Solution Architect Specialist

Accountabilities

Driving delivery of Solution Architecture and Designs for the Business Connectivity (Ethernet, Optical, IP and Mobile Backhaul) Portfolio, along with the leadership and coaching of a team of Solution Architect Professionals or Sub-contract Solution Designers:

• Typically leads solution design for a specific domain area such as “Ethernet” or “Mobile Backhaul” or a specific project within the domain
• Responsible for the definition and evolution of the solution strategy for the assigned area
• Overseas the solution design work of a small team in that area, providing leadership, direction setting, coaching and review/assurance of the output of the team
• Provides technical direction, working closely with the relevant delivery manager and stakeholders in Business and Digital
• Personally, delivers solution designs for specified product, business or operational functionality enhancements supporting  Business Connectivity strategy in alignment with Enterprise Architecture roadmaps and guardrails
• These designs could be driven by new product features, customer experience enhancements, operational improvements or network/technology change.
• Develops robust recommendations, proposals and scope of work documents e.g. feasibility studies, including estimated solution costs, timescales and phasing proposals
• Ensures solutions give excellent customer and colleague experience
• Be recognised as a key contributor who is able to provide expert advice to colleagues and senior stakeholders
• Provide expert advice to ensure rapid resolution of operational live issues

Skills and Experience

Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of telecommunications business connectivity services and relevant emerging network/software technologies
• Expert Solution Architect including solution option decision making and road-mapping
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Proactive 
• Excellent communicator
• Strong collaboration skills
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Strong problem-solving ability 
• Stakeholder management 
• Delivery oriented
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in engineering or computer science, ideally member of a relevant professional institution
  Agile/DevOps methodology

Experience:

• Track record of leading solution architecture and design deliveries, including initial solution architecture determination and road-mapping
• Delivering on time and to budget
• Knowledge of OSS either as a, component designer, solution designer or tester
• Experience of OSS delivery cycle  
• Experience of process/operational change delivery
• Business Connectivity Products knowledge 
• Understanding of the OSS stack supporting the domain/product area across L2C, T2R & P&B

Leadership Accountabilities

• Leading inclusively and safely: Inspiring and building trust through self-awareness, honesty and acting with integrity
• Owning outcomes: taking the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation
• Delivering for the customer: Executing brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business
• Commercially savvy: Demonstrating commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making
• Growth mindset: Experimenting and identifying opportunities for growth, personally and for the wider organisation 

Key Decisions

• Decide upon the E2E solution
• Decide how to meet the relevant architectural policies/guardrails 
• Decide how to meet regulatory, legal and contractual constraints 
• Determine how the solution will comply with the relevant security policies
• Assure/Approve solution designs for the assigned area
• Determine the right solution approach to deliver the expected benefits both to BT and the customer
• Decide the allocation of resources to design deliverables
• Decide the allocation of responsibilities to team individuals
• Decide the technical recommendations and strategy for significant Business Connectivity deliveries

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.