Infrastructure Architecture Principle Expert

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Date: Dec 25, 2025

Location: SA

Company: stc

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for Developing, governing, and sustaining the end-to-end infrastructure architecture and long-term technology roadmap across Mobile, Fixed, Core, Transport, Telco/IT Cloud, Hyperscalers, Data Centres, Satellite/NTN, and emerging technologies, particularly in a highly cloudified, AI-driven, and multi-vendor telco environment.

The role provides senior technical leadership and expert advisory support, influencing decisions from strategic planning, evaluate business cases, budgeting, and investment evaluation till solution planning and execution. And acting as a cross-functional authority and a trusted advisor to executive leadership, the role bridges domain silos, arbitrates complex cross-functional design decisions, challenges vendor-led architectures, and translates long-term technology evolution into practical, investment-ready architectural direction. 

Job Responsibility

  • Lead and monitor change in Infrastructure Architecture providing all guidance and support necessary for continuous improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with Infrastructure principles and standards in coordination with Technology Architecture Governance across Technology Unit 
  • Lead, direct and manage E2E As-Is enterprise architecture, technical roadmaps, and To-Be enterprise architecture for Infrastructure. Ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business priorities.
  • Develop and shape future-state infrastructure architecture (AI-native networks, GPU-enabled infra, Sustainability, Cloud-RAN, Open Platforms, network autonomous).
  • Lead the effort to simplify the architecture components for network to drive the operational excellence and cost optimizati
  • Manage the approvals and endorsement process of domain-specific solution architecture and communicates architecture solutions and decisions to stakeholders at all levels for alignment and execution according to internal governance processes 
  • Manage the technical architecture for Infrastructure and Operations, including but not limited to Mobile, Fixed, Core, Transport, Telco/IT Cloud, Hyperscalers, Data Centres, Satellite/NTN, and emerging technologies.
  • Develop and review stc Group's Infrastructure architecture standards, guidelines, and polices across all infrastructure domains.  Ensure global standard adherence, reduce  technical debt, complexity, and vendor lock-in.  
  • Identify, assess, and guide the adoption of emerging technologies across all infrastructure domains that deliver tangible business, operational, and efficiency value. And Lead architectural due diligence for new technology introductions, including PoCs, pilots, partnerships, and early deployments.
  • Translate industry advancements (5G-Advanced, 6G, AI, automation, ORAN, NTN, Edge) into phased, investment-ready architectural roadmaps.
  • Review, and govern 3-Year Fundamental Plans across all infrastructure domains by translating business demand and traffic analysis into capacity, technology, and investment implications
  • Lead the resolution of complex cross-functional architecture dependencies and trade-offs with all stakeholders preventing vendor-driven architecture decisions that conflict with long-term strategic interests.
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    Contribute to Architecture CoE initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of architectural maturity While Mentor domain architects and SMEs.
  • Lead and drive infrastructure architecture modernization aligned with cloudification, virtualization, public loud migration, AI-native networks, and long-term technology evolution. Ensuring balance innovation, risk, cost efficiency, and operational readiness.
  • Support executive investment decisions through architecture-led efficiency and ROI assessments.
  • Represent Infrastructure Architecture in executive, cross-functional, and external forums as a trusted technical authority.
  • Lead and support strategic vendor engagements, technology evaluations, and roadmap alignment discussions.
  • Contribute to Architecture CoE initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of architectural maturity While Mentor domain architects and SMEs.
 

 

 

 

 

Job Responsibility (cont.)

Years of Experience

10 years of relevant experience with at least 3-4 years in telecom infrastructure architecture or technology strategy.

Nature of Experience

  • Prior experience in managing large scale Technology Architecture Transformation and Implementation programs
  • Proven experience in end-to-end architecture design, standards, principles, and governance.
  • Proven experience working across multiple infrastructure domains, including Mobile Access, Core & Cloud, Transport, Data Centers, Edge, AI infrastructure, and Satellite/NTN.
  • Proven experience in architecture modernization and digital transformation initiatives, including cloudification, virtualization, automation, and AI-enabled infrastructure.
  • Strong exposure to AI-enabled networks, cloudification, virtualization, edge computing, ORAN, 5G-Advanced, sustainability, and early 6G concepts.

Job Band

Skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
Masters Degree in Engineering or Computing

Additional Education

Certifications

  • Preferred relevant certification in Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF) (Level 2 / Certified) or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
  • Certifications related to ITIL, COBIT, or Technology Operating Models (TOM)
  • Hyperscaler (AWS, Microsoft, Google) Architect certification 
  • Digital Transformation certifications (e.g., MIT, INSEAD, or equivalent executive programs)
  • Technology Strategy or Innovation Management credentials