Mobile Core and Telco Cloud Architect

About
The role holder is responsible for executing the design and transformation of mobile core and telco cloud infrastructure to support voice, data, VAS, and control services. This position exists to ensure the effective expansion, modernization, and performance management for mobile core & telco cloud services, while translating deployment plans into specific design activities and supporting the evolution of network architecture and technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead designing future and existing mobile core and telco cloud infrastructure to host voice, data, VAS and core control services.
• Ensure expediting the transformation, modernization and migrations of mobile core & telco cloud services in line with emerging technologies and industry evolution.
• Manage the capacity and performance related expansions for the various components of mobile core & telco cloud infrastructure and services.
• Prepare and evaluate RFX, RFIs, RFPs and RFQs for mobile core and telco cloud infrastructure and services, according to yearly business demands.
• Develop and revise core & telco cloud infrastructure dimensioning and solutions design, verifying and approving related Method of Procedure (MOPs) to expand core & telco cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure supporting network architecture evolution and technology strategy roadmap.
• Manage design activities for Core infrastructure domains including 5G Core, EPC, IMS, UDC, DRA/DEA/STP/ISTP, MSC/MGW, IPX, Wifi Core, DPI, LBS, VAS services and consolidation platform.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in designing mobile core and telco cloud within the Telecommunication industry.
• Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Electronics.
• Additional Education Certifications are a plus.

Location
SA, SA