CHENNAI · FULLTIME
Deputy General Manager - Platform Architect
Tata Communications
Chennai · onsite · Posted 12d ago
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About this role
- Design and own the end-to-end architecture of a telecom lifecycle platform covering onboarding, orchestration, assurance, and decommissioning.
- Translate business and operational requirements into scalable, resilient platform solutions and roadmaps.
- Define platform integration patterns and APIs for OSS/BSS, RAN, Core, cloud, and third-party systems.
- Lead platform development decisions: microservices, containerization (Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
- Ensure platform security, compliance, data governance, and multi-tenant isolation across environments.
- Drive observability: logging, metrics, tracing, automated alerting, and SRE-led runbooks.
- Mentor engineering teams, set architecture standards, and enforce best practices (DevSecOps, testing, code reviews).
- Collaborate with product, operations, and customers to prioritize features, SLAs, and lifecycle automation.
- Optimize cost, performance, and scalability across cloud/on-prem deployments and hybrid topologies.
- Evaluate emerging telecom technologies (AI/ML, intent-based, TM Forum standards) and incorporate into platform roadmap.
- TN Forum alignment
Telecom Domain Skills
- Deep understanding of telecom architecture: RAN, PS Core, CS Core, IP, transport
- Familiarity with OSS/BSS, network orchestration, and lifecycle management
- Knowledge of TM Forum standards (e.g., Open APIs, eTOM, SID)
- Understanding of intent-based networks, AI/ML in telecom, and automation
Architecture Design
- Enterprise architecture and solution design (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native)
- API design and integration patterns (REST, gRPC, Kafka, messaging queues)
- Multi-cloud and hybrid architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem)
- Scalability, resilience, high availability, and disaster recovery design
Development DevOps
- Strong programming: Python, Java, Go, or similar
- Containerization orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
- CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Software testing, debugging, and automated deployment strategies
Security Compliance
- Network and application security, zero-trust architecture
- Data governance, encryption, identity access management
- Compliance with telecom regulations and security standards
Observability Operations
- Logging, monitoring, tracing: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry
- SRE practices, SLI/SLO definition, incident management
- Automated alerting, runbooks, and operational excellence
Leadership Soft Skills
- Technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture governance
- Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
- Strategic thinking, roadmap planning, and prioritization
- Strong communication (written and verbal) to technical and non-technical audiences
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Skills
AutomationDevopsDockerAccess ManagementCI/CD Pipelinesapisapi designamazon web servicesDevsecopsdebuggingcloudApplication SecurityArchitectureData GovernanceApplication DevelopmentcomplianceMicrosoft AzureAnsibleArtificial Intelligence
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About Tata Communications
Tata Communications
Telecom
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