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Autonomous Network Architect

Talent Groups
Southlake, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/15/2026

Key Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise autonomous network architecture, target state, and roadmap.
  • Design intent-based networking, closed-loop automation, self-healing, and self-optimization solutions.
  • Build AI-driven decision engines using LLMs, AI Agents, Knowledge Graphs, and Reinforcement Learning.
  • Develop agentic AI solutions for assurance, provisioning, optimization, change management, and service fulfillment.
  • Implement Digital Twins for simulation and autonomous decision validation.
  • Drive cross-domain automation across RAN, 5G Core, Transport, Cloud, and Edge.
  • Establish AI governance, guardrails, explainability, and operational risk controls.
  • Define autonomy KPIs and support TM Forum Autonomous Networks Level 4 assessments.
  • Provide architecture leadership, mentor engineering teams, and drive reusable automation accelerators.

Required Skills

  • Autonomous Networks / TM Forum AN Framework
  • Intent-Based Networking & Closed-Loop Automation
  • AIOps / MLOps / Agentic AI / Multi-Agent Systems
  • LLMs, Knowledge Graphs, Reinforcement Learning
  • Digital Twins & Policy-Driven Operations
  • Open RAN, Near-RT RIC / Non-RT RIC
  • 5G Core, Network Slicing, NWDAF
  • Service Orchestration & Cloud-Native Telco
  • Kubernetes/OpenShift and AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Event-Driven Architecture, APIs, DevSecOps

Experience: 12 years in Telecom/Networking, including 5 years in Network Automation/AIOps and hands-on experience delivering intent-driven or closed-loop autonomous network solutions.

Salary : $60 - $70

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