IT VAS Team Lead at GVA Partners

Job Description:
The successful candidate will coordinate, schedule and follow up on all main actions linked to the VAS platform; S/He must be able to analyse periodically all events on the network, in order to establish corrective actions and ensure safety of data and access to the platform.

Job Functions

•     Conceptualize, design and monitor procedures to manage all VAS & IN platforms; preparation/analysis of Logs (Short codes, SMS, Downloads, etc)
•     Develop mobile and web applications
•     Develop documentation process and procedures for managing VAS network and provide the necessary information required for implementation
•     Planning/ implementation of systems and network checklists- perform engineering level network planning and design for all WANS and LANs installed
•     Develop a global security plan to ensure safety of data and access to the platform
•     Deploy new products and services.

Operations:

•     Manage all IS infrastructure and security as well as implementation of network upgrades
•     Ensure systems/ servers are always up, running and backed up
•     Liaise with technical partners on interface issues with the telecommunication networks
•     Participate in vendor selection process including: requirements gathering, RFQ issuance, vendor evaluation, procurement, etc
•     Ensure 24/7 service availability of mobile media content and infrastructures
•     Ensure that all Service Level Agreements are in place and adhered to by technical services team to the business.

Experience

• Very strong technical background with a flair for technology management; minimum of 5 years experience in VAS solutions.
  Note:

• Knowledge of VAS platforms,Linux,scripting or programming capabilities is a MUST and should be reflected on resume

Educational Qualification

•     Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Computer Science/ Electronic Engineering/ Technology related field.
•     Linux certifications will be a very strong advantage

Requirements and Competencies

•     Familiar with VAS equipments and platform (exposure to the single-wire gateway an added advantage)
•     Familiar with telecommunication technology architecture
•     Familiar with SMSC,MMSC,SMPP,IVR,Short codes.
•     Working knowledge of Microsoft IIS and ASP.NET; Web/ Internet content filtering.
•     Stakeholder- relationship management skills
•     Planning, analytical and project management skills
•     Domain name, service configuration and management; antivirus management and firewall configuration
•     Network Optimisation: High speed LANs based on fast Ethernet technologies, Local to WAN
•     connections, wireless LAN, TCP/IP and other protocols
•     Programming skills (Visual, Basic and / Java); Operating systems/Database : Windows (2003, XP,
•     Vista, Red-Hat Linux (Shell Scripting), Oracle DB, SQL, Php, Java)
•     Microsoft Application Suites: Office 2003 (English), Visio and Project
•     Hardware: Administration and setup of Intel / Dell servers and PC systems with the following
•     peripherals: mouse, monitors, multimedia systems, memory and network cards
•     Good communication skills and strong customer – centric focus.