MCX Solution Architect (Mission Critical Communications)

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Architect MCPTT, MCVideo, and MCData solutions with QoS, priority and preemption, group communications, and service continuity.
• Lead solution blueprints across access, transport, core, IMS/application, dispatch, recording, device, and integration layers.
• Drive vendor selection, solution validation, deployment governance, documentation, integration planning, cutover, and acceptance testing.
• Define geo-redundancy, active-active or active-standby, disaster recovery, backup, restore, and observability architectures.
• Establish security-by-design controls for encryption, identity, key management, and auditability.
• Support ATP, defect qualification, and FAT/SAT readiness activities.
• Lead stakeholder workshops and convert operational requirements into technical designs and delivery backlogs.

Required Profile

• 15+ years of relevant experience delivering mission-critical platform design and deployment.
• Experience in MCX, PS-LTE, or critical communications environments.
• Hands-on experience with Hytera, Airbus, Motorola Solutions, or TDTech.
• Strong knowledge of 3GPP Mission Critical Services, IMS, VoLTE/VoNR, QoS/QCI/5QI, policy control, and session management.
• Experience producing HLD/LLD documentation, test strategies, and operational readiness artefacts.
• Experience managing multi-vendor technical delivery programmes.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, telco cloud, containerised network functions, or CI/CD pipelines for network applications is a plus.
• Exposure to ETSI, 3GPP, or GSMA guidelines relevant to mission-critical communications is advantageous.

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