# Senior / Principal Software Engineer — Data Platform

Reference: ITE008226-Danni-1 About Opportunity A leading telecommunications and broadband services provider is seeking an experienced Senior / Principal Software Engineer – Data Platform to take ownership of a mission-critical data ecosystem that supports customer billing, network operations, field services, and business reporting. This is a hands-on leadership role for a highly skilled engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong architecture, governance, and mentoring capabilities. You will lead the design, reliability, security, and evolution of a cloud-based data platform while coaching developers and collaborating with operational stakeholders across the business. The Role As the owner of the company's data platform, you will be responsible for the data warehouse, integration and load processes, cloud infrastructure, and API services that underpin business operations. You will ensure data remains accurate, secure, highly available, and actionable while driving engineering best practices and technical excellence across multiple systems. Duties & Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Web Application Development Design, develop, and maintain internal business appl

- **Id**: 3875682
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/network-it-senior-principal-software-engineer-data-platform>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T12:27:01Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T12:27:01Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5244
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Hybrid work, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4497060
- **Name**: Network IT
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/network-it-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Angular** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Firebase** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitHub** — Optional: no
- **Go** — Optional: no
- **Google Cloud Run** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Next.js** — Optional: no
- **Node JS** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **React.js** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **Vue.js** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T15:57:00Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 54
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.541
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: seen:4, agency, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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