Technical Lead

SUMMARY:
Our client in the telecommunications sector is looking for a Technical Lead on a contract duration of 3 to 6 months.

POSITION INFO:
ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS Understand the telecommunications Enterprise Architecture Framework and how the digital ecosystem and landscapes envelope and interact with each other; API and microservices understanding and a strategy to replace legacy interfaces with the cloud-based strategy; Participate in projects developing new products or features; Document technical processes and new project requirements; Be able to standardize processes and procedures; Maintain strategies and procedures for optimisation and modernisation of current digital platforms in the ecosystem; Liaise with product owners, service-consumers, technical leads and vendors across a culturally diverse environment; 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); Ensure that security standards are adhered to as part of governance; Work together with the broader team to close off audit findings; Perform and understand Wireshark and network traces; Ensure that the responsible stakeholder can engage in manual testing and regression testing. A good data connection is essential Be able to troubleshoot and work together with operations counterparts and vendors to solve customer complaints; Engage and escalate technical issues to 3rd line reporting for vertical planning around mitigation of future issues; Have a broad, system-level understanding of mobile network infrastructure; SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION Working in a diverse team under agile and dynamic environments; Keeping project status and feedback up to date; Managing budgets and forecasting costs with suppliers; Experience working directly for or with digital platforms and vendors in the service delivery space as well as mobile advertising in a telecommunications environment; Experience in IT and Telecommunications; VAS and Digital systems experience\/ interaction; Basic scripting skills in any\/ all of 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; Solid understanding of networking and IP; OSI layer understanding and drawing parallels to current applications; Advantageous - SS7, SIGTRAN, SIP Systems analysis and design; Some working knowledge of hardware and concepts such as EOL, EOS; Virtualisation and cloud experience are advantageous but not essential - on the job training will be available 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;