Area Network Owner

Vumatel; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Maziv is seeking an Area Network Owner in Randburg to oversee provisioning, maintenance, and incident management for our fibre network footprint in the region.

You will coordinate internal and external teams, ensure the highest network quality, and drive continuous improvement in service delivery for customers across South Africa.

Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent qualification required.
• Minimum 4 years in a team leadership role; supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of fibre networks.
• Strong leadership and customer-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate provisioning and network acceptance to high standards with minimal failures.
• Coordinate provisioning for all orders and potential orders.
• Schedule preventative maintenance inspections to keep the network healthy.
• Conduct planned network maintenance to the highest standard.
• Coordinate reactive maintenance and resolve issues efficiently.
• Apply effective people management principles.
• Maintain conditions of network elements such as POPS and street cabinets.
• Ensure efficiency in financial management.
• Document as-builts according to field activities.
• Actively manage network incidents throughout the process.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer orientation

Problem solving and analysis

Knowledge of Fibre Networks

Education

Matric

Technical tertiary education

Job description

Join the Maziv family as our Area Network Owner and help shape the future of connectivity across South Africa. At Maziv, we believe in the power of human connection. We connect to positively impact lives, drive progress and shape a better future for all through cutting-edge technology.

Our success is built on a dynamic, forward-thinking culture where we prioritise our people and our customers.

About Maziv

The MAZIV Group is a leading force in South Africa’s digital infrastructure evolution, established through the strategic consolidation of multiple high-impact broadband entities—including Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), Vumatel, Herotel, Rise Telecoms, SADV, VumaCam, and BritelinkMCT. Together, these businesses operate under a unified, wholesale open-access platform that is transforming the accessibility, affordability, and scalability of broadband across urban, township, and rural South Africa.

Join the family – be a Maverick!

The Area Network Owner isresponsible for coordinating the activities on the network to ensure quality, performance of internal and external teams to ensure longevity, quality, and performance of the network. To oversee and manage all activities in a specific geographical area of the Network to ensure, the network is provisioned and maintained to the highest quality.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS & TASKS)

• To ensure Circuit Provisioning and Network Acceptance is thorough and accurate, and a high-quality network is delivered. (Over Inspection of network standards vs spec) & > 0.5% fails.
• Ensure that the Network is provisioned for all orders and potential orders.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance inspection routines, ensuring that the network is proactively inspected.
• Conduct planned Network maintenance to ensure the network is maintained to the highest standard.
• Coordinate the reactive (break fix) maintenance system to ensure that any unplanned issues are resolved as efficiently and effectively as possible. (1,25% of Active subs & NPS 50).
• Practice Effective People management principles.
• Maintain and improve the conditions of elements within the ANO's control not limited to POPS, STREET CABINETS etc
• Ensure efficiency in financial management.
• Document and maintain as-builts according to field activities.
• Conduct planned network maintenance and scheduled changes to ensure network is maintained to the highest standard.
• To actively manage network incidents throughout the business process.

Competencies and Minimum Requirements:

Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• Matric
• Preferably Technical Tertiary Education.
• 4 years in a team leadership position.
• Preferably experience in a supervisory position.
• Knowledge of Fibre Networks.
• Team leadership
• Customer orientation
• Problem solving and analysis.