Solutions Architect

Job Description

What you’ll do

With us, you can lead complex solutions that transform businesses.

As a Solutions Architect, you’ll be the trusted technical advisor for major accounts, working closely with senior stakeholders—up to CIO level—to design and deliver technology solutions that make a real impact. You’ll manage the end-to-end design process, ensuring every solution is coherent, commercially viable, and aligned with customer needs.
You’ll create strategic roadmaps that span one, two, and three years, drawing on customer business drivers, industry trends, and Vodafone’s portfolio. From conceptual and logical designs to physical implementation, you’ll translate requirements into solutions that solve real problems. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Commercial, Operations, Product, Programmes, and Service teams to ensure designs are deployable and profitable.
Your role will combine technical expertise with business acumen—storytelling with data, influencing at senior levels, and ensuring governance structures are in place. You’ll lead discussions during bids and tenders, provide technical input for proposals, and present solutions confidently to customers. Every design you create will include robust management components for monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning, ensuring operational excellence.

Who we are looking for

• Minimum 10 years’ experience with expert-level certifications (Cisco CCIE, CCDA or equivalent); multiple qualifications are an advantage
• Strong background in Telco, ICT, and Consulting
• Enterprise Architecture qualifications such as TOGAF or equivalent
• Deep technical knowledge of Cisco/Aruba networks, Microsoft platforms, and cloud providers (AWS, Google, Azure)
• Understanding of IT service models and frameworks (e.g., ITIL, ServiceNow)
• Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to tailor style for different audiences
• A collaborative approach that builds trust and encourages integrity and follow-through

When choosing us……….

When you join the Vodafone Team, you will have the chance to grow your career while also experiencing some serious benefits!

Some of the benefits that you will receive along the way are:

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance
• Generous Employer Pension contribution
• Free Phone Bill – When you join the team, your phone bill is on us! You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts
• Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!
• Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!
• 23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – PLUS a dedicated day off for your birthday
• Access to our Wellness centre including free access to our Gym, health and wellness centre and external practitioners

We are passionate about our employees! Here at Vodafone we want you to bring your whole self to work and we enable this with our progressive workplace policies. We are proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and Vodafone is committed to support all of their employees at work. We are an equal opportunities employers where our people can be at their best.

When you combine Technology and the human spirit, anything is possible. And when you join Vodafone, we’ll help you shape a rewarding career that gives back in more ways than one. Its starts here. It starts with you.

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