Vice President (VP), Infrastructure at Appzone Limited

Appzone Limited is Africa's leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world's leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Vice President (VP), Infrastructure

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

• Refine strategy for adoption of internal applications and cloud/on-premise infrastructure
• Manage engagements with all technology vendors and service providers. 
• Design/implement Infrastructure architectures to meet expectations on performance, efficiency and security. 
• Oversee root cause analysis and remediation activities for technology issues within stipulated TATs. 
• Oversee implementation and enforcement of infrastructure management standards & certifications. 
• Formulate and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans across the group. 
• Ensure the security of the group's infrastructure in partnership with the Information Security team.
• Provide technical leadership to manage operations related to cloud and on premise IT infrastructures - server, storage, network, security, cloud services, server virtualization and business continuity & disaster recovery
• Manage requests from business divisions on provision of IT services and ensure seamless implementation & delivery
• Manage change initiatives to ensure availability, performance and reliability of the systems impacted by change
• Manage security, backup and recovery of IT infrastructure
• Formulate and implement policies and procedures to ensure a stable and secure infrastructure
• Ensure that company's cloud and local infrastructures run seamlessly, perform within agreed targets, and provide a secure platform for the company's business operations.

Requirements

• B.Sc / B.Eng in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or other related Physical Sciences disciplines.
• 10+ years experience, with 2-5 years of leadership experience. 
• Cloud Infrastructure Competence: Azure, AWS, VMWare, Windows, Linux, Hybrid Architecture 
• Network Infrastructure Competence: Cisco, Fortigate. 
• Information Systems: Internal Systems & Productivity tools 
• Project Management, Technical operations & Support: ITIL methodology, Solarwinds (or other NPM), Datadog (or other APM) 
• Azure Architecture Expert Certification, Cisco Certification: CCNP, CCIE. CCDE Fortigate NSE 4 - 7 
• PMP, PRINCE 2 COBIT, ITIL Manager or Expert. 
• DevOps methodology knowledge, fintech industry experience and information systems experience.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2024.