Tech Strategy & Advisory -Enterprise Architecture - Telecom - Analyst

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Practice Overview:

Skill/Operating Group

Technology Strategy

Level

Analyst

Location

Gurgaon/Hyderabad/Bangalore

Travel Percentage

Expected Travel could be anywhere between 0-100%

Why Technology Strategy

The Technology strategy business within Capability Network invents the future for clients by providing them with the right guidance, design thinking and innovative solutions for shaping their future through relevant technology enabled strategies.

As technology rapidly evolves, it's more important than ever to have an innovation advisor who can create a new vision or put one into place to solve the client's toughest business problems.

Specialize in technology strategy to transform the worlds leading organizations by building innovative business solutions at intersection of business and technology as their trusted advisor by:

Helping Clients:Rethinking IT and Digital ecosystems and innovating to help clients keep pace with fast-changing, customer-driven environments.

Enhancing your Skillset:Building expertise and innovating with leading-edge technologies such as Blockchain, new age platform economies, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud.

Transforming Businesses:Developing customized, next-generation products and services that help clients shift to new business models designed for todays connected landscape of disruptive technologies

Principal Duties

And Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the organization's enterprise architecture framework, aligning it with business objectives and telecom industry standards.

Develop long-term technology roadmaps to support strategic initiatives such as Digital and cloud transformation.

Work with business architects and business leaders to identify key drivers and targeted business outcomes to derive useful business context

Assist in defining and developing high-level solution and enterprise architectures for telco clients, ensuring alignment with industry standards and business objectives.

Participate in creating blueprints for BSS/OSS implementations, leveraging knowledge of platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Amdocs, Zira, or similar.

Work with business analysts and process owners to document workflows and ensure the alignment of system functionalities with business objectives

Conduct impact assessments to identify and mitigate risks associated with proposed architectural changes

Collaborate on architecture reviews, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and operational efficiency in proposed solutions.

Support the design and implementation of integration strategies for complex telco ecosystems, ensuring seamless connectivity between systems.

Work with APIs, middleware, and integration tools to enable data exchange and process automation across BSS, OSS, and other platforms.

Lead client workshops to gather requirements, present solutions, and obtain buy-in from key stakeholders

Experience:

In-depth knowledge of telco processes and systems, particularly in BSS/OSS domains. Knowledge of telco-specific frameworks (e.g., TM Forum standards) is a plus.

Experience in solution or enterprise architecture, with exposure to designing modular, headless, or microservices-based architectures.

Ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable strategic recommendations.

Strong analytical skills with experience in evaluating platforms and technologies for enterprise use cases.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Competencies and Skills:

Work may require extensive travel to client sites for project work

Strong desire to work in technology-driven business transformation

The ability to develop technology solutions and value adding propositions and take these to market

Ability to drive C-suite/senior leadership level discussions

Strong knowledge of technology trends across IT and digital and how they can be applied to companies to address real world problems and opportunities.

Deep experience within one or more of the Banking, Capital Markets, Telecom, Media, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Retail or Consumer Goods services industries.

Comfort conveying both high-level and detailed information, adjusting the way ideas are presented to better address varying social styles and audiences.

Leading proof of concept and/or pilot implementations and defining the plan to scale implementations across multiple technology domains

Exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills - ability to convey technology and business value propositions to senior stakeholders

Team oriented and collaborative working style, both with clients and those within the organization.

Capacity to develop high impact thought leadership that articulates a forward-thinking view of the market.

Ability to develop and maintain strong internal and client relationships

Proven track record in working creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment with effective consulting skills

Proven track record to quickly understand the key value drivers of a business, how they impact the scope and approach of the engagement

Demonstrated ability to develop younger talent and build a high performing team.

Flexibility to accommodate client travel requirements

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.


Qualifications


Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

MBA in Telecom or a related field (good to have)

Certifications in architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate) or integration tools.

Exposure to telco network solutions or emerging technologies like 5G, IoT, or AI/ML.

Additionally, candidates should demonstrate a proactive approach to staying updated with industry trends and technological advancements. A proven track record of leading successful digital transformation projects within the telecommunications sector would be highly advantageous. The ideal candidate will also possess a collaborative spirit, capable of fostering partnerships across various departments to drive innovation and efficiency.

We are looking for individuals who are not only technically adept but also visionary thinkers, able to foresee market shifts and adapt strategies accordingly. The ability to manage and mentor a team, while ensuring alignment with the companys goals and objectives, is crucial.