St. Louis MO
We are seeking an experienced Technical Leader to join our organization and drive technical excellence across cloud-based projects within the telecommunications industry. This role requires a strategic thinker who can architect solutions, mentor engineering teams across multiple time zones, and bridge the gap between complex technical implementations and business objectives. You will lead the design and delivery of mission-critical systems in the BSS (Business Support Systems) domain while leveraging modern development practices and emerging technologies.
Key Responsibilities
● Technical Architecture & Design: Lead software design decisions and establish technical standards for cloud-based solutions in the telco domain, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance with industry regulations.
● Cloud Projects Leadership: Oversee design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and migration projects, working with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or equivalent platforms to modernize legacy systems. ● AI-Assisted Development: Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted development tools and practices into development workflows, mentoring the team on leveraging AI for code generation, testing, and optimization.
● Data Migrations: Lead complex data migration initiatives across BSS/OSS systems, ensuring data integrity, minimal downtime, and successful adoption of new platforms.
● BSS Domain Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of Business Support Systems (BSS) domains, including commerce, catalog management, billing, and order management systems specific to telecommunications providers.
● Cross-Timezone Team Leadership: Coordinate and mentor engineering teams distributed across multiple time zones, fostering collaboration, ensuring alignment on technical direction, and removing blockers.
● Executive Communication: Translate complex technical concepts into clear executive summaries for C-level stakeholders; present technical trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to non-technical audiences.
● Code Quality & Delivery: Implement code changes and champion best practices across Python, Java, and/or TypeScript codebases; establish code review standards and CI/CD pipelines.
Required Qualifications
● 5+ years of experience as a Technical Leader, Staff Engineer, or Senior Engineer in software development or infrastructure roles.
● Cloud Expertise: Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing applications on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or equivalent).
● Telecommunications Industry Experience: Proven background working in the telco/telecom sector, including understanding of BSS/OSS systems, telecom business models, and telco-specific regulatory requirements.
● Software Design & Architecture: Strong background in software design principles, design patterns, and architectural decision-making for distributed systems.
● Data Migrations: Hands-on experience leading or executing large-scale data migration projects with minimal service disruption.
● Programming Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise implementing code changes in at least one of: Python, Java, or TypeScript.
● Communication Excellence:
○ Ability to articulate complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders and executives. ○ Proven track record of writing clear technical documentation and executive summaries. ○ Strong presentation skills.
● Leadership Across Time Zones: Experience managing and mentoring geographically distributed teams; comfort with asynchronous communication and working across multiple time zones. ● AI-Assisted Development: Understanding of modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude AI, etc.) and experience integrating them into development processes.
Preferred Qualifications
● NetCracker Experience: Hands-on experience with NetCracker platforms or similar BSS/telecom application suites.
● Salesforce Experience: Background implementing or customizing Salesforce systems in a telecommunications or service provider context.
● Additional Cloud Technologies: Kubernetes, microservices architecture, serverless computing, or container orchestration.
● Advanced Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certifications.
Key Competencies
Competency | Level |
Technical Leadership | Expert |
Cloud Architecture | Advanced |
Telecommunications Domain Knowledge | Advanced |
Software Design & Decision-Making | Expert |
Python/Java/Typescript Development | Advanced |
Executive Communication | Advanced |
Team Leadership & Mentorship | Advance |
Project Management Data Governance & Migration BSS/Commerce/Catalog System | Advanced Intermediate-Advanced Intermediate-Advanced |
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