Manager - Data Engineering, Information Technology at MTN Nigeria

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 position below:

Job Title: Manager - Data Engineering, Information Technology

Job Identification: 5614
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time (Hybrid)
Job Category: MTN Level 3
Division: Information Technology
Reports to: Senior Manager - Data and Analytics 

Mission

• To develop and oversee the implementation and support of Data Engineering & Analytics that service the Enterprise and the customer experience of these services in line with MTN business strategy.

Description

• Review MTNN business direction and contribute to the development of Information Services, demonstrating an understanding of MTNN business strategies and needs of the customer.
• Develop detailed plans in support of approved strategies in respect of Information Service Management, organizing required resources, monitoring and periodically reporting progress of plans. 
• Lead the service management team and drive a service based culture in IT and put in place a reliable support system with clear processes and procedures and tools for measuring service delivery and performance.
• Investigate new applications in support of MTNN’s strategy and lead the process of selection of suitable technologies and manage related negotiations with suppliers accordingly.
• Review the array of technologies available for MTNN processes and advise business users of the best possible solutions based on their requirements, growth, emerging technologies and MTNN’s objective.
• Maintain day to day responsibility for the ownership and resolution (including any referral or escalation as may be necessary) of Data & Analytics to ensure the provision of an optimum service to the internal customer 24 hours a day.
• Define standards and guidelines for Analytics & DataOps and review service metrics (KPIs) that identify the success of the services being utilized and recommend as well as coordinate implementation of changes to Service Management services to improve metrics.
• Create and maintain a knowledge repository system to support Data Engineering, AI, Data Ops & Data science function, gathering, analyzing, storing and sharing knowledge and information using a variety of processes and technologies.
• Identify training and development needs and manage skills enhancement programmes for the Data, AI & Analytics team to address knowledge gaps and enrich knowledge repository within the department.
• Review performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in an IT related field
• Master’s Degree in Business Admin/Science is desirable.

Experience:
6-13 years’ experience which includes the following:

• At least 3 years experience in relevant sector/ industry 
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous 
• At least 5 years of relevant technical Database, ETL, Data Engineering, AI experience & certification
• Experience in Databases, Big data, Data Engr, AIOps and Data science is desirable.

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2025; 10:59PM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online