Octotel is an established and rapidly expanding Open Access Service Provider, specializing in Open Access & GPON connectivity. We are Cape Town’s largest Open Access Network focused on both Fibre To The Home (FTTH) and Business (FTTB). Our fibre network has passed over 350 000 homes and businesses in Cape Town. We offer a choice of services from over 65 of the country’s leading Internet Service Providers.

Where will the successful candidate fit in? We are on the hunt for a Technical Lead to join our Rockstar Software Development team. By providing technical and strategic support, the Technical Lead will play a critical role in the Software Development Life Cycle and outputs for major directives.

Our Tech Stack Proficiency or interest in these platforms are welcome. PHP | Python | Ruby | Go | Django | Flask | RabbitMQ | VMware | EC2 | Lamda | Apache Mesos | React | Bootstrap | Foundation | Kubernetes | Docker | Swagger | MVC | Debian | Vagrant | Chef | Ansible | Git | Jira | Confluence | MySQL | GIS | GeoDjango | REST | Mobile App Development | Wordpress | Apache | Ngnix | HAProxy | Varnish ​ Job Duties •Construct and support code across a wide array of projects •You will need some involvement (consulting) in almost all major directives. •Coordinate technical requirements between DevOps and 3rd Parties. •Provide support and strategic vision for technical development of systems. •Work closely with the product manager & solutions architect to develop technical designs. •Take a key role in the design and implementation of the development life cycle. •Analyze, code, review, implement and update existing systems. •Develop solutions for the company's current technology needs. •Assist developers in the removal of technical blockers and impediments. •Coaching/Mentoring of team members •Maintain technical documentation. •Define and maintain development standards. •Ensure system architecture maintains an acceptable security standard. •Any other reasonable tasks within the Development team

Requirements A minimum of 7 years as a Software Developer At least 2 of those years as a Software Technical Lead, or in a similar capacity. Proficient in modern programming languages with a focus on Python and PHP Proven ability to lead a Development Team with success. Full software development life-cycle experience A relatively grounded understanding of Automated Testing platforms, such as unit testing and behavior-driven development Some knowledge of continuous integration or automated deployment, orchestration on the cloud with containerizations A well-grounded knowledge of source control. Extra brownie points for GIT and GITflow A grounded understanding of OOP, MVC, DDD, and other software development patterns A solid foundation or sufficient exposure in working with MVC frameworks such as Rails, Cake, code-ignitor, Zend, Django Experience in agile or other development methodologies A grounded understanding of SOA (Micro Services) and Rest API Grounded Experience in working with & building REST API’s Experience with large scale business-grade software and heavily integrated systems Articulate with Good interpersonal relationship skills Ability to work with a diverse array of people with different values and concerns Ability to work under pressure An ability to acclimate to new systems quickly, and easily transition between problems Advantageous to have experience with Kubernetes and containerisation. Angular Javascript SQL Experience building RESTful APIs Experience with GIS systems would be advantageous

Benefits • Medical Aid (Discovery) •Reduced Gap Cover Rates (Turnberry Premier) •Medical Insurance (Momentum - Health4Me) •Discounted Internet Connectivity •Free Employee Wellness Programme (Lyra) •Team Buildings •Exposure to latest industry technologies and standards •Lastly, a work environment that rivals the very best!

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.