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  • Posted: Jan 6, 2022
    Deadline: Jan 15, 2022
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    Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities. GVA Partners is also a l...
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    Project Manager

    Our client, a top tier commercial bank requires the service of a highly skilled PMO with Fin-tech experience to join a dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and leading the Project Management Office (PMO) to the highest governance standards in line with the organization’s strategic focus, overseeing project management staff and providing guidance on PMO processes and policies. This individual will manage the day-to-day activities of the PMO.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead the implementation and management of program and project governance frameworks and development of appropriate reporting tools which deliver value.
    • Review programs and project for deliverability including adequate resourcing.
    • Ensures all governance reporting is accurate and timely, with appropriate updates on projects timeframes, budgets, scope, and benefits.
    • Strong stakeholder management skills.
    • Provide metrics to evaluate project managers and other related staffs of their projects.
    • Provide oversight on project resourcing.
    • Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Program Delivery.
    • Participate in an all IT Planning and Policy development efforts.
    • Facilitate the resolutions f any issues encountered.
    • Oversees the production of periodic project report for senior management.
    • Provide supportive leadership, motivating, and directing staffs as they work.
    • Influence internal stakeholders to achieve the desired outcome, including process improvement of the PMO.

    Skills/Competencies

    • Proven experience as a PMO manager or other management position.
    • Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods.
    • Good understanding of financial services industry and need for periodically embarking on IT enabled business change projects.
    • Working knowledge of contract management.
    • Risk management experience in project management.
    • Sound understanding of project management practices.
    • Adequate knowledge of package implementation of integrated systems.
    • Strong knowledge and use of project management methodologies and its implementation.
    • Good understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
    • Good understanding of Agile methodology.
    • Excellent organization and coordination skills.
    • High level of accountability.
    • Strong analytic and problem solving skills.
    • Detailed oriented with problem solving.
    • Good leadership skills.
    • Good interpersonal skills.
    • Good oral & written communication skills.
    • Strong resource management experience.
    • Good mentorship skills.

    Qualifications and Experience

    Mandatory

    • BSc in STEM
    • Minimum of 10 years’ working experience as a project manager, preferably in financial institution.
    • Experience with iterative development project delivery.
    • Competency in project management tools

    Desirable

    Relevant professional qualifications and master’s degree will be an added advantage.

    Certification include:  Professional Scrum Master, Professional Product Owner, Program Management Professional (PGPM), Management, Project Management Professional PMP, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

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    Financial Analyst

    Our client, a financial advisory firm and issuing house requires the service of a highly skilled Financial Analyst who is Detail oriented, good with numbers and competitive. The right candidate will have some experience with financial modeling and valuation, and will be good with presentation generation and analysis.

    The right candidate will have:

    Technical Skills

    This person will have advanced accounting skills and financial statement analysis abilities, and would have professional experience either with an investment bank or an accounting firm where they have formally learned how to evaluate financial information and how to present it.

    The right candidate will be an expert in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, will be teachable, and a quick learner. Communication to senior executives will be a key part of this role, which would report to a Partner.

    Independence

    We are a flat organization, and we want someone who is able to report to very senior people and work thoroughly with minimal supervision.

    Skills/Responsibilities

    • Grow financial performance through analysis of financial results, forecasts, variances, and trends.
    • Develop financial models to support valuation, planning, and forecasting.
    • Reconcile existing transactions through cross-referencing of incoming and outgoing data.
    • Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of financial instruments, market conditions and trends.
    • Strong financial modelling experience.
    • Recommend actions by interpreting and analysing and making comparative analysis
    • Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models 

    Qualifications

    • 1st Class or 2nd Class Degree
    • 1-3 years of professional experience in finance, accounting or banking, Big 4 Consulting/Advisory practice preferred
    • Experience dealing with regulatory filings and offer documents for debt or M&A offerings

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    Devops Engineer

    Our client, a top tier commercial bank, requires the service of a highly skilled Devops engineer with Fin-Tech experience. The successful individual will work in multi-disciplinary teams to provide a broad range of information technology related services, such as IT strategy and architecture, IT implementation support, and software development.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
    • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
    • Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
    • Testing and examining code written by others and analysing result
    • Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
    • Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
    • Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
    • Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions.

    COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOLLOWING

    • GCP – Google Cloud Platform
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • GraphQL
    • CICD : Spinnaker
    • GitHub
    • YAML Script
    • Automated build pipeline
    • Infrastructure as a Code

    TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE:

    • 4+ years of DevOps experience
    • BSc in Computer Science
    • Extensive hands-on Programming
    • Knowledge of Branching Strategy
    • Knowledge of DevOps Framework and tools
    • Relevant certification in DevOps

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    Database Administration

    JOB OBJECTIVE: To manage the Bank’s database to ensure optimal uptime and system integrity which delivers support to the business strategy of the Bank that is achieved through Information Technology.

    The Job Profile indicates that the job holder should be capable of collecting information and imparting it to others. The job occupant whilst being adaptable by nature will need to ensure strict conformity with rules, systems and protocol. The area of work is likely to have some administrative, specialist or technical aspects and the person fulfilling the role should have the persistence to see a job through to conclusion. The incumbent should be dependable, loyal, a good listener and enjoy working in a logical and systematic manner. Standard operating procedures are important aspects of this role and as such, it will require an individual who is organized, structured, self-controlled and capable of communicating facts within the required area of knowledge and expertise.

    The person fulfilling this role should be consistent in approach, analytical, sensitive, precise and compliant. The environment wherever possible should be free of confrontation and the person occupying the role should be non-aggressive by nature.

    JOB FUNCTION:

    • Ensure 100% availability and effective usability of the database by end users concurrently.
    • Responsible for non-corruption, performance, integrity and the security of the database.
    • Ensure strict compliance to Back-up and recovery procedure to ensure data is available at all times.
    • Deliver adequate support to application development teams on server/storage requirements.
    • Make recommendations and carry out necessary tests when there is need to commission/ install new applications as well as customizing/tuning existing applications in order to make them fit for purpose.

    PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

    Core

    • Database Administration.
    • Knowledge of Oracle and MS SQL.
    • Application Support.
    • Knowledge of troubleshooting hardware and operational systems.
    • Knowledge of relevant policies and regulations.
    • Research Orientation.
    • Data / Information Management.
    • Stakeholder Management.
    • Data / Information Management.
    • Negotiation.
    • Business Presentation Skills.
    • Customer focus.
    • Vendor management

    Non Core

    • Reporting.
    • Project Management.

    EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

    First Degree in numerate/ physical science or Engineering.

    EXPERIENCE

    • 5+ years cognate experience.
    • Good working knowledge of Windows, Unix and Linux operating systems. Knowledge of Oracle and MS SQL database administration.
    • IBM/AIX Websphere administration.
    • Storage infrastructure  administration.

    The behavioral competency for the job includes the ability to:

    • Remain rational when dealing with others, work within organizational requirements, be systematic and factual when dealing with colleagues, and handle conflict adopting a logical and unemotional approach until a solution becomes achievable.
    • Introduce monitoring systems that identify whether individuals or the organization are achieving their objectives, as well as any variances in terms of goals and timescales. Ensure that corrective action plans are formulated and implemented.
    • Work within a technical or specialist area of expertise in order to continuously improve the quality of the service and/or product provided.
    • Evaluate situations, calculate and reduce risk, justify and defend accuracy, give reasons for views and generally provide shrewd judgment in any situation.
    • Be persistent in problem solving, seeking solutions through the expertise of both self and others. Research all the facts with care and resolving problems in a timely and thorough manner.
    • Remain self-controlled when opposed and people become uncooperative or aggressive, be prepared to listen to what others say and feel, deal with conflict in an accommodating manner and use practicality as a method for reaching a solution.
    • Be confident when dealing with uncooperative people and encourage them to implement imaginative solutions to challenging problems.
    • Encourage people to communicate effectively and, through example and expertise, create participative attitudes.
    • Seek direction and authority from others when and if appropriate, and achieve set goals in a non-assertive and efficient manner.

