Solution Architect Principal

1 day ago


Outer Ring Road Bellandur Bengaluru India BT Group Full time ₹ 6,00,000 - ₹ 18,00,000 per year

Solution Architect Principal

Why this job matters

As a Mobile AI Ops Integration Solution Architect, you will operate as a senior technical leader and subject matter expert, responsible for designing and delivering scalable, secure, and repeatable AI Ops solutions across BT's mobile network domains. You will lead the end-to-end solution architecture lifecycle—from discovery and design to implementation—ensuring alignment with BT's enterprise architecture, TSA regulations, and DD Ops transformation goals.

What you'll be doing
  • Technical Leadership & SME Expertise: Operate as a subject matter expert in AI Ops and mobile integration, leading the design of complex, repeatable solution architectures that meet business and operational requirements.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with business and operational teams to conduct technical and business discovery, deeply understanding operating models, functional needs, and key challenges.
  • Solution Design & Innovation: Lead the development of innovative, scalable, and reusable solution architectures that address the most complex integration challenges in mobile AI Ops.
  • Strategic Influence : Influence stakeholders by articulating the transformative potential of AI Ops technologies and services, aligning solutions with business goals and value drivers.
  • Governance & Alignment: Ensure all solutions adhere to enterprise architecture guardrails, design patterns, and governance frameworks, acting as the primary technical authority on architecture governance.
  • Documentation & Delivery : Produce robust proposals, scope of work documents, and architectural recommendations, identifying critical dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.
  • Thought Leadership: Provide deep technical thought leadership across multiple technologies, shaping the long-term direction of AI Ops solution architecture.
  • Programme Leadership: Lead group-level initiatives from a solution architecture perspective, contributing to the company's broader commercial and operational strategy.
  • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance solution architecture processes, methodologies, and customer-facing collateral.
  • Capability Development: Mentor and coach experienced professionals, fostering a high-performing team and building future capabilities within the architecture function.
  • Service Innovation: Lead the conceptualisation and development of new services and products within the AI Ops and mobile integration space.

Leadership accountabilities

  • Solution Focused Achiever -This behaviour sits within the connected to customers part of the Connected Leaders Model.
  • Being a Solution - focused Achiever means that you always deliver your ambitious goals, outcomes and timelines. It also means that you cut through complexity and obstacles to get to the right ethical solution at the right time
  • Change Agent - This behaviour sits within the connected to people part of the Connected Leaders Model. Being a Change Agent means that you identify, create and lead smooth business changes. It also means that you adapt quickly and perform effectively – even when there's ambiguity
  • Team Coach - This behaviour sits within the connected to people part of the Connected Leaders Model. Being a Team Coach means that you coach and develop your people.
  • Decision Making - Gathers information, and analyses different scenarios, assesses alternative resolutions and reaches a decision
skills you'll need to succeed
  • Proven experience in solution architecture within large-scale telecom or cloud-native environments.
  • Deep understanding of AI Ops platforms, data integration, and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kafka, AWS, BMC Helix, ServiceNow).
  • Strong knowledge of TSA regulations, TM Forum APIs (e.g., TMF639, TMF640), and BT's NaaS architecture.
    Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence at senior levels.
  • Experience with agile delivery models, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.

Experience you'd be expected to have:

  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or any relevant field A master's degree is preferred but not mandatory.
  • AWS Solutions Architect, Associate or Professional, is good to have and holds high weight.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices
  • Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions

About us

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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