Digital Solution Architect

Job Description – Digital Solution Architect
Project: MTN BSS
Role: Digital Solution Architect
Location: Onsite- Johannesburg, South Africa / Offshore- Pan India- Remote
Experience: Senior-level architecture experience
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Digital Solution Architect to lead solution architecture and enterprise design initiatives for an MTN BSS environment. The candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and integrated digital solutions aligned with business objectives and technology strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Lead digital solution architecture and enterprise solution design for complex BSS initiatives.
Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical architectures.
Define end-to-end solution designs, architecture principles, technology roadmaps, and integration patterns.
Drive cloud transformation initiatives across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.
Develop technology strategies aligned with business and digital transformation objectives.
Design API-led, microservices-based and cloud-native solutions.
Evaluate existing platforms and recommend modernization and transformation opportunities.
Ensure solutions meet requirements for security, scalability, availability, performance, and maintainability.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, developers, DevOps teams, and other architects.
Provide technical guidance throughout the solution delivery lifecycle.
Create architecture documentation, solution diagrams, technical specifications, and roadmaps.
Support governance, architecture reviews, technology decisions, and implementation planning.
Identify technology risks, dependencies, and opportunities for optimization.
Mandatory / Primary Skills
Digital Solution Architecture
Enterprise Architecture / Enterprise Solution Design
Cloud Architecture and Transformation
Technology Strategy
API and Integration Architecture
Microservices / Cloud-native Architecture
Large-scale digital transformation
Technical Skills
Azure
AWS
GCP
Microsoft Power Platform
APIs / API Management
Microservices
DevOps / CI/CD
Jira
Microsoft Visio
Preferred Experience
Experience within Telecommunications / BSS / OSS environments.
Experience working on large-scale enterprise or digital transformation programmes.
Strong understanding of customer-facing digital platforms and enterprise integrations.
Experience working across multi-cloud environments.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Competencies
Strong architectural and analytical skills
Strategic technology thinking
Stakeholder management
Solution design and technical leadership
Problem-solving and decision-making
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Ability to work effectively across multiple technical teams and business functions

Work arrangement
No