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    Scrum Master

    An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented scrum master to join a dynamic team. As a scrum master, you will be our go-to person for applying scrum to produce high-quality work. You will coordinate and coach our software development team, helping the team continuously make progress on the project by making sure each person is working on the right tasks, helping to remove any obstacles to the team members’ progress, and protecting the team from distractions.
    You will guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity

    • Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
    • Communicated with main stakeholders
    • Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
    • Monitor schedule and cost performance
    • Identify key KPIs
    • Prepare and present reports on the progress and success

    What do you need to be considered for this role?

    • Passionate about Scrum, Kanban , Lean Thinking, Lean Startup , eXtreme Programming, SAFe , LeSS, etc.
    • 5+years of experience as a Scrum Master or similar role in a development team
    • Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
    • Certified ScrumMaster  (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Certified Product
    • Owner (CSPO)
    • Demonstrated experience with agile practices, patterns and techniques
    • Demonstrated experience in Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games etc.
    • A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
    • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
    • Team player
    • Good time-management skills
    • Great interpersonal and communication skills

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    Enterprise Architect

    Our client, a top tier (2) commercial bank, requires the service a highly skilled enterprise architect/solution architect with Fin-Tech experience. The successful candidate will be expected to catalogue, develop, coordinate, communicate, maintain and enforce the overall enterprise architectural models to adequately perform the organizations business.

    Responsibilities

    • Assess overall alignment between business and technology roadmaps
    • Evaluate solutions alignment with the end user experience
    • Create, own and maintain the Technologies Architectural Artifacts (building blocks, models, governance, architecture and unified roadmaps, etc.).
    • Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of the enterprise business capability model.
    • Form cross-functional teams (Network, Operations, Development, Data Warehouse, Quality, etc.) to facilitate the creation of optimal architectures which align to the architecture plan
    • Provide technical leadership for various business units and technology groups
    • Apply analytical thought processes to quickly understand technical challenges discovered during the life-cycle of the initiative
    • Evaluate how security impacts the design & development process of various solutions
    • Communicate often with the business units and explain the value of technical architectures, solutions, and strategies
    • Lead the documentation and analysis of the current state of all of the IT environments and technology landscape
    • Collaborate on defining future state architectures and develop gap plans
    • Collaborate extensively with IT Leaders , Product Managers and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment of best practices and standards
    • Mentor and guide other Engineers (software, data, network, etc.)
    • Presenting architecture and strategy to all layer of the company from executives to individual contributors

    Qualifications & Skills required

    • First Degree in Computer Science, or related discipline preferred
    • At least 3 years’ experience working as an enterprise or solution architect      designing and implementing large-scale systems and databases
    • At least 5 years’ experience as a developer
    • Strong communication skills with both technical and business professionals
    • Teamwork & collaboration skills to work across organizations and lead cross-functional teams
    • Expert knowledge of enterprise application integration, including SOA, Microservices, ETL environments and an understanding of integration considerations such as process orchestration, custom data integration, and master data management
    • Thorough knowledge of business function and in-depth knowledge of business operations, objectives, and strategies
    • Working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, EACOE, etc.)
    • Previous development experience in multiple disciplines (Java, C#, JavaScript, Go, Java, HTML, AJAX, JSON, DDL, SQL, NoSQL, or relevant open source platforms)
    • Deep understanding of design patterns, principles, and frameworks
    • Working knowledge of UI/UIX design principles
    • Strong understanding on network architecture, designs, and protocols
    • Extensive experience integration with 3rd party products (both business and technical)
    • Experience with mobile applications and how they interact with various back end architectures
    • A good understanding of the architectural principals of cloud-based platforms including SaaS, PaaS, multi-tenancy, multi-tiered infrastructure, and application servers
    • Strong knowledge of the security operations, standards & issues involved in multi-tier, multi-tenant web applications
    • Track record of being proactive, identifying gaps, making constructive suggestions and follow through to resolution
    • Proven ability to creatively problem-solve for various types of issue in multiple disciplines
    • Experience presenting to senior leadership

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    Data Analyst

    Our client requires the service of a highly skilled Data analyst. The successful candidate will process, inspect, cleanse, transform, and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. This individual plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively.

