Systems Analyst Job Vacancies at Ideacentric Global Systems Abuja, Nigeria

Ideacentric Global Systems Nigeria is an agile research based enterprise that engages both left and right brained reasoning to come up with solutions that have a global perspective. We specialize in building fresh ideas into new endeavours or infusing old enterprises with fresh ideas. We are a Strategy consulting, Creative media design and Technology servicing firm with combined experience of over 7 years in strategy development/execution, branding, creative design, IT implementation and project management.

What we are looking for:
We seek individuals who possess strategic and analytical ability, leadership qualities, creativity, exposure, drive, ambition and high intellectual content. Without drive, ambition and intellectual content, you CANNOT work at IDEACENTRIC. But your ambition must be tempered by virtue.

We are seeking individuals with the ability to:

• Multi-task yet be organized and result oriented
• Pass across their knowledge effectively in Instructor lead training which they will be teaching
• Work in teams and develop others
• Work within deadlines and perform under pressure and unsupervised
• Communicate effectively to any audience
• Dream up creative solutions to complex problems
• Possess a passion for excellence, remarkable integrity and a depth of Faith
• Live & work full time in Abuja -Nigeria.

We are seeking motivated people to fill the position of Systems Analyst

Job Title: Systems Analyst

First we trust you have carefully read the general work information above… now we will discuss specific requirements for this job;

The major function here is to be able to listen to ideas and tailor technology that will amplify its success. As our systems analyst, you will be required to operate in a tactically oriented function to help the company continue to scale up and grow. We thus seek a senior level IT professional with key strengths in web solutions that will consults with our clients to determine technology requirements that support their organizational business goals. The candidate will need to be bright, imaginative, and a capable technologist with strong communication skills specifically seeking a smaller environment where they will impact the direction of the organization and be a key contributor to the overall success of our business & that of our clients.

You will be required to do research on any reported problem, plan and propose solutions, advocate software and systems and coordinates the problem solving process to ensures that the business standards and requirements are met. You should be familiar with multiple approaches to solve a problem and will choose the most appropriate one out of them. You also should be quite familiar with a host of web, mobile & desktop programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware platforms so as to better translate client’s requests into technical specifications.You must have strong project management skills and be a good team player

Speaking more technically, you should be conversant with open source technologies like PHP, AJAX, Java, Ruby, Python, MySQL, Zend etc and must be comfortable with coding & design IDE’s as well as established applications/frameworks like linux, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, SMF, any OOP mainstream web application. Also,we expect that you should be able to work the global outsourcing community to achieve results.
Certifications, IT experience and a degree in Computer science will lift our eyebrows but we are most interested in your practical technical competence, so be sure to let that shine through… most of all we want an analytical mind that can learn fast.
Be sure to read/listen to “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, “Built to last” & 2 other technical titles of your choice before choosing to pursue this job.

Method of Application
Send your application letter & CV to [email protected] along with a one-page note titled “If i had just one idea”

Application Deadline
16th October 2010

The chances that you’ll be required to do what you’ve never done before are VERY high. You are encouraged to challenge any idea from any quarter; what we seek is soundness of reasoning and the courage to see things through: every job is a critical challenge and you will discover that no two jobs are the same, after all no two projects or scenarios are the same. What this means is that every new job requires a fresh approach and analytical rigour.

We have a unique culture and interactions are highly energetic and involving. The fast pace and intensity never cease to amaze those who come in contact with us.

Please don’t overtly call us or lobby for this offer, that’s just rude! We will contact you.

Our employment policy: We do not discriminate based on gender, age, or ethnic/national orientation. We do not promote on the basis of longevity or age; rather, advancement is based on a strict meritocratic framework. And we truly care about our people.