System Administrators at National Pension Commission (PenCom)

Michael Stevens Consulting - Our client, an extra-ministerial department set-up to oversee the management of pensions for pensioners not transiting to the Defined Contributory Scheme has recently received the mandate to carry out its functions as stipulated by the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2004.

The Organisation now seeks to recruit self driven, experienced and motivated individuals to fill selected positions. The client seeks to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: System Administrator

Ref No: IT SA
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Slot: 2

Job Description

• This role is primarily responsible for the design, deployment and maintenance of IT solutions and website. The Job Holder would report to the Director, Information Technology.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and assume overall accountability for all implementation
• Oversee web developers, ensure technical solutions are properly architected and specified, and review all code for quality assurance purposes.
• Define and implement software, and web solutions management processes and procedures.
• Coordinate the management and maintenance of the Organisation's website.
• Collaborate effectively with creative team and web designers during the creative process.
• Responsible for various aspects of ongoing support and maintenance engagements.
• Resolve user enquiries and issues.
• Continuously elicit feedback from users and periodically evaluate system performance.
• Develop IT solutions in line with defined system developments policies and procedures and in conjunction with relevant interfacing functional units.
• Coordinate and supervise user acceptance testing in liaison with relevant business teams as well as continuously review risks to aid risk mitigation and ensure end user solution fit.
• Prepare and update, as necessary, policies and procedures manuals for newly deployed applications.
• Ensure adequate user training on new IT solutions.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software engineering, Information Technology or related discipline.
• Professional qualification and certifications (ITIL, PRINCE 2, PMP, SCJP etc.) will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 4 years work experience of which at least 2 years should have been in similar function.

Key Competency Requirements:

• Expert knowledge and experience in software & web development using programming languages such as Php, Java, C++, Java script, XML, HTML and other web development technologies
• Working knowledge of IT tools such as CASE, SQL, web development tools, project management tools, relevant database management system, testing tools and operating system.
• Good system/solution design and management skills.

Application Closing Date
Extended  to 17th October, 2014.

Method of Application
Qualified and Interested persons should send Applications to: [email protected] or [email protected] stating how their skills, knowledge and experience make them suitable, and addressing the person specifications highlighted above. The suitability statement should not exceed a page and must appear on the first page of the CV, which must be saved in Microsoft Word and as applicant's full name. The subject of the mail should be the job position and code being applied for.

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Note: Late applications will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.