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Vodafone

BSS Enterprise Architect

Location:  Newbury, United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  2 office days / week
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Job Description

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.

Role Purpose

To define, shape and govern the end-to-end architecture for Core IT (BSS), ensuring platforms are modular, scalable, reusable and AI-ready, and aligned to business outcomes across markets through API-first, event-driven and platform-based design.

This role supports strategic and technical leadership across Vodafone markets and business functions, defining and co-creating along with Domain and market architects, reference architectures, architecture standards and principles, roadmaps and transition and target states, while aligning enterprise and capability architectures with Group guidance and local market execution.

The primary focus is on Core IT application that includes TM Forum Open Digital Architecture domains Party Management – Customer Relationship Management, Partner Management marketing, sales; Core Commerce – Product & Offer management, pricing, order, billing, mediation and supporting platforms; Production Management – Service management, integration into OSS , driving standardisation, reuse, legacy modernisation and cross-domain integration.

What you’ll do

  • Define reference architecture across Core IT domains and guide legacy modernisation to modular, interoperable platforms.
  • Support and drive Core IT (BSS) vendor assessments aligning to Vodafone technology standards.
  • Guide application strategy, build vs buy decisions, vendor alignment and cross-market standardisation.
  • Align with other domains - Digital, Integration, Data, operations and AI-enabled capabilities to improve agility, simplicity and speed.
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    • Who you are

    • TOGAF certification
    • TM Forum Frameworx / Open Digital Architecture (ODA)
    • SAFe certifications / experience
    • Platform / vendor certifications
    • Aptitude for AI, automation and emerging technology trends in enterprise architecture

    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

    • Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
    • Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
    • Charity days: 5 days/year
    • Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
    • Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
    • Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
    • Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
    • Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

    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.

    Working at Vodafone

    2 office days / week

    A little flex time

    Company employees:

    85,887

    Gender diversity (m:f):

    61:39

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    Company benefits

    UK (28), India (22), Egypt (21), Hungary (20), Romania (20), Albania (22), Turkey (14) days annual leave + bank holidays
    Work from anywhere scheme – work for up to 20 days/year abroad (dependant on country)
    Annual bonus – dependant on company performance
    Employee discounts
    Personal development days – once per quarter
    Learning platform – access to Harvard Business Publishing, MIT Horizon and Skillsoft
    Enhanced maternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
    Enhanced paternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
    Volunteer days – up to 5 days
    Coaching – access to a free certified internal pool of coaches
    Mentoring
    Carer’s leave
    Adoption leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
    Enhanced sick days
    Mental health platform access
    Mental health first aiders
    Employee assistance programme
    Complimentary Medical Services – 24/7 online doctor service
    Compassionate leave
    Home office set up
    Buddy scheme
    Referral bonus
    Early finish Fridays
    Buy or sell annual leave
    Cycle to work scheme
    Life insurance
    Sabbaticals
    Salary sacrifice
    Share options
    Teambuilding days
    Faith rooms
    Enhanced pension match/contribution
    Learning license

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