Senior Technical Lead

Recruiter:

A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

JHB000757/Tshid

Date posted:

Friday, August 22, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client in the telecommunication sector is looking for a Senior Technical Lead on a contract duration of 4 months.

POSITION INFO:
Skills required:

Mobile, Web and USSD Technical Architecture knowledge
Fintech (Mobile Money, Insurance, Lending, XtraTime) knowledge
Telco knowledge
Administrative and IT
Learning on the job
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

General experience required in any of the following areas:

Experience working directly for or with digital mobile financial services platforms and vendors in the service delivery space
Experience in IT, Fintech and Telecommunications
Experience in Mobile, Web and USSD Channels
VAS and Digital, Fintech 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, use 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
Good fintech architecture and planning understanding

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