Enterprise Architect CTO's Office · United Kingdom

Enterprise Architect

Part time - 2 days per week

6 Months FTC

Location: UK/ South Africa / Malaysia

TM Forum is the global industry association that drives collaboration and collective problem-solving to maximize the business success of communication and digital service providers and their ecosystem of suppliers. We are a global alliance of 800+ organizations across the connectivity ecosystem - counting the world’s top 10 Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and all the key hyperscalers as active, strategic members.

The Enterprise Architect will manage and oversee the Open Digital Architecture (ODA) models of TM Forum, migrating them from spreadsheets and PDFs into the Sparxs Enterprise Architect tool. This is a part-time, remote position with flexible hours to accommodate global team calls.

• Facilitate the development of the Information Framework model in collaboration with member teams.
• Act as the steward for model specifications, ensuring proper documentation, adherence to standards, and formal evolution with member input.
• Maintain consistency across all ODA areas, including eTOM and SID mappings.
• Ensure alignment with the Open API Team.
• Inform the API Team about Information Framework enhancements.
• Identify and integrate missing information in the Information Framework based on API requirements.
• Manage branch allocation and perform required actions on the model.
• Converge Open Digital Architecture to meet strategic release needs and promote member adoption across reference architectures.
• Plan and deliver new cycles of ODA within a project management framework.
• Conduct team meetings, document decisions, and track actions effectively.
• Adhere to collaboration methodologies and TM Forum intellectual property rules.
• Monitor and recommend updates, migrations, or transformations in the tooling environment.
• Ensure compliance with TM Forum collaboration and management tools.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in adoption engagements.
• Guide Collaboration Project team leads and mentor Catalyst (proof-of-concept) projects.
• Oversee and ensure successful completion of sprint actions.

• Proficient in UML modeling, especially with Sparxs Enterprise Architect.
• Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, REST APIs, and Git Hub.
• Understanding of CSP (Communication Service Provider) environments.
• Experience working with standards development organizations or industry associations.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Confident in liaising with senior stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal abilities to build rapport and foster relationships across diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Quick learner of new systems, duties, and processes.
• Self‑motivated, resilient, and proactive team player.
• Positive, collaborative mindset with a strong ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic environment.

At TM Forum, we’re building a workplace where everyone can belong, feel respected, supported and able to do their best work. We welcome talent from all walks of life to join our global community, which is made stronger by the different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences each person brings. We hire based on skills, potential and values, never on assumptions about who someone is or where they come from.

We actively work to ensure our recruitment and people practices are fair, inclusive and free from bias.