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Service Platforms Architect

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.
Posting Country:  Italy
Date Posted:  1 Sept 2025
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.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Key accountabilities and decision ownership : 

  • Manage vendor strategy for areas owned, included defining and maintaining technical requirements, and supporting RFX processes as needed.
  • Design innovative solutions to support new services that rely on latest technology capabilities such as API exposure, machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, predictions, network slicing, and any other potential value-added services.
  • Include in the design and selection process the requirements for cloud native characteristics of the overall E2E solution (platforms and NW), maximising flexibility, automation, resiliency and customer experience while optimising overall efficiency/costs.
  • Support Product development and commercial teams and ensure Service Platform architecture and capabilities are prepared to support future products and propositions.
  • Manage evolution and roadmap, in line with industry, standardization bodies and Vodafone own interest,  of network functions or products (deployed or to be deployed in Vodafone markets), and benchmark them.

 

Key performance indicators:

  • Timely delivery of architecture documents, blueprints, design, guidelines, vendors benchmarking and vendor selection process results (RFP/RFI) etc. as per related plans
  • Direct contribution to vendor/system selection, and systems benchmarking. Influence vendor roadmap when required by Vodafone interests.
  • Support as needed Vodafone and Partner Markets

Who you are

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

  • Solid technical experience on: Core data and voice networks (components and architecture) and its evolution from 2G to 5G, including IMS and Service applications running on top
  • General competence/background: in telecommunications (technologies and services) and ideally also in related technologies (e.g. microservices architecture, databases etc)
  • Competence in cloud technologies and cloud native solutions such as containers.
  • Communication skills: English language (spoken and written), good communication & presentation and negotiation skills
    Work experience:

5 years experience in Core Network and Service Applications.
Must have technical / professional qualifications

Engineering Degree or equivalent

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people 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 still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

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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