Telecoms Engineering Lead - Stellenbosch / Hybrid - R1.7m PA

Shape the Future of Telecommunications Technology

Are you an experienced Engineering Lead with a passion for building scalable, high-performance systems in complex telecom environments?

An exciting opportunity exists for a technically strong and people-focused Engineering Lead to join a forward-thinking team driving innovation within a fast-growing MVNO environment. This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of telecommunications, cloud-native engineering, real-time charging systems, and next-generation digital services.

What We're Looking For

Leadership & Technical Expertise

• 2 to 3 years' proven experience leading software engineering teams
• Minimum 10 years' strong software engineering experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive architecture, design, and technical strategy
• Strong stakeholder, customer, and partner management skills
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent

Modern Engineering Practices

• RESTful API design and integration
• Event-driven architecture patterns
• Cloud-native engineering
• Containers and Kubernetes
• Microservices architecture

Telecommunications Experience

You will have solid experience in one or more of the following areas:

• MVNO environments
• Order Management
• Service Provisioning
• Charging Platforms
• OSS/BSS ecosystems

What You'll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and mentoring software engineering teams
• Driving architecture and design decisions across multiple telecom domains
• Building and evolving scalable cloud-native platforms
• Collaborating with product, operations, and business stakeholders
• Overseeing the development of real-time charging, provisioning, and service orchestration solutions
• Ensuring seamless integration across OSS/BSS platforms
• Championing engineering best practices, APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions

Reference Number : GZ61421

Location: Stellenbosch (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary

Up to R1.7m per annum CTC (Negotiable based on experience and ability)

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Tel: 011 463 3633

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