Sr Manager – Solution Engineering

Technical Solutions Architect Job Description

Location : Chennai, India

Experience : 15-20 years

Employment Type : Full-time

Seniority Level : Mid-Senior

Industry : Telecommunications, Software Development

Role Overview

As aTechnical Solutions Architect, you will design and deploy end-to-end solutions acrossmultivendor telecom ecosystems, ensuring seamless integration of technologies from vendors like Cisco, Nokia, Huawei, Juniper, and others. Your expertise inTx, IP, SD-WAN, RAN, Core, and Cloudwill drive revenue growth by delivering interoperable, vendor-agnostic solutions tailored to complex customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Multivendor Solution Design :
• Architect and defend solutions that integrateheterogeneous vendor platforms(e.g., routers, switches, SDN controllers, OSS / BSS).
• Ensure compatibility and performance acrossmultivendor environments, addressing interoperability challenges.
• Lead PoCs (Proof of Concepts) to validate cross-vendor solutions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration :
• Partner withsales, engineering, and vendor teamsto align solutions with customer requirements and industry standards.
• Serve as a bridge between customers, internal teams, and third-party vendors to resolve technical conflicts.
• RFP & Market Leadership :
• Craft competitivemultivendor RFP responsesfor global customers, highlighting cost / performance trade-offs.
• Advise leadership on vendor selection strategies to optimize TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• Automation & Tools :
• Designvendor-agnostic automation frameworksfor network management (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, custom APIs).

Desired Skills & Qualifications

Skills Required

Ran, Juniper, Core, Cisco, Ip, Cloud, Huawei, Ansible, Bss, Routers, Nokia, Terraform, Switches, Oss