The Digital tech lead will be expected to (included but not limited to): Understanding the telecommunications Enterprise Architecture Framework and how the digital ecosystem and landscapes envelope and interact with each other; Have a broad, system-level understanding of mobile network infrastructure; API and microservices understanding and a strategy to replace legacy interfaces with the cloud-based strategy; Have passion and enthusiasm for the mobile industry and have an in interest in digital services as a future of telecommunications as well as ensuring that there is a good customer experience (living the customer experience); Assist with understanding utilization of Digital systems infrastructure, scalability and capabilities on both Virtual (on-prem) and cloud platforms; Ensure Digital systems meet business requirements and are sufficient scaled for anticipated/ forecasted customer growth, especially during peak season such as Easter and December; In the Digital space, “Planning” and “Operational” areas need to function as a cohesive unit. This means that ‘working' relationships with Operational area units must include: Discussing status of new/current projects; Discussing system issues that may or may not require planning analysis; Ensuring that Operations is involved in a project every step of the way, such that they can prepare for ATP/UAT- work and any roll-out activities; Provide Operations the opportunity to provide ideas on system evolution from the perspective of maintaining platforms on a day-to-day basis; Project Management o Co-ordinate project reporting; o Risk management. Education (Preferred): 4 year, BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field. Experience : Experience working directly for or with digital platforms and vendors in the service delivery space as well as mobile advertising in a telecommunication environment; VAS and Digital systems experience/ interaction; Solid understanding of networking and IP; OSI layer understanding and drawing parallels to current applications; Systems analysis and design; Virtualization and cloud experience are advantageous but not essential – on the job training will be available; At least 2 years programming and analytics experience in the BI environment; At least 2 years of leadership experience; Good understanding of all aspects of BI and Information Management processes; Project management and business optimisation experience would be advantageous; Exposure to managing external vendor/supplier relationships and service level agreements; Track record of self-development and improvement Skills Basic scripting skills in any/ all the following: Perl, Python, SQL, Linux/Unix Shells, Office 365; Good database skills (SQL in particular) – Oracle preferable, but others such as MySQL are fine; Unix Scripting Good document writing skills with the ability to map out user stories, used cases in a detailed, yet clear and concise manner in the context of doing Systems Analysis and design; Good record keeping skills with the ability to clearly map out System Procedures in a detailed, yet clear and concise manner Advantageous Understanding of SS7, SIGTRAN, SIP Some working knowledge of hardware and concepts such as EOL, Advanced Analytics and working with Big Data Data Visualisation (tools such as Power BI, Tableau etc.); Data Science (Machine Learning Models) R350ph Apply Now

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