BSS Solution Architect - Domain Design (5-15 yrs)

Role : Telecom BSS Solution/Domain Designer/ Architect.

Location : PAN India.

Experience : 5.5 Years to 15 Years.

Responsibilities :

Domain Architect/BSS Architect.

Department Overview :

A Domain Architect is typically assigned to a specific Sub-Domain under BSS in a single project or project release, assisting in the translation of requirements into a solution vision, system specifications, and implementation tasks in accordance with the overall IT strategy and architecture.

- This role ensures all applications are compliant with Open Digital Architecture, TMF and Open APIs- for a given business problem using enterprise standards.

Principle Responsibilities :

- Works with the business on future product direction and technology capability through relevant engagement processes.

- Understanding on Sales/CRM processes for B2C and B2B both O2A experience in the solution designer.

- Responsible for the sign off of requirements with the Business Analyst.

- Carries out requirements management and scope assessments based on technical and budget constraints (will work closely with the Engagement leads).

- Inputs into architectural discussions and the resulting Architectural artefacts for a given solution.

- Input into the estimation process during the Concept and Feasibility stages of projects.

- Identifying the scope and scale of the change needed to satisfy the project requirements.

- Produces and owns the E2E Solution Design Document which will be the reference for the technical implementation.

- Ensure any detailed platform solution designs are produced and aligned with the E2E Solution Design Document.

- Responsible for alignment of Technical Solution with project requirements including definition of project phasing and work package breakdown.

- Responsible for briefing the solution design to the development leads and relevant architecture and design forums.

- Gathers input from Business Analysts and other relevant parties (eg. User Experience) to coordinate and produce Functional Specification document as a follow-on from the Solution Design to a level of detail required for implementation.

- Supervise and review the deliverables produced by the development teams for their projects.

- Verify the technical specification produced by the development teams against the solution design.

- Owns the project list of technical issues or queries and works closely with the delivery team to agree and communicate resolution.

- Provides input to the delivery team on the scope of the solution to help with the construction of the delivery plan.

- Gain mutual agreement on the design with the Development Leads and delivery managers.

- Work with Service Transition on the deployment plans and the non-functional requirements for the solution.

- Incorporates 3rd party deliverables into overall solution.

- Accountable for ensuring that the E2E Solution Design remains up to date throughout the lifecycle of the project; that it represents the solution which is deployed; and that the final solution is communicated back to Architecture to baseline production environments/infrastructure and to any other interested parties.

- Adhere to guidelines established by (Enterprise) Architecture, Operations, and Information Security for all solutions.

Required Experience :

- Good knowledge of software principles and design experience with relevant platform.

- Hands-on experience working in Digital Transformation.

- Good knowledge of working with Jira, Confluence and other Design tools like draw.io, visio etc.

- Thorough understanding of Open Digital Architecture, TMF Frameworks, Open APIs etc.

- Experience of UML design principles.

- Proven experience of working with technical teams.

- At all levels, from design through to development and implementation.

- Able to coordinate design decisions for systems to be delivered by multiple suppliers, both internal and external.

- Ability to lead design discussions with third party vendors.

- Understanding of development methodology and software development.

- IT related degree or similar, preferred.

- Other IT industry qualifications and evidence of vocational training/experience.

- Experience of designing solutions in a multi-tiered IT infrastructure.

- Strong communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences.

- The ability to make decisions on major technical and delivery issues.

- Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.

- Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills, and is comfortable at all levels of contact and in a wide variety of situations.

- A broad understanding across the whole of the software life cycle with a record of having applied the knowledge successfully in a variety of situations.

- Has a comprehensive knowledge of software process models and quality assurance.