Are you a visionary leader with a passion for shaping the future of technology services? If so, our Service Architec...

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for shaping the future of technology services?

If so, our Service Architecture Lead position, may be for you!

The Service Architecture Lead is responsible for defining and maintaining the service and product architecture for Nordic Managed Services. The architecture for services must account for the service platform, with the intention of automating operational tasks and addressing customer needs as much as possible. This role requires a visionary leader who can design scalable, reliable, and high-performance service architectures. Additionally, the role extends to providing low-level design architecture support for customer opportunities and projects.

Does this sound interesting? We hope to read your application!

What you will be doing:

• Lead the team by managing short-term daily activities and long-term target setting, as well as development plans and team competence building.
• Conduct performance management and support personal and team development.
• Architecture Design and Development: Responsible for leading the technical design and development of service architectures that support business goals.
  • Accountable for defining architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices.
  • Liaise with product management to support the team with a best-in-class industry roadmap that aligns with market and customer expectations.
• Automation: Support operational efficiency by creating architectures that enable automation across services and the service platform.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with the Product department, Service Platform, Network Automation, and Sales teams, and engage with customers in strategic cases.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Service Architecture Lead with a strong technical background and proven leadership skills to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in IT, Management Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience, along with relevant training and certifications in Service Architecture from leading vendors like Fortinet, Aruba, Cisco, Netskope, and Cato.

You should have a proven track record of leading, motivating, and coaching teams, as well as excellent problem management skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues, make decisions, and drive team solutions.

Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential, especially in high-pressure customer-facing situations.

Additionally, you should bring a solid understanding of service architectures, analytical thinking, and the ability to create executive summaries and reports. Experience in career path management for technical organizations is also required.

You should be comfortable working in a global, multicultural environment and have a keen market understanding of networking and security solutions, with the technical vision to support product roadmaps and excel in the markets we serve.

If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Other important information:

• Application Deadline:  23rd February
• We conduct background checks through Semac AS
• Location: Our Offices across the Nordic Region (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and/or Finland)
• For questions regarding this position, please contact hiring manager Joakim Almløf: joakim.almlof@telenor.no

About Telenor Nordics:

Telenor Nordics serves 10 million customers and society at large in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway with services vital for our everyday digital life. Digital services provided on top of our fibre or 4G/5G mobile connectivity services are supporting the continued digitalisation and modernisation of private and public sector services and a central part of the green shift. Telenor Nordics’ ambition is to be the leading Nordic provider of both high-quality connectivity services as well as digital services beyond connectivity. As a leader in driving new services, we also see ourselves as the leader in modernising our technology domain through sunsetting of legacy technology, through new ways of working and exploring new and extensive partnerships. Even though our customers’ needs are similar across the Nordics, our markets, competition, and positions are different, and we therefore always leverage the local BU strengths in our go to market. As part of the Telenor Nordics team, you will be working in cross functional teams tightly integrated with colleagues from our business units across the Nordics.