Paratus Mozambique currently has a vacancy for a Technical Director.
The successful candidate will lead the end-to-end technology strategy and operations across core network, transmission, access (FTTx/GPON, wireless), and service platforms, ensuring availability, performance, security, and regulatory compliance (INCM). The role includes direct leadership of NOC/Operations, capacity planning, vendor & CAPEX/OPEX management, and delivery of new products and projects for enterprise and residential customers.
The minimum requirements for the position are as follows:
- 12+ years’ experience in telecom/ISP, with 5+ years in a senior technical leadership role (Director/Head/CTO) in an operator or major ISP.
- Proven expertise across IP/MPLS (BGP/OSPF, QoS), mobile core (EPC/IMS) or fixed-core, RAN/LTE/5G exposure, FTTx/GPON, DWDM/Metro-Ethernet, and data centre/virtualization.
- Track record running a 24/7 NOC, ITIL (incident/problem/change), SLO/SLAs, and major incident management.
- Network/service security exposure; continuity/DR; regulatory & licensing compliance (INCM).
- Strong vendor & contract management (RFPs, SLAs), and CAPEX/OPEX governance.
- Team leadership: hiring, mentoring, performance management, safety culture.
- Fluency in English and Portuguese (written and spoken).
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Telecoms, Electrical, Computer) or equivalent.
Added advantages (nice to have): SD-WAN; automation (Netconf/Ansible); cloud/virtualization (VMware/KVM, containers/K8s); MVNO/LEO-satellite integrations; certifications (CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, ITIL, PMP/Prince2).
If you meet the above requirements and have a passion for building high-performance networks and teams, please submit your Cover Letter, CV and supporting documents via the Vacancies option on the Mozambique contact page or email the HR inbox for Mozambique using the subject: “Technical Director — PTMZ — [Your Name]”.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this job email your details to info.mz@paratus.africa
