Team Lead, Application Development at First Bank of Nigeria Limited Full Time

Job Title: Team Lead, Application Development

Job Identification: 733
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Schedule Full time
Job Category: IT TECH, SEC & OPS
Job Shift: Day

Job Objective(s)

• To create the detailed IT solution/service design, based on the functional specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements & technical constraints.
• To define what is the service effect , how will it be delivered and how will it be consumed by users.
• To build, configure and/or customise technical solution, based on the functional and technical specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements

Duties & Responsibilities

• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain w business applications
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user’s requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Work with teammates in the migration of legacy applications to current technologies.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and on-budget. Provide third-level support to business users
• Research and evaluate a variety of software products.
• Develop new user-facing features.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back end
• Provides level 3 support for production applications.
• Maintain confidentiality of all Information entrusted while delivering projects.
• Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.
• Performs other functions as may be required for the business to achieve its strategic objectives.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in Computing or related disciplines.
• Master’s, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Software Developer.
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position.
• Attention to detail and can-do attitude.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Structured and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Self-motivated, a team player, and exhibit a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrate analytical, interpretative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

• Proficient in .NET framework and .Net core using C#
• Full stack developer with skills and experience with Java, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, Perl, Oracle, SQL, MySQL, Apache Tomcat, Maven, XML, XSLT, JSON, RESTful APIs, etc.
• Analyzing customer requirements.
• Ability to understand client requirements as well as underlying infrastructure applications, systems and processes.
• Ability to oversee development efforts.
• Strong capability in juggling priorities so that deadlines are met while retaining consistently high quality outcomes.
• Software architecture design, together with architecture team.
• Technical knowledge of MS Project Server, Report Builder and SharePoint
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Creating technical specifications, writing program code and documenting
• Testing the products in controlled situations before going live.
• Maintaining the systems once they are up and running.
• Preparation of training manuals (user guides) for users.
• Experience with systems management tools as Nagios, Grafana, Prometheus, Rundeck are a plus.
• Experience of working in infrastructure is a plus.
• Experience in Automation, and Orchestration to drive efficiencies within IT operations is a plus.
• Understanding of modern IT and DevOps DC’s and cloud operations is a plus.
• Operational background (ITIL processes, network operations and support).

Application Closing Date
9th December, 2022 (06:09 PM)