IT (Head) Vacancy at PragmaticTechnologies Limited

 Pragmatic Technologies Limited is a company that deals on Banking Technology, Inverters, Stabilizers/AVR, Energy Saving LED and EFL Lights, Personal Electronics, and Consumer Health Monitoring Technology. Their mission is to creatively provide quality and value added products and services.

Pragmatic Technologies Limited is currently recruiting for the following position

Job Position:  IT (Head)

Location: Lagos

Profile Summary

A highly strategic and analytic individual with an extensive technological background who will plan, coordinate, direct, and design IT-related activities for the organization. In the course of duty, the individual would be reporting directly to the Managing Director and would also work closely with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.

The individual would be responsible for defining and implementing the company's IT policies and procedures, in accordance with best practices.

Responsibilities

Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, hardware, software and peripherals

Work with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for technology implementations

Oversee the development and management of ecommerce and online news websites

Manage financial aspects of the department, including purchasing, budgeting and budget review

Negotiate and administer vendor outsourcing, consultant contracts and service agreements

Benchmark, analyze, report and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the IT infrastructure and IT systems in order to increase productivity and profit

Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analysis for IT spending and initiatives

Develop and implement all IT policies and procedures, including those for security (internet, data etc.), disaster recovery, standards, purchasing and service provision

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree in Business Administration with technology as a core component is an added advantage

Microsoft IT-related certifications, CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CISSP, CS- CISecS, MCTS

Knowledge & Experience:

Should have at least 7 years' technical and operating experience, 3 of which must have been at managerial level

Strong technical knowledge of network and PC operating systems, current network hardware protocols and standards including CISCO routers, switches, and firewall management

Proven experience in IT infrastructure planning and development

Knowledge of network communication and security

Experience in project management, IT service delivery and operations

Good knowledge of server operating systems (Unix, linux, Windows etc.),ERP applications and infrastructure

Knowledge of ecommerce and web development

Knowledge of cloud computing & services

Personal Attributes

Strong leadership and communication skills (written and oral)

Highly self-motivated and directed

Keen attention to detail

Exceptional customer service orientation

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with CV's specifying the position of interest to: recruitment@pragmatictechnologies.com

Application Deadline

16th December, 2016.