Job Description

Join Us

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At Vodafone, we're not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers - we're shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you're part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you'll do

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This role' is leading an organization responsible for the design and creation of digital network solutions that address business demands, therefore being responsible for the solution design and product architecture as well as the development and engineering.


This will involve working with stakeholders to rapidly innovate and design leading solutions that address their business and customer needs. This will range from designing products that radically transform business processes through to ensuring that we take a data first approach to planning and deploying our network highly automated and capable to steer our investments in the smartest way.



The role includes:

Strategic Ownership for solution design, architectural and engineering principles as well as DevOps processes to create high performant, scalable and operational efficient innovative digital solutions built to maximize value for the company. Driving make or buy decision for solutions or components of solutions in a hybrid modular approach, requiring a profound understanding in the area of communication networks and corresponding tools. In-depth knowledge of product components, design of engineering workflows, and architectural trade-offs introduced by cloud billing models. To ensure that solutions are architected and built in the most elegant way to optimize the cost benefit matrix. Fast prototyping of new functionality to enable an efficient validation of business hypotheses by delivering MVPs to secure stakeholder engagement and foster investment decisions. Collaborate closely with cross-domain and cross-functional teams, including product management, platform engineering, and FinOps to understand business requirements and ensure product alignment with business objectives and operational processes. Serve as a technical expert and provide technical leadership in guiding and mentoring engineering teams and onboarding junior team members in the development, testing and delivery of products. Ensure alignment with the company's roadmap, industry standards and best practices. Close collaboration with platform and cloud architecture functions to ensure that the platform architecture and ecosystem meets the needs of the new product design Oversee the quality assurance process, ensuring products meet rigorous testing standards and deliver on performance and expectations. Conduct thorough research on emerging technologies and industry trends to shape product engineering and DevOps processes accordingly. Lead the DevSecOps activities in the software engineering team for product development and ensure that corresponding processes and tools follow Vodafone policies and guardrails. Foster the company's implementation of the SAFe framework and communicate effectively with stakeholders, executives, and cross functional teams, about the products' progress and performance. Ensure all products and processes comply with relevant regulations and ethical guidelines. Act as an authority on the E2E architectural integrity of digital products and solutions being developed within Vodafone networks collaborating closely with the data engineers to ensure the solution design and requirements are met. Support wider functions on critical solution decisions that support the organisation modernise and operate as a digitally native company.

Who you are

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Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

Ability to own and govern the product architecture and design, as well as workflows for world class digital product engineering. Passionate advocate of how technology and big data supports our business and can be used to gain competitive advantage and improve customer experience. In-depth knowledge of agile software development processes and DevOps team setups Deep understanding of large-scale agile development methodologies and processes in enterprise environments Skilled in working with both local and remote stakeholders; skilled in working in multi-national and distributed teams.

Must have technical qualifications:

10+ years' proven experience in communications technology and digital products working in large-scale multi-domain organizations. Proven experience in designing large distributed, secure, robust, and scalable architecture solutions.
Deep knowledge of architectural methodologies and design patterns, as well as security standards and best practices in engineering secure products
Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in software deployment and infrastructure orchestration technologies In-depth knowledge of product engineering processes and components, as well as architectural trade-offs to balance performance and operational costs. Excellent communication skills with the ability to express complex concepts in digestible terms.

Not a perfect fit?

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Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

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Yearly bonus: 20% Company car: company funded car of 580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of 630
per month.
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year Charity days: 5 days/year Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%. Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

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We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.


Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.


If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.


Together we can.