Position Overview The Application strategy architecture is one of several architecture domains that form the pillars of an enterprise architecture or solution architecture. OSS strategy architect responsibility goes around Leading and coordinating the business discussions relative to the of the OSS direction. Participates in ecosystem strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value OSS use cases and related business objectives and drivers.

Contributes to the Technology strategy and ensures alignment with business and operation goals.

Also, determine the industry standard, best approach and practices to utilize the OSS technologies beside avoiding potential conflicts and overlapping. Ensure technology strategy compliance to organization policies and guidelines. OSS strategies to develop the high level business roadmap for coming years according to valuable and proven technologies in the technology market.

Responsibilities /

- Engage in all aspects related to OSS Next Gen Use Cases.
- Lead the business and operation discussions relative to the future OSS architecture direction.
- Aligns architectural strategy with business and operation strategies.
- Works with executive Leadership to establish an OSS Next Gen technology strategy and the relevant business roadmap.
- Aligns architecture strategy with Institute goals.
- Ensure of OSS use cases alignment with the overall company's strategy and business goals.
- Develop long-term strategic roadmaps for the company's OSS use cases.




- Communicate with other Application Architecture domains (ESS and BSS) and Business Architecture, data, infrastructure and clouddigital to complement the overall enterprise recommendation and suggestions.
- Review technology sector projects proposals to ensure no functional duplication or divergent from organization business and technology strategies.
- Determine enhancement opportunities for OSS use cases and analyzing the ongoing projects impact on the business / operation OSS Next Gen roadmap.
- Engaged in the evolution of architecture of the OSS domain (Performance and Fault management, passive and active Inventory & Topology management, network discovery, VAS, Trouble Ticketing management, Engineering Systems, network monitoring tools, GIS, etc..).
- Ensure alignment with leading frameworks, e.g., SOA, and TMF Framework, FCAPS.
- Support STC subsidiaries in all architectural aspects of OSS domain and initiatives.

Required Qualification / ExperienceEducation

- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related technology degree.

Experience

- 15+ years’ experience in Telecom field.

- 5+ years’ experience strategy, architecture and OSS.





- Strong knowledge in IT and Telco applications and technologies.
- Robust experience in OSS functions (Network management systems, service delivery, service fulfillment including the network inventory, activation and provisioning, service assurance, etc..).
- Strong knowledge in telco industry standards (e.g., TM forum eTOM, TAM, FCAPS).
- Participated in large scale (enterprise) ITTelco applications projects and implementations.
- High communication skills in managing different stakeholder’s views and expectations.
- Good knowledge of the business for which the enterprise architecture is being developed.
- Interpersonal and leadership skills – time and stress management, presentation skills, teamwork, self-awareness, confidence and leadership skills.
- Ability to explain complex business/operation issues with the ability propose resolutions.

Preferred Certifications

- TOGAF Certified.
- ArchiMate 3 Practitioner.
- The Open Group Certified IT Specialist (Open CITS).
- Certified TM Forum Frameworks transformation manager.
- ITIL Certified.

Skills: fault & performance management,trouble ticketing / service management,bss / oss integration & enterprise architecture,tm forum / etom / tam,network activation & provisioning,service assurance,oss strategy & technology roadmap,oss next-gen transformation,service fulfillment,network discovery,fcaps,telecom oss architecture,telecom oss applications / network management,network inventory & topology management,soa / enterprise application architecture

📌 Senior OSS Applications Architect – Strategy (Hyderabad)
🏢 Aarushi Infotech
📍 Hyderabad