Lead Technical Architect Telecom Provisioning, Modern C++ & Enterprise Systems

ABOUT THE ROLE The Lead Technical Architect will play a strategic role in designing and modernizing telecom provisioning platforms and enterprise applications. The role demands expertise in modern C++ technologies, database integration, concurrent programming, application performance optimization, and telecom business processes. The candidate will be responsible for translating complex telecom requirements into scalable and maintainable software solutions while ensuring engineering excellence, security, and operational efficiency. RESPONSIBILITIES Architect, design, and develop enterprise-grade telecom provisioning applications using Modern C++. Lead technical design discussions and define application architecture, design principles, and development standards. Translate complex telecom business requirements into scalable and maintainable software solutions. Design and implement modular, extensible, and high-performance enterprise applications. Drive modernization and refactoring initiatives for legacy C++ applications. Design solutions supporting Telecom Provisioning, Service Activation, Circuit Management, and PON technologies. Integrate enterprise applications with Oracle and DB2 databases while ensuring optimal performance and scalability. Design and implement multi-threaded, concurrent, and asynchronous applications. Develop solutions requiring IPC, Message Queues, Socket Programming, and REST API integrations. Establish coding standards, architecture governance, and development best practices. Lead code reviews, technical mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions. Define and implement logging frameworks, configuration management, audit trails, rollback mechanisms, and error-handling strategies. Drive performance tuning, troubleshooting, profiling, and optimization initiatives. Ensure secure coding practices and compliance with application security standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business, operations, QA, DevOps, and architecture groups. Participate in project planning, sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and Agile ceremonies. Support CI/CD initiatives and deployment automation. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Engineering, or a related field. 10–15+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise application development. Minimum 10+ years of hands-on experience in C++ application development. Minimum 3+ years of experience leading technical teams and architecture initiatives. Proven experience in telecom provisioning systems and enterprise-scale application architectures. Experience designing and delivering mission-critical telecom software solutions. Strong analytical, architectural, and stakeholder management capabilities. REQUIRED SKILLS Modern C++ Development Modern C++ (C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20) RAII Smart Pointers STL Templates Lambda Expressions Generic Programming Memory Management Object-Oriented Design & Architecture Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) SOLID Principles Design Patterns: Factory Observer Strategy Singleton Command Adapter Enterprise Application Architecture Modular Application Design Scalable System Design Multi-threading & Concurrency Multi-threading Concurrency Thread Synchronization Async Programming Thread-safe Application Design Parallel Processing Database Technologies Oracle (OCI/OCCI) DB2 Transaction Management Connection Pooling Database Optimization Database Performance Tuning Integration & Communication Inter-process Communication (IPC) Message Queues (MQ) Socket Programming REST API Integration Enterprise Integration Frameworks Telecom Domain Expertise Strong experience in: Telecom Provisioning & Activation PON Network Architecture ONT/OLT Management Circuit Management Service Order Processing Telecom Inventory Management Equipment Management Workflow Automation Telecom Data Modeling Business Rule Implementation Build & Release Engineering Makefiles CMake Build Automation Release Management Version Control Systems (Git) Performance Engineering Application Performance Optimization Memory Profiling Performance Tuning Root Cause Analysis Troubleshooting Tools: Valgrind gprof perf Quality Engineering Unit Testing Integration Testing Google Test Framework Test Automation Security & Reliability Secure Coding Practices Memory Corruption Prevention Buffer Overflow Prevention SQL Injection Prevention Error Handling Frameworks Audit Trails Rollback Mechanisms Leadership & Delivery Technical Leadership Team Mentoring Code Reviews Architecture Governance Stakeholder Management Cross-functional Collaboration Agile Delivery Methodologies PREFERRED SKILLS Cloud & Containerization Docker Kubernetes Containerized Application Deployment Cloud-native Design Principles Architecture & Modernization Microservices Architecture Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Enterprise Architecture Frameworks Legacy Modernization Programs Distributed Systems Design Telecom Platforms Telecom OSS/BSS Systems Inventory Management Platforms Provisioning Automation Platforms Service Fulfillment Systems DevOps & Automation CI/CD Pipelines Jenkins Deployment Automation Infrastructure Automation DevOps Best Practices Cloud Platforms Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS) Modeling & Documentation UML Modeling Architectural Documentation Solution Design Documentation Technical Governance Frameworks Advanced Engineering Practices Application Performance Engineering Database Architecture & Optimization Enterprise Integration Patterns Advanced Troubleshooting & Diagnostics