We are looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to support enterprise-level telecom strategy and solution design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is a long-term contract position focused on shaping scalable, secure, and integrated architecture across complex network, platform, and software environments. The role partners with technical teams to evaluate current-state capabilities, define architecture direction, and guide implementation decisions that align with business priorities.
Responsibilities:
- Lead enterprise architecture planning and recommend technical priorities that support long-term business and infrastructure goals.
- Define and promote architecture standards, design principles, and technical guidelines for integrated technology solutions across networks, platforms, and applications.
- Assess existing applications to identify modernization opportunities, operational risks, cost considerations, and performance improvements.
- Provide documented recommendations on infrastructure options that can be used as applications are modernized, re-architected with specific focus on determining how applications can migrate to Kubernetes and other cloud based infrsstructure.
- Create architecture frameworks, reference models, and documentation to support the rollout of revised technical standards and cross-system integration efforts.
- Contribute to the development and oversight of architecture governance practices to ensure solution consistency, compliance, and design quality.
- Provide senior-level technical direction to project teams during planning, design, implementation, and optimization activities.
- Evaluate solution options by balancing security, scalability, interoperability, and business impact across enterprise environments.
- Monitor emerging telecom and infrastructure technologies to recommend innovations that strengthen the organization’s architecture strategy.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5-8 years of experience as a Solutions Architect with strong telecom expertise in enterprise infrastructure and systems environments.
- Demonstrated background in architecture design, systems planning, and implementation of complex technology solutions.
- Hands-on knowledge of telecom networks, multi-platform integration, and enterprise security considerations.
- Experience developing technical frameworks, standards documentation, and governance-related processes.
- Ability to analyze risks, costs, benefits, and operational impacts when recommending architectural improvements.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver technical guidance to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.