Position : Autonomous Network Architect
Location : Southlake, TX 75092 Onsite (must be in the office minimum two days in a week.)
Contract - 12+ Months
Role Summary
Lead the design and deployment of highly autonomous networks capable of intent-driven operations, autonomous decision-making, self-healing, self-optimization, and continuous learning across multiple network domains. The role focuses on building Level 4 autonomous capabilities where systems analyze, decide, execute, verify, and continuously adapt with minimal human intervention.
Key Responsibilities
- Define enterprise-wide Autonomous Network architecture and roadmap.
- Design intent-based networking and autonomous operations frameworks.
- Build end-to-end closed-loop systems covering: o Fault Management o Performance Management o Configuration Management o Service Assurance o Security Operations
- Develop autonomous decision engines using AI Agents, LLMs, knowledge graphs, and reinforcement learning.
- Build self-healing and self-optimizing workflows with automated verification and rollback mechanisms.
- Implement agentic AI frameworks for assurance, optimization, provisioning, change management, and service fulfillment.
- Create Digital Twin environments for simulation and autonomous decision validation.
- Lead cross-domain automation covering RAN, Core, Transport, Cloud, and Edge networks.
- Establish AI governance, guardrails, explainability, and operational risk controls.
- Define autonomy KPIs and drive TM Forum ANL Level 4 assessments. Classification: Internal
- Provide thought leadership and represent the organization in TM Forum, ETSI, GSMA, and industry forums Required Skills Autonomous Networking
- TM Forum Autonomous Network Framework
- Intent-Based Networking
- Closed-Loop Automation
- Digital Twins
- Policy-Driven Operations
- Zero-Touch Network Management AI & Agentic Systems
- Multi-Agent Architectures
- LLM Integration
- Reinforcement Learning
- Knowledge Graphs
- AIOps/MLOps
- AI Governance & Explainability Telecom Technologies
- Open RAN / Near-RT RIC / Non-RT RIC
- 5G Core & Network Slicing
- NWDAF Analytics
- Service Orchestration
- Cloud-Native Telco Platforms Cloud & Software Engineering
- Kubernetes/OpenShift
- AWS, Azure, GCP Classification: Internal
- Event-Driven Architectures
- API Management
- DevSecOps Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead solution architecture and autonomous network transformation programs.
- Define target-state architecture and autonomy maturity roadmap.
- Mentor engineering teams and establish best practices.
- Drive innovation and create reusable autonomous network accelerators.
Experience
- 12+ years in Telecom/Networking.
- 5+ years in Network Automation and AIOps.
- Experience delivering intent-driven or closed-loop autonomous network solutions.