Architect Roaming & Signaling

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technology strategy and roadmap for Roaming Messaging and Signalling platforms
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable secure resilient and commercially viable solutions.
• Define and govern target architecture technology standards engineering practices and platform governance across the three domains.
• Provide strategic leadership for the design deployment transformation modernisation and optimisation of Roaming Messaging and Signalling platforms.
• Drive platform resilience capacity planning security service quality and operational excellence ensuring readiness for future growth.
• Identify opportunities for platform expansion monetisation innovation and new service capabilities to maximise business value.
• Lead technology investment prioritisation business cases vendor evaluations and solution assurance to optimise cost and return on investment.
• Govern major technology initiatives and ensure delivery against business timelines budgets quality regulatory and governance requirements.

Person Specification

• 10 years experience in carrier-grade telecommunications platforms with strong expertise across Roaming Messaging Signalling VAS and security.
• Proven hands-on experience with SMS Routing SMS Firewalls Roaming Hubs Signalling platforms IPX DCH and related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of GSM/LTE/5G SS7/SIGTRAN Diameter GTP CAMEL SIP SMPP and end-to-end network architecture.
• Strong understanding of cloud virtualisation CNF/VNF APIs Linux/Unix and modern telecommunications technologies.
• Proven experience leading technology implementations platform transformation capacity planning troubleshooting and operational optimisation.
• Minimum 3 years leadershipexperience with demonstrated leadership across diverse teams cultures and geographies.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving communication stakeholder management and strategic decision-making skills.
• Bachelors degree in Telecommunications Computer Science IT or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications and relevant industry certifications are advantageous.