Mission:
- Overseeing the software architecture, design, planning, delivery, and optimization of MTNN’s end-to-end software platforms, solutions, and business models to achieve cost-effective and optimal software engineering solutions to customers in line with the business strategic objectives.
Description:
- Planning and executing of software engineering, data engineering, requirement engineering, and artificial intelligence strategies.
- Manage the planning processes geared towards designing and solutioning of all software, data, requirement engineering, and artificial intelligence development within MTN IT in line with the business and technology roadmaps.
- Define and maintain software, data, requirement engineering, and artificial intelligence delivery measurement and optimization parameters for the engineering team for all platforms.
- Manage software, data, requirement, and artificial intelligence design activities for efficient IT capabilities to support the subscribers and revenue growth for all lines of business within MTNN.
- Implement optimal, future-proof, cloud-native solutions to deliver scalable platforms to internal and external customers of MTNN.
- Direct the evolution of the ecosystem of software, data, requirement engineering, and artificial intelligence practices.
- Review and approve technical specifications and design documents for new products and services.
- Identify trends and patterns pertaining to customer requests and needs and filter this information through to relevant business areas to continually improve all aspects of the software, data, requirement engineering, and artificial intelligence practices.
- Leverage your software engineering skills and experience to design, develop, integrate, and implement products and services.
- Liaise with vendors on new market releases and technology upgrade paths to ensure quick deployment of new and innovative products and services.
- Liaise with vendors and other stakeholders to keep abreast of new technologies and apply the same in line with MTNN strategic objectives.
- Coordinating the efforts, inputs, and outputs from internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficient network design.
- Coach and train the team to ensure understanding of the objectives and goals of the department, awareness of set targets and requirements, and regularly review their training needs.
- Review the performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.
Education:
- Minimum first degree from a reputable institution.
- Fluent in English
Experience:
9 – 17 years’ experience which includes:
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Enterprise software engineering: with experience in supervising/managing others
- Experience working in a medium to large organization
- Technical experience in planning, design and working with Cloud Services, APIs, AI and software development.
- Vast experience in new products and services development and a good understanding of Product Development Life Cycle
- Experience and knowledge working in an Agile Scrum software delivery environment.
- Experience in building solutions using technology like C# .Net Core, Angular, React, Kafka, Rabbit MQ, Docker, etc.
- Experience in building automated reviews and quality assurance checks into the SDLC.
- Experience with professional software engineering best practices and patterns.
- Experience in delivering Technology transformation projects
- Experience building complex systems to successfully delivery.
- Experience working with the business teams to design solutions on their requirements.
- Expertise in understanding complex technology & applying it in a practical way to create business solutions.
About Us
We at MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTNN) are a purpose and value-led organization.
At MTN Nigeria, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life.
Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.
As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!
Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers, and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.
Do you want to be a part of a mission that delivers a bold new digital world to Nigeria and Nigerians?
Then, join MTN Nigeria!
Welcome to our Y’ello family where our people are our most critical competitive assets.
If you are passionate about working for a brand that believes and invests in YOU while delivering the best value to those they serve, then THIS is the place.
Our Employee Value Proposition enables you to work with meaning, connect to develop, thrive in positivity, and grow with purpose, all-round, in all aspects to Live inspired.