Lead Digital Technical Architect

About us Orange Business is a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

We are looking for an experienced Monitoring and Observability System Architect to join our team, and onboard in the NewCo program, an exciting project to enhance Orange Business operational efficiency and customer experience, by delivering a greenfield OSS/BSS and service assurance IT stack.

The position is hosted within the Digital Technology entity of Orange Business, where we are dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in technology solutions. As part of our team of System Architects, you will lead System Architecture of our service assurance AgileReleaseTrain.

Design the architecture of network monitoring & observability solutions in the overall Service Assurance systems landscape.

Define standards and best practices for monitoring and observability.

Build the architecture to automate the collection, analysis, and visualization of metrics and logs in conjunction with other systems and processes to support the Monitoring & .

Collaborate with development teams and SI partner to lead the design and implementation of (auto-)discovery, collect, alerting, correlation, AIOps, dashboard and reporting solutions.

Integrate and optimize the use of Blueplanet UAA and Splunk for cross domain data correlation, alerting, predictive features, and dashboarding.

Contribute to incident management strategies and proactive resolution.

Ensure compliance of solutions with security and regulatory standards.

Must have knowledge of data networks and how they work, including but not limited to MPLS, Internet, SDWAN, etc. technologies.

Must have worked with SAFe/ Agile teams and should have thorough experience of the methodologies & terminology used thereby.

Analyze ART (Agile Release Train) performance and identify areas for improvement to enhance service delivery.

Share & advocate within Digital Technology, Orange Business and the wider Orange Group.

You should be adaptable to changing environments, demonstrate leadership qualities, and have a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

This diverse environment fosters a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives, enhancing your professional experience.

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This is a senior position requiring a minimum of 15 years of experience, including at least 5 years of demonstrated success as a technical leader in Monitoring and Observability. A degree in IT Engineering is essential, and relevant certifications will be appreciated.

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Telecommunications, or related field.

Significant experience (at least 5 years) in monitoring, observability, and SRE architecture.

Proficiency with Splunk and BluePlanet UAA (or other industry standard monitoring and observability tools).

Strong knowledge of cloud environments (Azure (preferred), GCP, AWS), microservices architectures, and containerization technologies (Kubernetes).

Deep understanding of data collection and monitoring protocols.

Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Proficient practice of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

Data collection and monitoring protocols (SNMP, NetFlow / sFlow, Syslog, REST API, Messaging bus (e.g. kafka), OpenTelemetry, etc.).

Incident management tools such as ServiceNow is a plus.

Network services architecture (SDWAN, Cloud Connectivity, MPLS, etc.)

Flexible work environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working)

Professional development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities

Career growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange

Caring and daring culture: health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events

Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards

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