Apply as OpCo Chief Technology Officer at AppZone Limited Full Time

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 seeking for a highly qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: OpCo Chief Technology Officer

Job Opening ID: 82
Location: Lagos

Job Profile

• This role an executive position within one of our subsidiaries and it’s focused on Technology Strategy, Innovation, Engineering Execution, Software Development, Systems Engineering, and Product Management
• The CTO will develop and execute the short, medium and long-term strategic plan for technology, product development, deployment, and management. He/She will drive the creation and execution of a strategic technology roadmap across all products and client services.
• The CTO will also be a key contributor to the planning process for digital/product innovation.
• As a member of the leadership team within the product company, the CTO will also be responsible for recruiting and developing high-performing teams, leading and growing the engineering team towards high performance and velocity, sustainability, quality & excellence.
• He/She will be responsible for engineering, delivering, deploying and supporting all products, platforms, systems and infrastructure.

As an OpCo CTO, your job responsibilities would include:

• Formulation/execution of technical strategies and operations to ensure that relevant products surpass minimum standards and KPIs for security, performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Definition of appropriate system designs and architectures for relevant products.
• Coordination of efforts across multiple software development teams to deliver on functional and non-functional software requirements within stipulated project timelines.
• Oversight and direct involvement in application support activities to guarantee timely resolution of application issues as stipulated in SLAs.
• Identification, evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technology platforms, tools and frameworks required to deliver products.
• Conducting code and architecture reviews to achieve code quality control, comply with software development best practices and ensure that non-functional requirements are met.
• Implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans for relevant products.
• Implementation and on-going oversight of standard software development and delivery process along with related automation
• Conducting research on leading edge technologies to determine relevance to products and suitable implementation approaches to adopt where applicable.
• Ensuring that periodic goals and performance expectations of the various units within the technology team are achieved.
• Co-ordination of the team’s efforts to implement and adhere to defined standard operating procedures.
• Co-ordination of domain, technology, and application knowledge transfer activities across the team.
• Active engagement in the achievement of goals & objectives in line with the Holding company’s vision, mission and values relevant to the candidate’s responsibilities, which may be amended from time to time.

Requirements

• B.Sc. and Master’s Degree from reputable universities in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, Mathematics or a similar related field. An MBA preferred but not compulsory.
• At least 7 years related work experience including experience working as a senior software developer or software architect for a software company and / or Fintech / Banks
• A track record of successfully delivered enterprise applications with an industry reputation for exceptional talent and proficiency in software development
• Candidate must have worked in capacity of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Software
• Architect or Lead developer
• Candidate should have good knowledge of payment, banking, and IT infrastructure management.
• Candidate must have strong capabilities in software architecture & design, research & development, DevOps, software scalability & reliability, technology strategy, and team mentorship.
• Deep expertise employing SDLC methodologies including agile and scrum.
• Knowledge and experience in developing, implementing, and using standardized methodologies, frameworks, SOPs, templates, etc for the achievement of team objectives.

Application Closing Date
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