Head of Information Technology at Waya Multilink

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and lead the team of: Software engineering , Dev Ops engineering, Quality Assurance and Testing, Cyber and security architec and engineering, UI/UX, IT Infrastructure, Product Management , Data Science and Business Intelligence
• Manage information technology and computer systems.
• Plan, organize, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations.
• Manage IT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance.
• Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures.
• Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems.
• Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy.
• Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time.
• Audit systems and assess their outcomes.
• Preserve assets, information security and control structures.
• Handle annual budget and ensure cost effectiveness.
• Responsible for establishing and delivering the Commercial IT vision aligned with Commercial strategy.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Commercial organization and establish and own the Commercial IT roadmap which addresses gaps in current delivery and identifies new solutions to enable growth.
• Understand and balance the immediate needs of Commercial, supports new business demands and helps define future solutions regarding suitable systems and IT services.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the Commercial IT team while also developing people from both a functional skills and leadership perspective.
• Ensure that the Commercial IT organization is structured and resourced cost effectively to implement the Commercial IT roadmap and oversee operational support.
• Develop and maintain internal partnerships with stakeholders, external partnerships with vendors and provide regular feedback that is actionable.
• Collaborate with Commercial stakeholders to understand, document and prioritize requests.
• Proactively communicate with stakeholders in order to provide updates, anticipate future needs and offer strategic recommendations and insights.
• Accountable for ensuring that solutions and services deliver expected business value.
• Engage as a member of the ITLT (Information Technology Leadership Team)
• Analyze current technology utilized within the company and develop steps and processes to improve and expand upon them
• Establish milestones for necessary contributions from developers and develop processes to facilitate their collaboration
• Assist other software engineers in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team
• Work closely with engineering professionals within the company to maintain hardware and software needed for projects to be completed efficiently
• Mentor and train other engineers throughout the company and seek to continually improve processes companywide
• Work alongside project management teams to successfully monitor progress and implementation of initiatives
• Manage GITHUB, merge and consolidate the codes and development pushed by the engineers
• Deploy and manage DEVOPS automated tools
• Manage and maintain the company server in AWS and in all stores

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven Proven experience as IT director or similar role
• Experience in analysis, implementation and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications
• Engineering and programming experience
• Sound understanding of computer systems (hardware/software), networks etc.
• Experience in controlling information technology budget
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication abilities
• BSc/BA in computer science, engineering or relevant field; MSc/MA will be a plus