Ooredoo is a dynamic global Telecommunications player operating in 10 countries serving more than 138 million customers. Ooredoo Qatar employs approximately 1,600 people driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Qatar, and it is a team that you can be part of!

The Technology Unit within Ooredoo is the backbone of the organization providing all technology services which enable Ooredoo to deliver its services to its customers across all technology platforms, 24/7/365. The Software division within Technology is responsible for technical design, platform implementation, modification and application support including new products and change requests for IT applications. The Technology Strategy & Architecture team manages the development and planning of the long/medium term technology strategy in line with Ooredoo’s corporate overall strategic requirements, and the process of identifying and bridging capability gaps in Technology BU in collaboration with HR along with designing & maintain the holistic view of current and future technology architecture of Ooredoo Qatar.

This role is responsible to build and manage Application and Systems Integration Architectures for Engagement and Integration Domain.

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You should have at least

• 8 years’ of work experience with minimum 5 years’ of qualified experience on the requested role of Information Systems Architect with proven track record demonstrating thought leadership and ability to define and implement complex information technology and/or digital transformation initiatives within the Business Support Systems (BSS) Domain • Significant experience working in the Telecommunications Industry, demonstrating solid understanding of Telecom Business Models, Operating Environments and Processes across Technology, Sales, Marketing, Customer Care, Finance, Regulatory and Legal • Ability to demonstrate subject matter expert level expertise in the area of Engagement and Integration including but not limited to following areas – technologies, solutions and best practice design patterns: o Web Scale Full Stack Development o Open Source, API Management and Micro Services o Business Process Management and Orchestration o Information Systems Integration o COTS Vendors Platforms and Solutions • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, managerial, team work, negotiation, logical analysis, stakeholder and risk management skills • Excellent oral and written communications in English is a must, Arabic is considered a plus • Good understanding on Information Technology, IT Systems, IT and Architecture Processes and Practices to fluently liaise between Business and Technology and effectively carry out Technology Architecture related work • Good working knowledge and past experience on Program/Project Management practices, Team Leading, Vendor Management, Contract Management and Software Development Lifecycle including Design Thinking and Agile Practices and Methodologies • Good working knowledge and preferably certifications of one or more relevant Frameworks, Standards, Models and Practices related to Telecom Industry and Role, not limited to TOGAF, ITIL, PMP/ PMI/PRINCE2, SIG SIGMA, COBIT, SCRUM, SDLC, TM Forum, ETSI and 3GPP. IT Industrial Certifications or Post Graduation with specific focus on Practical deployments is considered a plus • Ability to build capability on information systems architecture and lead teams to deliver results • Ability to work well under pressure and to work both independently as well as with others • Ability to work in dynamic and challenging environment and support to manage multiple parallel complex initiatives • Ability to be structured, organized and have strong time-management skills with proven track record on delivering results • Ability think out of the box, to Innovative and be creative thinker • Cultural awareness and past experience working in Middle-East and/or in Qatar and understanding of Middle-East/Qatar market dynamics is considered a plus

You should possess a Bachelor degree in Engineering, or equivalent.

 Preferred Qualifications (if any) • IT Industrial Certifications or Post Graduation on a relevant stream of study preferred