Group Technology Fibre Lead

Recruiter

A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref

JHB000983/M&M

Date posted

Monday, June 29, 2026

Location

Midrand, South Africa

SUMMARY

Our client in the Network Services sector is seeking a Group Technology Fibre Lead on a contract duration of 6 months.

Role purpose and scope:

• Support creation & development of infrastructure joint venture Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV’s) across clients markets focussing on Fibre (FTTH/B, FTTS, Metro, NLD)
• SPV Technology Strategy, Architecture and Operating model design for the SPV’s
• Source, drive and negotiate strategic partnerships – vendors, investors, and customers
• Support the resourcing of Group and in-market SPV teams (headcount resources)
• Alignment with Group technology strategy and supply chain processes
• Drive infrastructure sharing, co-build initiatives across ALL market within the Group in partnership with other MNO’s, OTT players, Hyperscalers e.g. (Google, Meta, Microsoft, AWS) or any other 3rd party equity investors
• Overlay demand, network plans and finalise costing
• Support the Programme Management Office, Group SCM and Group Commercial teams for infrastructure development and sharing across ALL fibre asset classes
• Engage with Vodacom Group and market stakeholders, e.g. Group Chief Network Office (CNO) and market Chief Technical Officers (CTOs) and/or relevant technical personnel to drive all fibre infrastructure development, sharing and JV initiatives across the markets

POSITION INFO

Role Deliverables: FibreCo Set-up & Strategy End-to-End Network Planning IT, OSS/BSS & Cybersecurity Programme & Delivery Management Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement Execution Legal and Regulatory Governance Market Scope Phase 1 Tanzania Mozambique DRC Lesotho Phase 2 Kenya Ethiopia Egypt Must have technical / professional qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geomatics, or related technical discipline. Experience: Minimum 10 years' experience in network strategy, RF planning, fibre network planning, or integrated network design within telecoms environments Proven experience in end-to-end network planning (RAN, fibre/FTTx, backhaul, and core interconnects) Demonstrated experience in large-scale network rollout planning, due diligence, and business case development Exposure to multi-market or group-level planning environments is advantageous