Join to apply for the Principal Technology Architect role at TELUSOur Team And What We'll Accomplish TogetherJoin the Chief Technology Office team where we're transforming how TELUS manages and operates our network infrastructure through AI and intelligent automation. We're at the beginning of an ambitious journey toward autonomous network operations that leverage machine learning, predictive analytics, and AI-driven orchestration across our wireless, wireline, and edge computing platforms. This role will be central to making that vision a reality. You'll define AI architectural strategies, build production-ready intelligent systems, and champion AI capabilities across CTO teams. What makes this role special is the combination of deep technical expertise with meaningful leadership impact. You'll be both an expert practitioner building cutting-edge solutions and a catalyst for change, helping us build a culture of continuous learning and innovation in AI and network automation.What You'll DoIdentify and develop AI-powered solution strategies for network automation, anomaly detection systems, performance monitoring, and autonomous network operations across wireless, wireline, and edge computing platformsDefine and architect key AI components for intelligent network solutions including machine learning pipelines, real-time analytics engines, predictive models, LLMs and SLMs, and integration with existing TELUS network infrastructureDesign and build production-ready AI systems including anomaly detection, predictive maintenance algorithms, and automated remediation workflows that optimize network performance and ROIDrive AI transformation strategies for core network functions,



implementing intelligent automation solutions with TELUS-wide impact on network performance and customer satisfactionCollaborate with network operations teams, business units, and customer experience teams to obtain alignment across AI/ML initiatives and autonomous network implementationsChampion AI capabilities and promote adoption across CTO units, ensuring teams stay current with rapidly evolving AI methods and autonomous network frameworksCommunicate complex AI/ML technical decisions and strategic analysis of autonomous network benefits to TELUS stakeholders and executives, including business impact of AI-driven network improvementsWhat You BringDegree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with expert knowledge of AI/ML frameworks applied to telecommunications networks, including deep learning, reinforcement learning, LLMs, and time-series analysis for network optimization and anomaly detectionDemonstrated leadership capabilities as an individual contributor, including championing recent technologies and driving adoption across teamsAdvanced proficiency in software engineering with expertise in languages like Python, Java, or C++, and deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, microservices, and API designDeep knowledge of data architecture with ability to design data pipelines for collecting, cleaning, and transforming data at scale, including strong data governance and management principlesAdvanced proficiency with major cloud platforms (GCP or AWS),



including expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, and serverless technologiesExpert knowledge of telecommunications systems (wireless/wireline/edge) with focus on AI integration points and intelligent network function deploymentAdvanced proficiency in network automation technologies including intent-based networking, and AI-driven orchestration platforms for autonomous network operationsExcellent knowledge of network performance monitoring, customer experience analytics, and autonomous network frameworks with expertise in real-time data processing, predictive analytics, and intelligent alerting systemsOutstanding communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence and collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, including executivesStrong financial management, risk assessment, and modeling skillsGreat-to-havesFamiliarity with DataOps, MLOps, and platform engineering practicesExperience with network function virtualization (NFV) and software‐defined networking (SDN) architecturesKnowledge of edge computing platforms and distributed AI systemsLocationAny major Canadian cityAdvanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.) as part of this position's main responsibilities given its national scope.Job Posting Vacancy TypeThis is for a current vacancyExpected annual base salary range for this role is$126,000 - $176, 000Seniority levelNot ApplicableEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting, Telecommunications, and Utilities#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Principal Technology Architect - C$126,000 - C$176,000 A Year (Edmonton)
🏢 Telus
📍 Edmonton