Team Lead, Corporate Applications at Access Bank

Oversee technology and tools and advice best practice


Key Responsibilities


Oversee the technologies, tools and techniques used within the team.
Ensure that development standards, policies and procedures are adhered to.
Drive change to implement efficient and effective strategies as advised by management.
Develop and implement IT standards and procedures to aid in the development of high quality software. Ensure that all Engineers within the team understand and follow existing IT standards.
Work closely with other team leaders and development teams when necessary.
Ensure that all software developed within your team satisfies the business requirements as specified.
Ensure that projects are accurately estimated and delivered to schedule
Show flexibility to respond to the changing needs of the business.
Provide overall team guidance and fix all escalations
Ensure timely delivery of projects and tasks.
Assign Responsibilities and tasks to staff.


Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:


Knowledge of Scrum/Agile or Kanban software development processes
Proficient in back-end and front end development
Understanding of front-end technologies and platforms. Understanding in at least one of the following is required: JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
Knowledge of platforms and tools, such as ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, sequel serve database, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Azure
Knowledge of source code control tools
Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that enables the team to fulfil requests within the desired SLA.
Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment


Qualification & Experience

Mandatory


Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline
Must possess relevant professional qualifications
Minimum of 5 years of back-end development experience and at least 8 years general IT experience
Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop, Hive, and Pig, Cloudera, or large data warehousing initiatives
Experience with systems deployed on Unix/Linux/Solaris environments
Experience in developing applications in Windows based application
Strong understanding of business processes and IT systems


Desirable


Experience supporting large-scale or highly regulated financial institution
Master's Degree in relevant role/field


Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications close 11:59pm