Join Us
At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
This role is to make sure that all architectural aspects of the IT initiatives are fitting together, that we are following both company and industrial best practises and guidelines. Additionally managing stakeholders effectively, dealing with conflicts, building high performing teams, driving with personal presence, having broad perspective, seeking new ways in shaping our future are the behaviours expected.
- Create and communicate our IT architecture strategy and vision
- Support IT leadership team concerning architectural decisions and requirements in line with global technology guidance
- Ensure adherence to VF Global Architecture team strategies, standards & policies
- Totally clear about what’s required and are effective at getting high performance from others to deliver our business goals.
- Know how to find our way around and communicate within the business.
Architecture Assurance, Standards and Frameworks
Develop and maintain the reference architecture artefacts for the future architecture and business strategyDevelop and maintain architecture frameworks, API and data standards to drive the standardisation and support the build of reference architectureDevelop and maintain technology standards to provide list of recommended technology components / solutionsRadar the emerging technologies and implement proof of concepts to showcase their value for the current and future business strategy and architectureEnable Business Strategy & Target Architecture
Develop and execute business and executive stakeholder communication plansEvaluate and recommend emerging and new technologies and their value for business strategy. Drive the platform for collection, assessment and implementation of innovation ideasManage the business architecture to articulate how business outcomes connect to people, process and technologyIdentify, design and determine 3-5 years architecture roadmap the to be state for the purpose of aligning technology investments with business and IT prioritiesPlanning & Roadmaps
Understand business goals and assist and consult in IT investments and projectsDocument and analyse technologies in the IT portfolio including applications, infrastructure and data to drive informed decisionsIdentify, design and determine 3-5 years architecture roadmap the to be state for the purpose of aligning technology investments with business and IT prioritiesArchitecture Governance
Assure the right architecture execution in the market considering Vodafone and Business Strategy. Share and justify standards, review design principles and enable or enforce adherenceDesign and execute the local architecture governance processes to drive the alignment with Strategy and right architectural decisions
Who you are
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar discipline.10+ knowledge / experience in analysis, design, architecture5+ years' experience defining and implementing strategies in the IT field or telcoKnowledge of architectural frameworks and process models such as TOGAF, TM Forum Frameworks, etcProven track record of business and stakeholder engagementsStrong BSS background mainly in Billing / Charging domain and participation in a large IT transformation programme of work