What You’ll Do
Role purpose:
- Responsible for software development, Integration, support, and maintenance of all systems under VAS Applications portfolio
Key Accountabilities And Decision Ownership
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
- 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
Who You Are
Core competencies, knowledge, and experience
- Excellent knowledge around REST APIs
- Software incident and problem management
- DevOps culture, processes, and tools
- Continuous integration and continuous delivery methodologies and tools
- Unit, integration, smoke and static code analysis testing
- Backlog item estimation
- Vast knowledge around HTTP, DNS, Web socket, protocols, FTP, SSH, SMPP etc
- Excellent Version controls systems(VCS) knowledge
- Knowledge and experience in multiple programming and markup languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, SQL, XML, JSON, YAML, C, Golang and Python, and paradigms such as object-oriented-, event-driven-, procedural-, functional-, and declarative programming
- Vast knowledge of RDBMS and non-RDBS Databases i.e Maria DB, Oracle, MongoDB etc
- Vast knowledge of Operating systems such as LINUX, Windows servers, Unix etc
- Good knowledge and experience with shell scripting
- Software development skill is an added advantage
- Strong knowledge aound 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
Must have technical/professional qualifications:
- 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 developing and consuming APIs
- 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
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What’s In It For You
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You’ll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
Who We Are
You may have already heard of Vodafone – We’re a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that’s Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you’ll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
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