Reference: JHB000570-Tshid-1 Our client in the telecoms sector is looking for a VAS Tech Lead on a contract duration of 6 to 12 months. Education : 3 year Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field Industry Experience Solid experience within the VAS domain Experience in the following VAS domains will be highly advantageous : Third Party Exposure systems, Omni-channel communication systems, EIR and Device Management Platforms(Device OTA) At least 5 years' experience in the IT/Telecoms industry and specifically the application of Information Technology within the Telco space The following experience is a must for this position A background in System Architecture & Design which includes the creation of highly detailed functional requirements which describe deep functional logic of a system A background in database administration A background in Unix/Linux OS systems administration A background in Hardware and Storage administration Some solid background in programming (e.g. Java, Python, Perl, PHP, C/C++, C#, VB.Net, Erlang etc) is mandatory Training GSM training is mandatory as well as some training on SS7 and SIGTRAN. Some training on Oracle, SUN Solaris and Linux is also required Training on any scripting language is a must Training on various systems in the Charging, VAS, CRM, Self Service, Portal, Call Centre and Business information systems space Any Project Management training is highly desirable Knowledge The following comprises mandatory, core knowledge : Good understanding of as many Telco and IT protocols as possible such as (but not limited to) SS7, POP & SMTP, Diameter, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, HTTP, XML/RPC, SSL, SIP, H.323, SGCP, MGCP, RTP, Voice & Video codes (G7.X etc), IMAP, SOAP, WML, MM7, SMPP, XML, XHTML etc System Architecture & Design Skills including Activity Diagrams, Business Requirements Gathering and Feedback, Capacity Upgrade Planning, Deployment & Testing Planning, Flowcharting, Interaction Diagramming (Sequence), State Machine Diagramming, System Topology Diagrams and Data flow diagramming, Systems Requirement Specifications, Use Case Diagramming and IP technology Development / Scripting languages - Any of the following (more than one preferable): Java, Python, Perl, PHP, C/C++, C#, VB.NET and Erlang
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