Job vacancy for an IT Manager

IT Manager

in a firm in Lagos Full-time

Industry ICT / Telecommunications
Specialization Information Technology,
Minimum Qualification Degree
Required Experience 5 - 7 years
Application Deadline 2014-04-06

 

An ICT/Telecommunications company  established in February 2003. We are a mobile marketing solutions company, providing user-friendly value added services. Our services cover various industries such as Entertainment, Banking, Manufacturing, Transportation and Health.

We also design and implement mobile campaigns and has worked with various international organisations and brands. Our products range from bulk messaging to provision of short codes and content aggregation.

Our service solutions empower companies and individuals to easily create, launch and operate effective mobile channels, helping to generate new revenues and consumer response. We strive to be the most reliable and creative mobile solutions provider in Nigeria, delivering high standards of quality and value to our customers.

Responsibilities:

Planning:

• Conceptualize, design and monitor procedures to manage all VAS & IN platforms; preparation/ analysis of Logs (Short codes, SMS, Downloads, etc);
• Develop mobile and web applications;
• Develop documentation process and procedures for managing VAS network and provide the necessary information required for implementation;
• Planning/ implementation of systems and network checklists- perform engineering level network planning and design for all WANS and LANs installed;
• Develop a global security plan to ensure safety of data and access to the platform;
• Deploy new products and services.

Operations:

• Manage all Information Systems infrastructure and security as well as implementation of network upgrades;
• Ensure systems/ servers are always up, running and backed up;
• Liaise with technical partners on interface issues with the telecommunication networks;
• Participate in vendor selection process including: requirements gathering, RFQ issuance, vendor evaluation, procurement, etc;
• Ensure 24/7 service availability of mobile media content and infrastructures;
• Ensure that all Service Level Agreements are in place and adhered to by technical services team to the business;
• Conduct ongoing reviews of and changes to network and other hardware facilities with little negative impact on the user community;
• Identify and implement any necessary changes or upgrades;
• mentoring and training new ICT support staff.

Business Development:

• Provide new services/solutions according to marketing requirements after inspection for availability with the current network structure and standards;
• Exploit new technologies and keep abreast of all new developments in the field of networking and communication.

Experience

Minimum of 5 year’s experience in VAS, or Telecommunications industry within an engineering unit at manager level.

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Electronic Engineering/ Technology related field.
• Appropriate technical certification from international bodies

Requirements

• Commercial budget management with on-target earnings experience
• Experienced with major VAS platform and protocols.
• Familiar with telecommunication technology architectures.
• Microsoft IIS and ASP NET; Web/ Internet content filtering.
• Linux based Internet server systems; php and java exposure

Competencies for the IT Manager:

• Stakeholder- relationship management skills.
• Planning, analytical and project management skills.
• Domain name (E-mail and website) service configuration and management.
• Network Optimisation: High speed Local Area Networks based on Ethernet and fast Ethernet technologies, Local to Wide Area network connections, TCP/IP and other protocols, Wireless LAN.
• Programming skills (Visual basic and/or Java).
• Antivirus management and firewall configuration.
• Web/Internet content filtering.
• Operating Systems/Database: Windows XP, Windows Vista and windows server 2008, Red-Hat Linux, Oracle DB, SQL, Java, Php.
• Microsoft Application Suites: Microsoft Office 2010 (English), Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
• Hardware: Administration and setup of Intel / Dell Servers, and PC system with following peripherals: mouse, monitors, multimedia systems, Memories and Network cards.
• Good interpersonal communication skills with strong customer – centric focus.
• Emotional intelligence with significant human management capabilities