Principal System Architect

As the Principal System Architect, you will be at the forefront of our R&D efforts, contributing to the analysis and specification of key features for our WaveSuite product. Working closely with a team of domain experts and over 400 SW developers, you will own the system architecture, lead cross-functional technical initiatives, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality solutions. Your customer-centric mindset and ability to engage with key partners will be instrumental in driving the success of our products.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications/Electrical engineering or Computer Science with >10y or Experience in the TelCo domain
- Requirements Engineering: You can define and refine both functional and non-functional requirements to ensure clear product goals.
- Translate complex technical insights into clear, actionable business requirements for internal teams and stakeholders
- Experience in SW and System Architecture and Systems Engineering
- Experience with AI DLC, agentic AI harnesses as well as automation projects
- Optical Networking: You have deep knowledge on L0/L1/L2 networks and and ideally some experience on how to operate and manage transport networks
- Guide and engage with cross-functional teams, ensuring high-quality and timely solution delivery
- Restful API definition: knowledge on OpenAPI, gRPC and general API best practices (like TAPI, OpenConfig)
- Systems Thinking & Detail Orientation: You can see the big picture and pay attention to the details, ensuring complex systems are built with precision and reliability.
- Communication & Leadership: You are an excellent communicator, able to deliver presentations and detailed specifications. You are fluent in English and have a collaborative approach
- Standardization: You should be able to follow up with and contribute to standardization (ONF, MEF, TMF, IETF)
- Kubernetes/Containerization: You deeply understand container technology and Kubernetes, including building API extensions to manage complex applications.
- Distributed Systems: You have 10+ years of experience architecting and scaling resilient, high-performance distributed systems, ideally in observability or data-driven products.
- Cloud-Native & DevOps: You have a foundation in cloud-native and DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, system reliability, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
- Cloud Engineering: You have cloud engineering skills with experience deploying in both on-prem and public cloud environments.