Senior, Solutions Architect

Position Summary

Role and Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical pre-sales and delivery solution lead for Core technology and solutions.
• Work closely with an operator mindset to design and propose solutions that enhance their network.
• Keep up to date on relevant standards bodies and industry best practices within telecom (3GPP), cloud technologies, and DevOps.
• Support sales team with technical presentations and RFxs.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of the wireless services network, including devices, RAN, Transport, and Packet Core domains and aligning internal counterparts to propose aligned E2E solutions.
• Collaborate and lead product and delivery teams to ensure designed solutions are developed and deployed to meet design objectives.
• Responsible as interface between customers and R&D for Feature Requests and Software Roadmap.
• Create High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) along with other relevant technical design documentation.

Requirements:

• Prior Core network design and development experience as both a vendor or operator.
• Thorough understanding of 3GPP specification for LTE /5G features and Protocols, experience with ongoing 3GPP Rel-15/16 activities is beneficial.
• End to End knowledge of wireless, covering devices, RAN, Transport and Packet Core domains.
• Deep technical knowledge in 4G/5G CORE Architecture and features.
• Ability to understand customers business objectives and pain points and able to link them to improvements in Network Performance and End User Experience.
• Effectively communicate and influence decision-makers by demonstrating the impact of proposed actions/services on their business.
• Ability to communicate, articulate, present and influence the C-Level (CTO, CEO) by knowing the impact of any action/service on their business.

Skills and Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; Advanced degree is beneficial.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Technical lead or core architect experience within an operator or supplier environment, preferably in a Canadian or North American context.
• Knowledge of wireless telecommunications networks (4G, 5G, IMS, MCPTX, Private Network).
• Experience with Virtualization, Containerized / Cloud-Native environments (Micro Services architecture, OpenShift, OpenStack).
• Working experience with cloud providers – Google, AWS, Azure.
• Familiarity with SIP, DIAMETER, HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP, RTP/SRTP, NETCONF.
• Experience in system integration, designing, deploying and testing in a multi-vendor platform scenario.
• Understanding of Linux core fundamentals, scripting and service monitoring.
• Solid understanding of IP networking (CCNA, CCNP etc.).
• Proficiencies in Lean, Agile, CICD, SRE, DevOps methodologies.
• Exceptional troubleshooting and customer-handling skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate in languages additional to English (French, Spanish etc.) is a plus.

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $120,000 to $160,000 and reflects base salary only. Actual pay will be determined based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, competencies, qualifications, relevant skills and experience. This posting is for a current job vacancy.

The total rewards package for a Regular Full-Time employee may include a variable incentive, savings matching (RRSP/TFSA/NRSP), extended health and dental benefits with spending accounts, wellness and well-being benefits, development opportunities, and other employee perks.

Samsung is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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