Engineer: Core Data

Posting Country:  Lesotho
Date Posted:  16 Apr 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

Join Us

Role Purpose 

  • To effectively provide for planning and architectural conformance with the strategic cloudification goals.
  •  To support technically the formulation of Networks Infrastructure budget in alignment to strategic goals.
  • To support technically the testing of compliance of vendors Network Functions with strategy.

Key Accountabilities

  • Provide architecture, security, and technical guidance to drive automation and operational excellence.
  • Lead approved key infrastructure projects for implementation. 
  • Mentor and provide high level support to junior engineers.
  • Oversee good integration between Operations and Engineering.
  • Create Knowledge Base entries.

Competencies

  • Strong knowledge in compute, storage and networking technologies and protocols.
  • Strong knowledge of OpenStack platforms 
  • Strong knowledge in mobile network technologies and protocols
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation abilities. 
  • Ability to think outside of the norm and challenge the status quo by providing innovative alternatives.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving and logical thinking skills.

Qualifications and Experience

  • BSc Engineering (Electrical /Telecommunication/Computer Systems)

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.