Senior Solutions Architect (Enterprise/Network Architecture - Telco Industry)

Recruiter:

Global Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

JHB000134/LB

Date posted:

Friday, August 29, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Join our client's team as a Senior Solutions Architect.

Create a comprehensive architecture for a solution and provide strategic direction throughout the design and deployment process.

This role will be accountable for the solution design approval at customer pre-order stage.

You will partner with Customers, sales, engineering, and product teams to craft scalable, flexible and resilient architectures that address Customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of Company products and solutions.

In collaboration with sales, you will drive revenue growth across a broad set of Customers.

The role will also involve the RFP/RFI process as well as bespoke solutions in collaboration with Product, commercial and sales teams from the quote to delivery processes, ensuring accurate verification, technical design vetting and overall quality for the correct design and implementation.

This role will be leveraged as a key stakeholder for both the development and delivery lifecycles to plan and execute on scalable solutions and products.

A Junior Solution Architect will report into this role.

POSITION INFO:

Key Performance Areas

Customer Engagement
Pre-sales
Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams
RFP / RFI document design
Leverage and influence cross functional teams

The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements

Minimum Qualification and Experience Requirements:

TOGAF
Minimum of a CCNP qualification (CCIE or CCDA will be ideal)
Business related degree will be an advantage
5 or more years' of proven success in influencing senior technology leaders to drive change in a pre-sales, customer, or solutions focused role
5 or more years' of proven experience with Enterprise Architecture or Network Architecture pre-sales in a Network vendor or professional services environment.
Good understanding of Cloud based solutions. Hyperscale and Private cloud
Experience with sd-wan overlay vendors such as Juniper, Velo, Fortigate, etc.

Competency Requirements:

Knowledge

Excellent understanding of the architectural principles for software defined networks (SDN/ SDWAN) and cloud-based platforms
Familiar with Enterprise and Industry Architecture frameworks
Understanding of contract management and governance models

Skills

Technical expertise in network services solution and product and including SDN, Cloud, MPLS and IP
Design, implement and manage advanced architectures in an networking domain and integrate multiple systems or platforms
Able to present architecture concepts, designs, and goals to Customers at all levels.

Behavioural

Able to build business relationships, able to simplify complex concepts into compelling customer proposals
Results driven
Out-of-the-box innovative thinking, excellent problem-solving skills
Passionate about researching current and emerging technologies and developing innovative solutions

Other Requirements:

Must have own transport

If you meet the above mentioned requirements and are passionate about Technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Should you not have received a response to your application within 30 days of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.

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