Architect, Mobile Solutions at MTN Nigeria - Nationwide

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Architect, Mobile Solutions

Location: Nationwide
Division: Information Systems

Core Purpose of the Job

• Drives the engineering of blueprints and roadmaps for Sharepoint, Device Management, Document Management, Unified communications and Enterprise Portals & collaboration platforms
• Architectural lead for Enterprise Mobility & Portals architecture across the value chain.

Job Summary

• Support the Shareholder return strategy by developing and implementing Processes that are aligned to achieving all elements on the business scorecard.
• Participate in the review of Business Processes to drive efficiency gains.
• Serve the Division’s internal customers and provide solutions to improve the customer experience.
• Strategic Partnerships with MTNN leadership team to drive awareness on expected behaviors and impact on non-compliance on bottom line results and company image/reputation.
• Network and build solid relationships with internal units and relevant third parties (e.g. strategic investors, technical and finance partners, business consultants etc.) and develop a close working relationship with relevant information sources to provide an integrated service.
• Work with other team members to develop a comprehensive view of all aspects of Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions system architecture.
• Develop standards and guidelines for technical designing based on various business goals
• Undertake the development, maintenance, and governance of the SharePoint, Device Management, Document Management, Unified communications and Enterprise Portals & collaboration platforms Solutions architecture
• Recommend necessary changes in the existing Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions and work for its efficient functioning, revenue generation, and cost savings
• Ensure that Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions implementations are completed according to the architecture roadmap
• Define enterprise level systems architecture and direct the design and approach to deployment.
• Design scalable Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions architecture based on trend analysis of current usage, forecast, and benchmark application capabilities based on projected growth.
• Create, maintain, disseminate & validate application development guidelines & standards for all artefacts will facilitate the oversight standardization and future direction of all application development.
• Design the architectural landscape to accomplish cross system objectives and advantageous trade-offs across the ecosystem
• Ensure the alignment of Enterprise Architecture with the business strategy throughout the cycle of innovation, planning and delivery for Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions
• Chart roadmap of Enterprise Mobility & Portals Evolution, Emerging Technologies & trends.
• Evaluate developments in architecture in the local and international business environment and recommend value-adding improvements to MTNN’s application architecture roadmaps.
• Develop a high-level view of current and future state business and solution architecture for Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions that is well connected with business strategy.
• Provide leadership role by participating in Architecture Review conversations to help guide development of Enterprise Mobility & Portal solutions that are strategically aligned to the overall architecture vision.

Job Conditions:

• Normal MTNN working conditions
• May be required to work extended hours

Education

• First degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems or related field
• Master’s degree in related field will be an added advantage.
• TOGAF certified for at least 12- 18 months

Experience