Solution Architect

Sonalake; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic telecommunications company in Ireland is seeking a Solution Architect to drive the technical architecture for customer-specific implementations. You will ensure alignment with product strategy while providing governance and leadership across engagements. Candidates should possess strong domain knowledge in BSS/OSS solutions, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to translate business needs into actionable designs. This is a strategic role that engages with customers and presales activities to validate and implement architectural solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong domain knowledge in BSS/OSS solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Experience in customer engagements and presales.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical architecture for customer-specific implementations.
• Contribute to the evolution of the core product architecture.
• Provide architectural governance across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Architectural design

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Scalability and security solutions

Tools

Cloud-native architectures

TM Forum Open APIs

Job description

Sonalake is a dynamic and growing company at the forefront of the telecommunications industry. We build cutting-edge BSS/OSS solutions that help our customers manage and monetise their networks with efficiency and confidence. Engineering and product design sit at the heart of what we do. Our teams work with clients right across the stack; UX, UI design, frontend, backend, analytics, infrastructure, operations – everything needed to deliver great products.

We are continuing to grow, and are seeking Solution Architects to strengthen the link between product strategy, customer requirements, and technical implementation.

As a Solution Architect focused on BSS/OSS solutions, you will be the key technical leader defining the architecture for customer implementations. You will also play a key role in shaping the evolution of our core product platform. This is a strategic, customer‑facing role that demands strong domain knowledge, architectural depth, and excellent communication skills. Your work will ensure our solutions are scalable, robust, and closely aligned with complex customer needs.

You will

• Own the end‑to‑end technical architecture for customer‑specific implementations, ensuring alignment with product strategy and industry best practice
• Translate high‑level business requirements and Statements of Work into clear, actionable technical designs
• Select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and deployment models to meet performance, scalability, and security needs
• Contribute to the evolution of the core product architecture and recommend strategic improvements

Customer and Presales Leadership

• Act as the lead technical expert in customer engagements, workshops, and presales activities, clearly articulating the vision, architecture, and value of our solutions
• Develop high quality technical responses for RFPs and RFIs
• Design and oversee proof of concepts and demonstrations to validate architectural approaches
• Collaborate with the sales and product teams to estimate effort and resource requirements for proposed solutions

Delivery Governance

• Provide architectural governance across the project lifecycle, ensuring agreed designs and quality standards
• Work closely with the engineering teams to guide technical implementation
• Ensure solutions are designed for operational excellence including monitoring, logging, and disaster recovery

Technology and Domain Expertise

• Maintain strong knowledge of core telecom BSS/OSS concepts
• Stay current with emerging technologies, particularly AI applications in the telecom sector, cloud‑native architectures, and relevant industry standards such as TM Forum Open APIs
• Deeply understand Carrier Ethernet and FTTP architectures to effectively design solutions that serve these specific markets.