to translate complex business objectives into scalable secure and integrated technical solutions.This role owns end-to-end solution architecture across the Fiber platform ecosystem including integrations with T-Mobile enterprise systems and third-party partners. It leads the design of cohesive reusable and future-ready solutions that support rapid product innovation while maintaining operational excellence and architectural integrity.
Operating within a business-driven environment the Architect applies strong systems thinking to align evolving product requirements with long-term platform strategy. The role challenges assumptions promotes reusable design patterns and facilitates informed trade-off decisions to ensure technology investments accelerate business growth improve customer experience and reduce operational risk.
This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead end-to-end solution design across multiple domains to deliver cohesive and practical technology solutions
Drive technical design processes and architectural tradeoff discussions to ensure alignment with standards and strategies
Develop and maintain architectural artifacts and enforce design standards to support solution quality and consistency
Engage with senior management to align technical solutions with business objectives and translate requirements into designs
Evaluate third-party products to determine suitability for integration into organizational technology solutions
Understand and analyze business processes related to assigned projects to align technical solutions effectively
Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Leadership: Provide technical leadership across broadband architecture initiatives guiding cross-functional teams through design development and deployment
Software Development: Drive end-to-end software development efforts ensuring scalable reliable and high-performance system solutions
Process Management: Establish and optimize process management frameworks to improve delivery efficiency quality and operational consistency
Analytics: Leverage advanced analytics to inform architectural decisions capacity planning and performance optimization
Problem Solving: Apply strong problem-solving skills to diagnose complex system issues identify root causes and implement durable solutions
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience. Acceptable areas of study include Computer science or related discipline. Technology certifications (such as Java Microsoft Oracle) a plus
7 years in business environment.
7 years as a software or systems architect engineer programmer.
4 years in B2C online e-commerce systems architecture and design preferably with background in IBM WebSphere Commerce.
4 years in web experience management technologies included but not limited to self-services content management search analytics and marketing automation preferably with knowledge in Adobe CQ5.
4 years in architecture and design of mobile web applications included responsive design and hybrid model for device native applications.
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidates actual pay will be based on various factors such as work location qualifications and experience so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.
At T-Mobile employees in regular non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employees eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location T-Mobile our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases offering medical dental and vision insurance a flexible spending account 401(k) employee stock grants employee stock purchase plan paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave family building benefits back-up care enhanced family support childcare subsidy tuition assistance college coaching short- and long-term disability voluntary AD&D coverage voluntary accident coverage voluntary life insurance voluntary disability insurance and voluntary long-term care insurance. We dont stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts pet insurance and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobiles amazing benefits check out.Never stop growing!
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