Senior Solutions Architect - Telecommunications (Remote - European Union)

Location: Remote / Hybrid (European Union)

Experience Level: Senior / Principal (10+ years)

About Telence Solution

Telence Solution delivers high-impact network architecture, transformation, and integration services to service providers, utilities, healthcare, transportation, government, and large enterprises. Our architects work at the intersection of core, edge, cloud, transport, and security , helping customers design resilient, scalable, and future-ready networks aligned to real business outcomes.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect with deep, hands-on network and cloud design experience to lead complex customer engagements from architecture through execution. This role requires strong technical depth, vendor fluency, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and operationally sound solutions.

You will serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor , supporting pre-sales, architecture design, migration planning, and delivery across multi-vendor environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture and design across core, edge, transport, cloud, and security domains
• Translate customer business and technical requirements into high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)
• Architect resilient, fault-tolerant, and secure networks , including cloud-native and hybrid environments
• Support pre-sales activities , including solution validation, technical presentations, and RFP/RFI responses
• Develop and review MOPs, migration strategies, and cutover plans
• Provide technical leadership during implementation, integration, and migration phases
• Act as a senior technical mentor to engineers and junior architects
• Engage directly with customer stakeholders, engineering teams, and vendor partners

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on industry experience in network and/or cloud architecture and design
• Strong multi-vendor architecture experience across routing, switching, optical, security, SD-WAN, and cloud
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and executive stakeholders
• Experience working with service providers and/or large enterprise environments

Certifications (Required)

Candidates must hold at least 3 active certifications from the following vendors and credentials:

·Networking/Core: Cisco CCIE, Juniper JNCIE, or Nokia SRA.

·Cloud & Orchestration: AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA), Microsoft Azure (AZ-305/700), or Kubernetes CKA.

·Specialized Platforms: Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, or Versa SD-WAN Specialist.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures
• Strong understanding of automation, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code
• Optical networking, transport, and carrier-grade architecture experience
• Exposure to security-by-design and regulatory-driven environments
• Prior consulting or professional services experience
• Experience with Ciena and Nokia optical networking solutions

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with both technical and executive audiences
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Customer-focused mindset with exceptional stakeholder management skills
• Collaborative team player with leadership capabilities

Why Join Telence Solution

• Work on high-visibility, complex architectures across critical industries
• Influence designs at the strategy and execution level
• Collaborate with senior architects and engineers with decades of industry experience
• Flexible work environment with strong technical ownership
• Competitive compensation aligned with senior-level impact