Job Description

TM Forum SOM Architect
6 Month contract initially
Based: Windsor - 1 day p/w Onsite initially
Rate: 450 - 500 p/d (via Umbrella company)
We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a TM Forum SOM Architect to join the team.
Key Responsibilities:

• Own the TMF-aligned SOM architecture across order capture, decomposition, orchestration, lifecycle, and fulfilment integration.
• Apply TMF 641/640/638 patterns consistently across all product lines.
• Maintain SOM architectural guardrails to ensure coherence across squads.
• Partner closely with the COM Lead and Salesforce Programme Architect to maintain COM ? SOM ? Fulfilment cohesion.
• Ensure SOM consumes COM outputs correctly, without premature assetisation or over-decomposition.
• Align EPC ? COM ? SOM ? Fulfilment flows to ensure consistent modelling.
• Define orchestration logic across multi-product, multi-step journeys.
• Design integrations with billing, CRM, field services, scheduling, inventory, and partners.
• Ensure robust handling of dependencies, retries, fallout, partial fulfilment, and amendments.
• Ensure EPC product, service, and resource models are interpreted and decomposed accurately for SOM.
• Govern mapping rules from commercial constructs ? service constructs ? resource constructs.
• Maintain traceability and consistency across all catalogue-driven domains.
• Govern the use of TMF Open APIs in all SOM-related integrations.
• Ensure stable, versioned, testable integration contracts.
• Define canonical interaction patterns for orchestration, activation, assurance, and lifecycle events.
• Guide SOM designers, BAs, architects, and vendors on TMF-standard modelling.
• Review LLDs, solution designs, test plans, and build outputs for alignment.
• Provide architectural decisions that support multi-squad agile delivery.
• Act as the champion for TMF ODA and Open API principles across Energy Services Platform.
• Translate complex TMF concepts into practical, digestible guidance for delivery teams.
• Promote consistent use of TMF terminology, patterns, and modelling approaches.
• Ensure EA is consulted early on architectural decisions, SOM patterns, and design options.
• Provide clear artefacts and documentation to enable EA review and governance.
• Align SOM designs with enterprise-wide principles, domain strategy, and target state.
• Represent the SOM architecture at DA forums, presenting options, trade-offs, and recommendations.
• Ensure SOM design changes, assumptions, and cross-domain dependencies are appropriately reviewed and approved.
• Strengthen DA processes through feedback, documentation, and best practice.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience designing and implementing solutions using TM Forum Open APIs and a deep understanding of the ODA and Open API frameworks
• Proficiency in RESTful API design, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, microservices architecture, and cloud-native deployment models (Docker, Kubernetes, public/hybrid cloud platforms)
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; ability to lead discussions and build consensus among diverse teams
• Utilities domain experience will be added advantage including Product, Customer, Service, and Resource Management
• Relevant certification in TM Forum Open Digital Architecture(ODA) will be added advantage

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.
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