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Summary

A mix of end to end solutions architect and enterprise architect, constantly trying to connect needs with solutions.

20 years of experience in solution design, system architecture, running complex transformation,  data modelling and integration.

Creating technology roadmap, vision and strategy. 

Well versed with MNO fixed line and mobile and SNO business (BSS and OSS).

Excellent communication skills, versed in customer management and partner management.

Following best practices : TOGAF, TMForum, and MEF.

Building teams and nurturing talent.

Work experience

SES Satellites, Luxembourg

10/2022till date

End to end Solutions architect

  • End to end solutions architect in Digital Architecture team in SES.
  • Integration architecture and design across various BSS/OSS components and domains.
  • Architecting, blue-printing, enterprise architecture canvasing for the OSS/BSS landscape of SES.
  • Creating technology roadmap, strategy and vision.
  • Leading complex digital transformation projects in core-commerce and production domains (CRM transformation,  service fulfilment automation etc.)
  • Design authority on OSS/BSS solutions covering core-commerce and production domains for Network and Media verticals.
  • Designing, requirement elicitation, requirement development for OSS/BSS projects.
  • Leading PSR (Product, Service, Resource) data modelling exercise affecting product and service fulfilment.
  • Part of EU IRIS2 program.
  • HLD/LLD/IAD document creation and delivery.
  • Stakeholder and vendor management. Internal customer management.
  • Adherence to frameworks (TMF, MEF) in the OSS/BSS architecture.
  • Representing SES in forums.
  • Technical presentation internally and externally across all levels.
  • Building an offshore team and creating a talent pool.

Nokia - Doha, Qatar

05/201510/2022

Lead Architect

  • Define and create working solution on Nokia DO (Digital Operation) fulfilment suite (FlowOne, UIV, NOrC, NCOM) based on customer requirements and industry best practices.
  • Gather and map customer requirements in a clear and articulated functional and no functional requirements for business and technical users.
  • Create and review high level and low level design for Nokia DO fulfilment based solutions. Undergo AS-IS/TO-BE analysis.
  • Designing solutions on cloud native architecture, involving AWS and Openstack platforms.
  • Designing solutions for fulfilment of vNF, pNF, cNF and hybrid network functions.
  • Act as a design owner during the delivery cycle of the project.
  • Create and review infrastructure sizing for various platforms (internal and customer).
  • Handle technical management during the delivery. Provide consultancy to project/program manager.
  • Interface with development team (onshore and offshore) and guide and enable them to develop and implement the right solution.
  • Interface with R&D and PLM and provide them with customer feedback, requirement impact which candidate for triggering product changes.
  • Act as a customer advocate inside Nokia and also provide them with consultation about industry best practices, industry trends.
  • Handle and technically manage a small team of architects allocated to the project.
  • Interface with various internal and external stakeholders for gathering and exchanging requirements for solution development.
  • Participate in customer workshops (onsite, remote) for requirement gathering, solution presentation, product demo, pre-sales.
  • Participate and support Nokia sales team during pre-sales opportunity for DO fulfilment suite. 
  • Create pre-sales technical solution and effort estimates required for RFP submission.
  • Noteworthy projects
    • ACUD  - Lead Architect - Green field implementation of Nokia Fulfilment solution of IT OSS stack of ACUD (new capital, Egypt).
      • Fixed line fulfilment solution development for automation of services based on:
        • FTTH Access (layer 2 services)
        • IP core services (layer 3 services)
        • IT & Telco cloud based services
        • Transmission based services (layer 1, front haul and back haul)
      • 5G fulfilment use cases development
    • Openserve Transformation - Lead Architect - OSS transformation for Openserve (South Africa).
      • Fixed line fulfilment solution development for automation of services based on:
        • FTTH access
        • IP core services
        • Transmission based services 
    • Togocom  - Lead Architect - Green field implementation of Nokia Fulfilment solution for Togcom (Togo). Fixedline & mobile fulfilment solution development.
    • Ooredoo Qatar - Lead Architect - OSS transformation for Ooredoo Qatar (Qatar). Fixed line (MPLS) fulfilment solution development.

Vodafone Shared Services

12/201303/2015

Manager, service deployment

Leading a team of consultant, technical experts for solution delivery on BSS/OSS suite and deployment for Vodafone, Germany

Sopra Steria

04/201012/2013

Business Analyst

Business analysis and solution design on OSS/BSS landscape for SFR, France.

Wipro Technologies

09/200903/2010

System Analyst

System Analyst on Oracle BRM deployment for Uninor green field implementation in India.

Sopra Steria

09/200809/2009

Sr. Software Engineer

Solution development on Oracle BRM for Orange UK.

Amdocs

04/200609/2008

Sr. SME

Development and support (L3/L4) for Amdocs billing product.

Reliance Infocom

05/200503/2006

Trainee Engineer

Solution development on Intec Intermediate mediation product.

Education

IMT - CDL

07/201103/2015

PGDBM

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Marketing major) from IMT Centre for Distance Learning.

DA-IICT

08/200106/2005

Bachelor of Technology, ICT

Btech in ICT (4 years degree course)

Skills

TOGAF

TOGAF framework for Architecture.

TMForum ODA

TMForum ODA and Open API standards for telco application architecture and integration.

Mplify (former MEF) LSO

Interoperability framework for digital transformation.

Telecom OSS & BSS

Solution design on OSS & BSS stack.

Service Fulfilment & Assurance

OSS service fulfilment & assurance. Fixedline and mobile service fulfilment.

NFV, SDN, MANO, Virtualization & Containerization

OSS solution design on vNF, virtualized and containerized  platforms

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Designing well architected cloud native solution on AWS.

Kubernetes

Kubernetes based solution designing.

xAAS

Fulfilment of cloud based services (IaaS, PaaS etc.)

5G use cases

5 G use cases, network slicing

Certification

  • TM forum certified business development manager and frameworx transformation manager.
  • Dell Carnegie certified
  • Numerous certification on technology & domain

COTS Products

Nokia DO suite (FlowOne, UIV, NOrC, NAC, NCOM)
Amdocs billing and mediation
Oracle BRM
Intec Intermediate

Skills

OSS/BSS Solution Design
Requirement analysis and elicitation
Technical pre-sales
Service Fulfilment & Assurance
Business Analysis
Business Development
Customer management
Project Management
Process improvement