INDUSTRY: FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOCATION: ABUJA

JOB ROLE: HEAD OF IT

CV to be sent resourcing@oscartemple.com

Job Summary

• Responsible for building innovative robust apps & services that minimizes cybersecurity threats and have strong operational resilience.
• The candidate shall ensure that hardware and software maintenance are carried out, and must have the ability to make recommendations about future planning and development of resources
• Develop data governance procedures for the company.
• Ensure technology practices adhere to regulatory standards, implement data privacy policies to comply with data protection regulations
• Design and implement data strategies, pipelines and analysis systems.
• Make decisions on the technological requirements of the organization
• Keep abreast and identify with the latest technology/industry trends, changes and development.
• Use current technological trends to build a strategic & forward-looking roadmap
• Own timelines for the development and deployment of all technological services and manage technology budgets.
• Database management and ownership of IT infrastructure
• Communicate the status, value and importance of data collection to executive members and staff
• Mentor team members

Core Responsibilities

NETWORKING

• Planning and implementation of additions, deletions and major modifications to the supporting infrastructure.
• Implements network security for the Company
• Oversees the administration and maintenance of the company’s infrastructure, and directs supporting staff.
• Oversees the administration of the company’s WAN.

INTERNAL SYSTEMS

• Oversees troubleshooting, systems backups, archiving, and disaster recovery and provides expert support when necessary.
• Works with project teams to help implement Internal Systems.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPING

• Work with team members to design innovative software programs that improve and simplify the online user experience for customers across our various subsidiaries.
• Write original code and update existing code, ensuring that all code meets program requirements.
• Perform intensive testing of all new and existing programs to ensure they are free of errors and function as intended
• Work with other departments in the company to facilitate timely execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinating with the business users/business analyst/developers as required
• Ensure increased customer satisfaction, code reliability and developer productivity across software products while reducing development and maintenance cost
• Engage with business heads to assist the various departments with achieving their goals through innovative application of technology.
• Optimize new and existing programs for mobile use.
• Keep up to date on the newest technological innovations in the field and be ready to apply relevant innovations to our software systems.
• Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions.
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards and programming.
• Develop IT strategies in partnership with business units.
• Innovating on Existing products

MANAGEMENT

• Initiates and implements improvements in all areas of IT responsibility.
• Serves as main point of contact on all IT-related matters for the company.
• Identifies and provides standards for gathering information for use in trend analysis and reports information to company management.
• Builds and maintains vendor relationships and manages the purchase of hardware and software products.

• Ensures that company assets are maintained responsibly.

Qualifications, Education and

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s in

Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical and

Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or in the Physical Sciences but with experience in software and hardware maintenance;

• Minimum of 10+ years practical experience in software development, Networking, IT infrastructure and Security with proven success in the Fintech or Banking sector.

Skills

• Must have knowledge of Software Development, IT Governance, networking, IT infrastructure and Security.
• Knowledge of technology trends
• Analytical Ability, Strategic thinking & Problem-solving skills.
• Effective execution of the company’s IT strategy.
• Proficiency in writing codes in Javascript and Angular.

Behavioral Competencies

• Personal Drive
• Emotional Quotient – able to take

decisions on facts & figures not emotions

• Integrity and Empathy
• Analytical Ability, Strategic thinking & Problem-solving skills.
• Time Management