MULTICHOICE SUPPORTS THE PRINCIPLE OF EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
VACANCY: INFIELD DECODER SUPPORT ENGINEER
(BTD Division)
LEVEL F
THIS POSITION IS TARGETING AFRICAN, COLOURED AND INDIAN CANDIDATES ONLY
(Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply)
This position is open to the Employee Referral Scheme – up to R10 000.00
CONTEXT
(External factors which influence the work environment, taking future conditions and strategic requirements into account)
• Leading edge technology
• Dynamic ever changing environment
• Complex products and standards
• Competitive environment
• Catering to consumer expectations
• Innovation
• Research and recommendations
• Integration between various external parties
• Interface to technology partners
• International trends
• Deadline driven
CUSTOMERS
(External and internal individuals or groups to whom products, services, programmes and information must be provided)
External customers
• UEC
• Pace
• Irdeto
• TeleIdea
• OpenTV
• Decoder Centre
BTD internal
• BTD Technical Operations
• Field Services
• SA Operations
• Africa
• Command Centre
• DStv Online
• Product Managers
• Project Managers
• Quality Assurance team
• System Integration team
OUTPUTS
(Products, services, programs and information which the individual must provide to both the internal and external customers, to accomplish the organisation’s mission and strategy)
• Technical support of infield Core 2 decoders
• Specification of product enhancements (stability and feature enhancements) to infield Core 2 decoders
• End of product life management
• Executive information maintenance on infield Core 2 decoders.
• Consulting role to QA
• Trouble shooting on infield Core 2 decoders
• Supply direction and be central point of liaison with Field Services
• Consultant to Software and Hardware Architects
• Consultant to Middleware and System Integration team
• White papers on emerging technologies or business challenges/opportunities
• Strategic business cases to exploit opportunities available to MultiChoice
• Input to the Core 2 decoder strategic roadmap
• Support interactive and enhanced applications and initiatives
• Manage relationships with decoder hardware and software suppliers
COMPETENCIES
(Personal capabilities which are critical to the production of quality outputs)
Functional
• Minimum 5 years Set-top box Development/Support experience
• Digital decoder hardware and software
• Pay TV industry, specifically MCA Broadcasting
• Applicable Regulatory knowledge
• Electronic communication; specifically Television and Satellite broadcasting – including but not limited to: Modulation, Compression; and Encryption.
• Market and trends analysis
Behavioural
• Good problem analysis and solving skills
• Excellent communication both written and verbal
• Creative and forward thinking
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and design skills
• Able to reason at various levels of abstraction
• Innovation (to modernize or improve on existing ideas, etc.)
• Management Skills
• Strong self-motivation
• Willingness to develop self
• Ability to work individually and in a team
• Positive attitude
• Professional maturity & integrity
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline
Are you interested in this dynamic and challenging position? Please send your CV to Ntombiningi Ngubo at Human Resources (nngubo@multichoice.co.za)
CLOSING DATE: 26 JULY 2010
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