About the Role:

Burn Manufacturing is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering for Electric to direct Burn’s hardware and network systems within its electric product group. The Director of Systems Engineering for Electric will lead operations and maintenance of existing and new network systems within the electric product group. The Director of Systems Engineering for Electric will report to the Chief Systems Architect. They will lead a team of software developers and engineers in new product development and operational activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct the design, selection, and implementation of Burn’s Electric product IT, hardware, software, and network solutions.
• Review existing system architecture and recommend improvements.
• Create short and long-term strategic goals for managing and maintaining systems and software. Take a lead role in the technical planning for implementation.
• Ensure systems are well-integrated across East and West Africa.
•  Collaborate with all business units to create system requirements and success criteria.
• Identify software, hardware, and web solutions. Communicating the justification and reasoning to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions meet all technical, business, and user needs.
• Establish best practices for all network engineers, software engineers, and staff.
• Monitor network status and key indicators to ensure optimal performance and identify maintenance and improvement needs.
• Design and direct implement test plan to check network performance.
• Ensure data and hardware systems are safe and secure.
• Manage in-house teams of systems engineers, software, and hardware engineers.
• Collaborate with the Head of product and commercial sales to ensure product and Commercial needs are met.
• Role may involve travel to other cities /countries as necessary

Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of related experience in the related technology industry.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• proven experience in the design and implementation of business management systems.
• Prior knowledge and experience managing and or implementing ERP, EPDM, CRM, SPM, or CCM systems.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise systems, networking modules, and software integration.
• Developing network systems in a manufacturing context is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledgeable Scrum Master or proficient in Agile methodologies.
• Working knowledge of AWS product ecosystem.
• Previous experience writing code is a plus.

                                                     Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply

BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).