Enterprise Architect- IOT Billing Domain

Join Us At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’ll be part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career while finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

• Be responsible for the Enterprise Architecture of billing domain (consisting of several applications): leading implementation, prioritising features together with business and demand management teams and driving innovation
• Lead and drive the IoT architecture evolution, specifically Digital IoT BSS domain architecture with focus areas Billing, Charging and Revenue Management

• Develop high‑level enterprise architecture interim and target state blueprints that cover the IoT BSS domain specifically Billing and Revenue Management

• Lead initiatives for modernising and rationalising legacy billing systems, migrating to the cloud, and improving the customer experience

• Define and develop a multi‑year IoT billing domain roadmap evolving from current to target architecture

• Champion architectural governance and ensure solutions align with Vodafone Group and IoT principles, strategy and TMF standards

• Work with product and sales executives, platform, and development teams to align technology solutions with business objectives

• Impact assessment of new product feature development and customer requirements and produce a high‑level options pack with estimated costs and delivery timelines
• Manage and deliver proofs of concept demonstrating state‑of‑the‑art technology capabilities in BSS/OSS platform
• Evaluate and choose the right solution for new projects, including comparing off‑the‑shelf solutions with custom builds
• Recommend technology vendors and make build‑vs‑buy decisions for target capabilities

• Experience in designing complex, distributed, secure and scalable end‑to‑end architecture solutions within complex organisations, preferably in the B2B market
• Must have prior experience of architecting and leading in telco BSS/OSS specifically Billing and Charging transformation programs
• Strong knowledge of architecture best practices and design patterns, including:
  • Strong experience in designing and modelling complex billing models, customer hierarchies, product models
  • Ability to design conceptual and logical data models
  • Experience with database architectures, data modelling, SQL and No
    
    SQL approaches
  • Sound experience working with a broad range of integration architectural patterns (e.g. SOA, microservices) and especially with Apigee
  • Sound understanding of modern web architecture and Serverless architecture
  • Knowledge of container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
  • In‑depth knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Open Stack)
  • Ability to conduct in‑depth design reviews of large systems
  • Understanding of Dev Ops culture, practices and tools
  • Experience of production systems and the issues that arise (functional, performance, security)
• Proven experience conducting technical workshops, presenting technical solutions, preparing architecture guidelines and technical strategy documents
• Experience producing high‑quality UML‑based architecture artefacts
• Familiar with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, TM Forum) and capable of suggesting new tools and processes
• Good understanding of Telco Core Network Access technologies (3G, 4G/5G)
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate…