Credit Direct Limited is a non-bank finance company with its Head-Quarters in Lagos, Nigeria. The company was established in 2006 and is focused on providing Payroll based consumer loans to eligible individuals.
The Company currently operates in 25 states in Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory- Abuja. With a staff strength of over 1000 employees and an active customer base in excess of 300,000, Credit Direct Limited is positioning itself to become the dominant market leader in the unsecured micro-lending (payroll lending) space in Nigeria and indeed Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Provide implementation, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting activities for server hardware and operating system software; Linux / Windows server, storage and virtualization technologies.
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Generate system metrics and reports for purposes of detecting performance bottleneck and capacity planning.
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Requirements
A First Degree in Computer Science or any related discipline is required
At least 5 years’ experience in a similar capacity.
Experience in FinTech development is preferred
ITIL, MSCE (Server and Cloud), CCNA - An added advantage
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