QAGENIC TECHNOLOGIES
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# Job Description – Telecom Architect (Fixed Network)
**Position:** Telecom Architect – Fixed Network
**Experience:** 10–14 Years
**Contract Duration:** 4 Months
**Employment Type:** Contract
**Domain:** Telecom / Fixed Network
## About the Role
We are looking for an experienced **Telecom / Fixed Network Architect** with 10–14 years of relevant industry experience to support a strategic transformation and assessment initiative within the telecom domain.
The architect will bring strong **Fixed Network domain expertise**, industry knowledge, and architectural experience to assess the current network environment, validate findings, benchmark existing practices against telecom industry standards, and contribute to the development of a **target-state architecture and recommendations**.
The role requires a combination of **technical architecture, telecom domain expertise, analytical thinking, industry benchmarking, and stakeholder management**. Experience working with **AI-enabled analysis, automation, autonomous networks, or AI-driven telecom transformation** will be highly valuable.
## Key Responsibilities
### 1. Fixed Network Domain Expertise
* Provide deep subject-matter expertise across **Fixed Network / Broadband Network** environments.
* Assess current fixed network architecture, technologies, processes, and operational practices.
* Understand and evaluate network domains such as:
* Fiber Access Networks
* FTTH / FTTB
* PON / GPON / XGS-PON
* OLT / ONT
* Access and Aggregation Networks
* IP/MPLS
* Broadband Access
* Optical Transport
* Network Management Systems
* OSS/BSS integration
* Network Inventory and Service Assurance
* Analyze network architecture, technology choices, operational models, and dependencies across the fixed network ecosystem.
### 2. Current-State Assessment
* Review existing architecture, processes, technology landscape, and operational capabilities.
* Validate findings from assessments, workshops, documentation reviews, and data analysis.
* Identify architectural gaps, redundancies, inefficiencies, and areas for modernization.
* Assess the maturity of existing network operations and automation capabilities.
* Identify opportunities for increased automation, standardization, and simplification.
### 3. Telecom Industry Benchmarking
* Benchmark current practices against **telecom industry standards, leading practices, and emerging technology trends**.
* Provide industry context around fixed network transformation and modernization.
* Compare current capabilities with established telecom architectural patterns.
* Identify relevant developments in:
* Autonomous Networks
* AI-driven Network Operations
* Network Automation
* Zero-Touch Operations
* Intent-Based Networking
* Digital Twins
* Predictive Maintenance
* AI/ML-based Assurance
* Closed-Loop Automation
* Translate industry trends into practical recommendations for the organization.
### 4. Target-State Architecture
* Contribute to the definition of the **target-state Fixed Network architecture**.
* Develop architectural recommendations based on current-state findings and industry benchmarks.
* Define opportunities to simplify and modernize the network architecture.
* Recommend future-state capabilities required to support greater automation and autonomous network operations.
* Contribute to target-state principles, architectural roadmaps, and transformation priorities.
* Ensure recommendations are aligned with business objectives, technology strategy, scalability, and operational requirements.
### 5. AI & Autonomous Network Focus
* Evaluate opportunities for applying **AI/ML and automation** within fixed network operations.
* Identify use cases for AI-assisted:
* Fault detection
* Root-cause analysis
* Network optimization
* Predictive maintenance
* Capacity planning
* Incident management
* Performance monitoring
* Service assurance
* Assess the maturity of existing automation and identify opportunities for progression toward **autonomous network capabilities**.
* Provide practical recommendations for integrating AI into existing network operations and OSS ecosystems.
* Understand the role of AI agents, intelligent automation, and closed-loop operations in future telecom networks.
### 6. Architecture Validation & Recommendations
* Challenge and validate existing findings using telecom domain expertise.
* Identify assumptions, dependencies, risks, and gaps in proposed solutions.
* Provide architecture-level recommendations supported by industry evidence and practical experience.
* Translate technical observations into clear business and operational implications.
* Support prioritization of recommendations based on feasibility, impact, complexity, and strategic alignment.
### 7. Stakeholder Collaboration
* Work closely with telecom architects, network engineering teams, operations teams, technology leaders, and transformation stakeholders.
* Conduct and participate in architecture workshops and stakeholder interviews.
* Present findings and recommendations to senior technical and business stakeholders.
* Communicate complex telecom architecture concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency of architectural recommendations.
## Required Technical & Domain Skills
### Mandatory
* **10–14 years of experience** in Telecom / Network Architecture.
* Strong experience in **Fixed Network / Broadband** domain.
* Hands-on understanding of telecom network architecture and operations.
* Experience with **FTTH, GPON/XGS-PON, OLT/ONT, Access and Aggregation Networks**.
* Strong knowledge of **IP networking and IP/MPLS**.
* Understanding of telecom **OSS/BSS and network management systems**.
* Experience in current-state assessment and target-state architecture.
* Strong understanding of telecom industry standards and best practices.
* Experience creating architecture assessments, recommendations, roadmaps, and transformation plans.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
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