Chief Technical Officer at Uniccon Group

Uniccon Group is the home of innovative and customizable tech products to meet your needs. We combine world-class expertise, experience, and modern tools to scale up your productivity. Valuing and collaborating for the best services have kept us ahead of the market. Individuals, SMEs, organisation, and government agencies achieve more with us.

Uniccon Group owns Africa's leading hub for STEM research, training, and solutions (STEMFocus). Research is the bedrock of our innovative services in the marketplace, payment gateway, workflow optimization, financial intel, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and e-learning products. We are futuristic and leading with METAVERSE and NFTs in Africa. The operations extend to Agro-commodities processing and export, fashion brands, and general contracting business. It oversees operations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world. The products are innovative, and customizable to meet market needs. Unicorn Group is a key player in their respective industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Technical Officer

Location: Abuja

Role Summary

• We are seeking a Chief Technical Officer, who will be a seasoned professional in Software Development and Implementation, Full stack, and experiences on AI, IoT, Cloud Engineering Embedded systems, Blockchain technology and other relevant skills  and who will be a member of the company’s Management Team.
• The candidate must have a solid track record in handling the full lifecycle of complex IT projects, from business analysis, to system architecture, software development, testing, implementation, integration as well as solution maintenance & support.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Uniccon Group technical team in software design, development, testing, implementation, integration and support.
• Taking executive decisions with Management in terms of the company’s technological requirements.
• Responsible for the company’s IT infrastructure as well as licensing.
• Responsible for the company’s relationship with OEMs and other software providers.
• Staying on top of technology trends and developments.
• Supporting the sales team in the technical sales process by ensuring that the company’s technical resources are adequate and available for demos, POCs and/or presentations.
• Ensuring that technical resources meet the company’s short and long-term needs.
• Defining the goals for research and development and implementing them.
• Creating timelines for the development and deployment of all services.
• Supervising the support function of the company for solutions delivered to customers within set SLAs, in order to fulfill contractual obligations and maximize customer satisfaction.
• Maintaining a consumer-focused outlook and driving the delivery of the company’s IT projects to the market.
• Managing technology budgets and timeframes.
• Ensuring all technology practices adhere to regulatory standards and set policies.
• Engaging with the Executive Management with value propositions to drive development of the company’s IT footprint on its market.
• Providing technical advice to customers on all aspects of the installation and use of computer systems and networks, during and after the sale.
• Networking with existing customers and other IT experts in order to maintain links and promote additional products and upgrades.
• Managing own diary in order to organize and prioritize monthly, weekly and daily goals.
• Actively contributing to regular and adhoc meetings and updating Executive Management.
• Identifying opportunities across the industries covered and prioritizing among them to achieve best results.
• Acting as a leader, manager and mentor to technical team members.

Requirements

• M.Sc in Computer Science, Engineering and/or a related field.
• A Higher relevant Graduate Degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of successful work experience as a software developer, leader of a software development team, in a reputable IT company.
• Advanced knowledge of software development tools, source code control tools and big data and other technologies.
• Significant experience in cybersecurity, software development best practices, knowledge of code review and pentesting.
• Experience with cloud technologies, development practices, software architecture principles, requirements and interfaces, and software systems engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of programming languages.
• Knowledge of system frameworks and software development processes.
• Experience creating and maintaining databases.
• Knowledge of AI, IoT, Embedded Systems and Block chain technology.
• Experience with systems deployed on Unix/Linux/Solaris environments.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, showcasing initiative and responsibility.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent demonstrations and presentation skills.
• Ability to work within local and international (project/virtual) teams.
• Ability to work under pressure, to multitask, to focus and to deliver results.
• Good communication skills and outstanding team spirit.
• Experience in DevSecOps.
• Experience in Agile software development.
• Candidates must have a good understanding of the industry, solution providers, technologies wide range of software development languages, full software development lifecycle as well as cybersecurity.
• Ability to speak foreign languages is a plus.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2023.