Telecoms Engineering Lead (Stellenbosch)

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Location:	Stellenbosch
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#GZ61421
Company:	e-Merge IT Recruitment

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 and 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)

garthz@e-merge.co.za
Tel: 011 463 3633

Contact Garth today to discuss this opportunity and other exciting technology roles.

About E-Merge

E-Merge IT Recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency focused on placing top technology talent with South Africa's leading employers. We connect exceptional developers, engineers, and technology specialists with career-defining opportunities.

Visit www.e-merge.co.za for more exciting positions.

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