{"id":35207,"date":"2026-05-05T14:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/technical-consultant-technical-consulting-trainee-ee\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:04:19","slug":"technical-consultant-technical-consulting-trainee-ee","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/technical-consultant-technical-consulting-trainee-ee\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Consultant \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Technical Consulting Trainee (EE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Main duties:<\/p>\n<p>\tThe TC will be in charge of technical interface for a telecommunication and also a relevant market business field of Gemalto for both devices and services such as SIM\/USIM or eSE for M2M\/IoT, Occasionally, TC shall be getting involved with not only a regional project but also a foreign or multinational projects. The role involves working as part of a team which provides support to customers in dedicated region for corporate products and solutions integration, pre-sales support, proposal, technical discussion, project management, lab\/field-testing, production quality management, commercial delivery and after support. The main responsibilities are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Customer communication<\/p>\n<p>\tEstablish a good relationship with customers and perform proactive communication through support.<br \/>\n\tUnderstand customer\u2019s problems, limitations, and needs.<br \/>\n\tTechnical Consulting and Pre-sales<br \/>\n\tTechnical presentation and pre-sales support to customers.<br \/>\n\tTechnical training, Q&amp;A, and paid consulting to customers.<br \/>\n\tProduct promoting based on corporate product portfolio and industry trends.<br \/>\n\tCoordination of technical proposal and identification of the appropriate internal support for dedicated customers.<br \/>\n\tProactive tracking of business by close alignment with internal teams and customers.<br \/>\n\tAcceptance, prioritization, and management of the correct internal processing of customer requirements.<br \/>\n\tIdentification of Gemalto strategy by means of competitor analysis and, as a result, collection and development of leading against arguments.<\/p>\n<p>Project Management<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscuss and negotiate technical requirements according to both customer needs and Gemalto product capabilities.<br \/>\n\tManage development projects as a local project manager to interact with R&amp;D and production site to align with a planned schedule and available resources.<br \/>\n\tInquiry to support team, R&amp;D, and product marketing manager for customer Q&amp;A.<br \/>\n\tPeriodical project status reporting to customers and take care of change requests and issues.<br \/>\n\tCommercial product configuration and perform validation.<br \/>\n\tManage industrialization process and deliver prototype samples and final commercial samples.<\/p>\n<p>Delivery and After Support<\/p>\n<p>\tEnsure the delivery of commercial products and control product quality.<br \/>\n\tTrouble shooting (including inquiry, log analysis, tracing, and on-site testing) to identify the root cause of problems<br \/>\n\tComposing failure reports, identification of solution or workaround and if needed internal defect escalation in a structured manner.<\/p>\n<p>Internal Communication<\/p>\n<p>\tEstablish a good relationship with sales, marketing, and R&amp;D.<br \/>\n\tProper reporting to a manager.<br \/>\n\tUnderstand internal process and implement without delay.<br \/>\n\tRelated Technology<br \/>\n\tTelecommunication (SIM or mobile phone device)<br \/>\n\tSecurity<br \/>\n\tM2M (industrial and automotive devices)<br \/>\n\tSecure IC product features and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Work Experience<\/p>\n<p>\tShall have an experience of external customer communication. (meeting, phone call and email)<br \/>\n\tShall have a Fluent English communication skill in verbal and in written. (meeting, phone call and email)<br \/>\n\tShall have 5+ years of work experience in IT industry.<br \/>\n\tShall have 5+ years of work experience of technical support position.<br \/>\n\tWork experience in mobile phone technology and business is a plus.<br \/>\n\tWork experience in payment technology and business is a plus.<br \/>\n\tWork experience in security technology and business is a plus.<br \/>\n\tWork experience in M2M\/IoT related technology and business is a plus.<br \/>\n\tWork experience in a semiconductor company is a plus.<\/p>\n<p>Skills<\/p>\n<p>\tHighly self-motivated to challenge learning new technology.<br \/>\n\tSkill of team leading and project management are plus.<br \/>\n\tSkill in verification and validation of software\/hardware including approvals testing and inter-operability testing.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Qualities<\/p>\n<p>\tShall have customer-oriented mind set, without losing the view of corporate perspective.<br \/>\n\tShall be fast learner, without being afraid to build up knowledge in new areas.<br \/>\n\tShall have an ability to work independently and successfully complete assignments.<br \/>\n\tShall be flexible in assuming tasks and short-term reprioritization.<br \/>\n\tShall be a team player with the ability to communicate and act both within the group and across organizational borders.<br \/>\n\tShall have an ability to work in multicultural\/multinational environment.<br \/>\n\tShall have goal and solution-oriented project management skills with perseverance.<\/p>\n<p>Education Requirements<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor&#8217;s in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering or information technology major is a plus.<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Thales","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-35207","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-gauteng","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/35207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=35207"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=35207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}