Jobs at Zinkworks

Design and maintain automated test frameworks for microservices, APIs, and data pipelines. Perform backend API, integration and database testing, write BDD tests with Cucumber, validate SQL/stored procedures, automate Spring Boot/Batch apps on OpenShift/Kubernetes, integrate tests into CI/CD, and debug distributed systems using Unix tools and technologies like Kafka and Redis.

Build production GenAI systems: implement RAG pipelines, orchestrate agentic workflows, integrate agents with enterprise systems, deploy on GCP (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub), and ensure security, observability, and operational readiness.

Design, build, secure and operate cloud-native platforms for production-grade Generative AI and Autonomous Agents. Own CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), Kubernetes (GKE) deployments, observability, platform reliability, and embed security practices while working within cross-functional delivery teams.

Lead platform and DevOps strategy to define and enforce DevSecOps and platform engineering standards. Own HLDs, design scalable DevSecOps frameworks, drive vendor alignment, and lead datacentre consolidations. Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines, automate infrastructure with Python and Shell, and manage container platforms using OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker and Helm.

Lead design and development of Java/Spring-based microservices to modernize mainframe functionality. Build AWS-deployed solutions (Lambda, EC2, EKS), implement Spring Batch/Kafka processing, support CI/CD, mentor engineers, troubleshoot production, and collaborate in Agile teams. Monthly client site visits required.

Own and prioritise the Digital Twin product backlog for telecoms network engineering. Lead discovery with engineering teams, convert use cases into user stories and data/integration requirements, work with architects, data and AI teams, support Agile ceremonies, manage scope, and track delivery outcomes like cycle time reduction and CAPEX avoidance.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java backend services using Spring frameworks. Build RESTful microservices, integrate messaging (Kafka/ActiveMQ), support CI/CD pipelines, troubleshoot production issues, transform legacy systems to microservices, participate in code reviews, mentor juniors, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

Join a structured graduate programme to learn software development, collaborate with cross-functional teams, assist in designing and building applications under senior guidance, contribute innovative ideas, and participate in mentorship, training, and live projects with opportunities for full-time employment.

Define AI strategy and roadmap for Autonomous Networks, set AI governance and evaluation standards, guide architecture and agentic systems design, advise customers and sales, and represent Zinkworks externally while partnering with product, engineering, and research institutions.

Lead QA strategy and testing for large-scale cloud-native telecom platforms. Design and execute performance, stress, and security testing; build and manage automated testing frameworks; collaborate with engineering to embed quality, scalability, and reliability across the development lifecycle.

Lead presales technical engagements for telecom customers, designing cloud-native OSS/NMS and AI/ML-driven automation. Run discovery workshops, own technical POCs, craft RFP/RFI responses, translate customer needs into defensible solutions, and present to executive and technical stakeholders while partnering with delivery and engineering teams.

Lead architecture and hands-on implementation of a multi-tenant platform for agentic automation and reusable delivery components. Translate product roadmap into a Golden Path, harvest reusable patterns from customer projects, enforce governance/versioning, align ecosystem and presales, and hire/mentor a core platform engineering team while remaining active in core code.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python backend services and APIs. Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams; write tests, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot and optimise systems, and support deployments and production environments.

Entry-level, in-office software developer apprenticeship combining FIT formal training with on-the-job projects. Learn programming (Python, Java), databases, Spring Boot backend, frontend basics, testing, GCP cloud, Docker and CI/CD, and AI-assisted tooling while participating in team ceremonies, completing exercises, and receiving mentorship.