IT Manager at Adexen

Job Summary

The individual will manage and provide hardware and software maintenance, training and consultation, and make recommendations about future planning and development of resources. The individual will also ensure maximum access to and implementation of technology services and resources.

Responsibilities

• Build enterprise platforms that can integrate with third party application
• Develop customising Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for third party integration and integrate to mobile applications
• Maintain organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Direct technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
• Verify application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
• Preserve assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures.
• Recommend information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Manage information technology and computer systems
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of information systems and electronic data processing (EDP)
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for electronic data processing and computer systems operations and development
• Meet with managers to discuss system requirements, specifications, costs and timelines
• Hire and manage information systems personnel and contractors to design, develop, implement, operate and administer computer software, networks and information systems
• Control the computer systems budgets and expenditures
• Ensure technology is accessible and equipped with current hardware and software
• Troubleshoot hardware, software and network operating system
• Provide orientation to new users of existing technology
• Train staff about potential uses of existing technology
• Provide recommendations about accessing information and support
• Maintain current and accurate inventory of technology hardware, software and resources

Expectations/Qualities

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent education
• Minimum 5 years experience as an IT personnel
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of technical staff, to work with the Executive Management of an organization, and to manage multiple concurrent projects
• Project Management experience
• Technical Know-how about debit/credit card transactions

Key Skills & Attributes

• Good strategic skills
• Good analytical skills
• Technical management skills
• Technical understanding, analyzing Information and informing others.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Data Centre Management, developing budgets, coordination, strategic planning and quality management skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong leadership and decision making skills
• Understanding of complex information and requirements
• Good prioritisation skills and be flexible enough to adapt plans
• Great IT skills combined with a good head for business
• Ability to explain complex systems in simple terms
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and within constraints

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