Job Description

Role Purpose & Key Responsibilities

Role purpose:

• Accountable for overseeing systems administration, providing technical support and driving software development and systems Integration initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain software in line with Vodacom software development life cycle and standards.
• Oversee systems/applications configurations and ensure their security in line with VTL standards, policies, procedures, and industry best practices.
• Manage systems problems, Incidents, and requests as per the SLA and responsible but not limited to Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery Planning of all systems under his/her watch but also oversee systems capacity, Backup & Restore for optimal provision of services
• Collaborate with backend systems' teams to ensure proper implementation and integration of the solutions.
• Attend Projects related to the VAS Applications’ and IT and Billing and Vodacom at large.

Professional Qualification, Competencies, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/Engineering, Information Technology or its equivalent.
• 2+ years’ experience in programming languages such as visual basic, C#, C/C++, Python, JavaScript, ASP, PHP, Java, Go
• Experience working in cloud-native environments.
• Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, LSD, and FDD would be an added advantage.
• Telecommunications and Project Management knowledge experience would be an added advantage.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with RESTful APIs, including design, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Proven ability to manage incidents effectively, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• DevOps culture, processes, and tools.
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools.
• Unit, integration, smoke and static code analysis testing.
• Backlog item estimation
• Extensive knowledge and proven experience with core internet and networking protocols, including HTTP, DNS, WebSocket, FTP, SSH, and SMPP.
• Proven expertise in managing code repositories, branching strategies, and collaborative workflows using VCS tools
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with multiple programming and markup languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, YAML, C, Golang, and Python.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with both relational (RDBMS) and non-relational databases, including MariaDB, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• Extensive knowledge and proven experience in administering operating systems, including Linux, Windows Server, and Unix.
• Strong knowledge and proven experience with shell scripting for automation and system administration tasks
• Proven expertise in software development, with strong skills in designing, coding, testing, and deploying applications.
• Strong knowledge around Cloud-native architectures, including public cloud PaaS / IaaS, micro-services architectures, API.
• Flexibility to deal with changing projects and priorities in a short space of time.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new methods and processes.
• Good analytical troubleshooting skills excellent technical, analytical and communication skills.
• Self-Motivated Individual with the ability to work in a team and on own initiative.
• Strong communications skills, with the ability to distil difficult technical concepts into simple and actionable modules.
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple balls, and comfortable working under pressure.
• Good understanding of the business capability / user journey, wider organizational goals, and desired product business outcomes.
• Understanding of both the current Telecommunications and digital services market and emerging business and technology trends