Vice President (VP), Infrastructure at Appzone Limited

Posted on Mon 12th Feb, 2024 - www.hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

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.

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