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Solution Design Architect

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Channels
Posting Country:  Portugal
Date Posted:  1 May 2024
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

What's in it for you

The essence of the Solution Design Architect role is to shape the development and evolution of the CIAM service suite (including biometrics and KYC) and in particular in the design and architecture of the platform. The specific responsibility concentrates on the evolution and optimization of the existing platform as well as the integration of further markets and services, ensuring that all the relevant stakeholders are involved during the definition of the solution and supporting the delivery, quality assurance and operation teams.

The Solution Design Architect is part of the distributed agile devops team with specific responsibility to:  

  • Define solution architecture and implementation architecture. 
  • Align requirements and design with impacted teams across Vodafone Group Technology.  
  • Write the High-Level Design specification that is the input for the offshore development team.  
  • Align requirements with impacted teams across Vodafone Group Technology and local markets.  
  • Define the Architectural Runway for the service, which provides the necessary technical foundation for developing business initiatives and implementing new features and/or capabilities. 
  • Ensure non-functional requirement (Security, Privacy, Resilience, Continuity, etc) are factored into designs.
  • Review code of the developers .

The Solution Design Architect will work closely with the Product Manager, Technical Product Owner and QA to make sure that the platform meets the needs of the business within the boundaries of the architectural roadmap and strategy.  

What you’ll do

  • Assess demand raised by Group and market commercial teams, manage the feasibility and propose innovative ways to implement the marketing requirements 
  • Design of technical components and optimization in conjunction with third parties and in line with GT standards, this includes: 
    • Infrastructure architecture. 
    • Software architecture. 
    • Security requirements. 
    • Data models and analytics requirements.
    • Connectivity to other services enablers. 
    •  Interfaces specification (APIs). 
  • Technical expert contribution to the technology selection process and make or buy decisions in synchronization with Technology standards. 
  • Accountable for the architecture runway of the services in line with the product roadmap. 
  • Lead integration projects for existing and new markets and services including knowledge sharing and end to end integration design.   

Who you are

  • Strong communication skills and ability to act as technical SPOC interacting with other teams, Vodafone markets and external partners. 
  • Deep knowledge and working experience of OAuth, OpenID Connect, WebAuthn, GSMA Mobile Connect and other standards for authentication and authorization.  
  • Good understanding how biometrics technologies can be integrated into services. 
  • Strong experienced in design and development of highly scalable, robust, distributed systems. 
  • Profound experience in application architecture and hands-on development. 
  • Excellent knowledge of web-based and service based architectures (REST), cloud oriented architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and OpenStack) and micro-services patterns.
  • Deep knowledge of cross-platform architecture, technology and platforms (e.g. Web / Android / iOS / etc.). 
  • Good knowledge of (web) security standards. 
  • Master of Science in Mathematics & Computer Science or equivalent.  
  • Ability to lead development and make architectural and implementation decisions, in a distributed team.  
  • Fluent in English (written & oral).

Who we are

We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

Together we can

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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