Principal Systems Architect, Broadband

T-Mobile•Frisco, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. That’s how we’re UNSTOPPABLE for our employees! As T-Mobile continues building the future of Fiber within the Growth & Emerging Businesses organization, this role serves as the critical link between business strategy, product vision, and technology execution. The Fiber Architect partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, and enterprise stakeholders to translate complex business objectives into scalable, secure, and integrated technical solutions. This role owns end-to-end solution architecture across the Fiber platform ecosystem, including integrations with T-Mobile enterprise systems and third-party partners. It leads the design of cohesive, reusable, and future-ready solutions that support rapid product innovation while maintaining operational excellence and architectural integrity. Operating within a business-driven environment, the Architect applies strong systems thinking to align evolving product requirements with long-term platform strategy. The role challenges assumptions, promotes reusable design patterns, and facilitates informed trade-off decisions to ensure technology investments accelerate business growth, improve customer experience, and reduce operational risk. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience.
Acceptable areas of study include Computer science or related discipline.
7+ years in business environment.
7+ years as a software or systems architect, engineer, programmer.
4+ years in B2C online e-commerce systems architecture and design, preferably with background in IBM WebSphere Commerce.
4+ years in web experience management technologies included but not limited to self-services, content management, search, analytics, and marketing automation preferably with knowledge in Adobe CQ5.
4+ years in architecture and design of mobile web applications included responsive design and hybrid model for device native applications.
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Technology certifications (such as Java, Microsoft, Oracle) a plus

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution design across multiple domains to deliver cohesive and practical technology solutions
Drive technical design processes and architectural tradeoff discussions to ensure alignment with standards and strategies
Develop and maintain architectural artifacts and enforce design standards to support solution quality and consistency
Engage with senior management to align technical solutions with business objectives and translate requirements into designs
Evaluate third-party products to determine suitability for integration into organizational technology solutions
Understand and analyze business processes related to assigned projects to align technical solutions effectively
Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed