Solution Architect

Location: Dubai, UAE

About UsWe are a leading independent telecoms infrastructure company, with one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa and the Middle East. Our business model promotes tower infrastructure sharing and enables mobile network operators to deliver connectivity more quickly, reliably and cost-effectively, driving sustainable development in our markets.

Overview

Reporting to the Director of Digital Innovation, you will define and govern the end-to-end architecture of our digital platform for managing 15,000 towers, partnering closely with IT Governance, Cybersecurity, Finance and Strategy teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and integration across RMS → Databricks, SAP, internal apps, APIs and Azure deployments
• Develop and maintain business, data and solution architectures; author roadmaps and reference patterns
• Conduct architecture conformance reviews and vendor evaluations (RFPs)
• Define data governance, quality metrics and lineage for all B2B systems
• Audit existing platforms; drive legacy-to-cloud migrations
• Optimize cost and performance of integration solutions
• Engage C-suite and steering committees; translate strategy into implementable blueprints
• Mentor and coach junior architects; chair architecture governance forums
  
  

Experience & Skills

• 8+ years as a Solution/Enterprise Architect in telecom or heavy-asset industries Authorisation to Recrui…
• Proven large-scale RMS and SAP integration experience
• Azure, Databricks, API management and database expertise (SQL/NoSQL)
• DevOps tooling: Git, CI/CD, ARM/Terraform
• TMForum Frameworx, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR compliance
• TOGAF 9/10, CISSP, Collibra or equivalent data-governance certification
• Cloud-provider architect certs (AWS Pro, Azure Solutions Architect)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems or related
• TOGAF® 9/10 Certified Enterprise Architect
• TMForum Frameworx Professional
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent
• CISSP or Collibra Data Governance Professional
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
  
  

Helios Towers is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you are applying for a position in South Africa, Employment Equity targets may apply when we consider your application.

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