    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Understand the any new data set requirement and discuss with the BI  team to extract the same
    • Must have knowledge in Telco domain knowledge  
    • Create data extraction logic rom the source systems based on the KPI requirement for
    • Understand the process of Automation of data extracts and feeds to establish dashboards and reports.
    • Capture reporting UI requirements by interacting with the business user
    • Understand schema in the data mart for reports and dashboard development
    • Perform “Show & Tell” of the said areas for purpose of analysis
    • Document the steps needed for data analysis
    • Understand SQL integration/query
    • Responds to routine and ad hoc inquiries.

    SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

    • B.sc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or any related discipline
    • Proven working experience as a Data Analyst or Business Data Analyst
    • Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks)
    • Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc)
    • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
    • Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings

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    Business Analyst

    Our client requires the service of a highly skilled Business Analyst to join a dynamic team. The successful candidate will conduct business analysis for new product releases and new projects. This individual will be involved in requirement analysis, documentation, scope validation, coordination and assessment of requests from stakeholders.

    Job Description
    The business analyst is expected to perform the following tasks:

    • Evaluate business requirements and serve as internal consultant to the business during product and project initiation requiring new or modified applications.
    • Identify and/or audit product proposals, business requirements, existing policies and technologies
    • Articulate various aspects of CLIENT’s business and business drivers to other divisions
    • Monitor business process improvement initiatives especially with regards to product development and continually find ways to streamline PPP’s and align them to international best practice.
    • Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
    • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
    • Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyse information needs and functional requirements and deliver functional requirements and business requirements documentation.
    • Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
    • Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyse tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
    • Be the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams.

    Requirements
    The Business Analyst is expected to have the following educational qualification and experience:

    • First Degree in Computer Science or related with at least 3-5 years work experience
    • Proven experience in solution delivery within a complex environment
    • Extensive experience in gathering and documenting systems and products requirements for information technology environments
    • Ability to thoroughly think out and evaluate alternatives, innovative problem resolution, pro-active approach and initiative to resolve problems
    • Ability to work with little direction and supervision, timely completion of projects, makes time for unplanned assignments, adapts to changing priorities
    • Strong communication skills with the ability to relate to diverse groups of internal and external clients to include vendors, consultants, designers and developers

    Certifications include : ITIL, PMP, PRINCE 2, Professional Scrum Product Owner, Professional Scrum Master, ISO 21500

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    Network Engineer CCIE

    Job Description:

    To coordinate the deployment of network solutions (core network and branches) design and implement industry standard network architecture for the client

    Functions and Responsibilities:

    • Provide an appropriate design for the client’s Communication and Networking infrastructure to enable optimal use of the IT Network /Security infrastructure and applications within agreed service standards
    • Support introduction of new applications, including a smooth transition when systems change or are upgraded
    • Plan and Design of new network connectivity projects such as new branches or new additions to the network
    • Liaise with vendors that provide Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), Interconnectivity Devices and Accessories, Voice and Network Security Solutions on applicable Design within the client’s Network.
    • Handle the implementation of Network and communication projects
    • Handle Network and Communications input in the execution of assigned projects. Ensure that Process Control Function checklists are dully followed.
    • Coordinate communication strategies with end-users regarding network issues, scheduled maintenances, network upgrades.
    • Prepare and present reliable trend analyses to help determine focus areas and develop proactive approaches to faults management

    Job Requirements:

    Education:

    First degree in Computing Science, Engineering, Operational sciences or (any other discipline with strong Information Systems component and/or relevant IT Service Management certification).

    Experience:

    Minimum of 3- years IT Operations experience in a technology environment

    Certification(s):

    Full CCIE is compulsory

    Skills/Competence:

    • Good knowledge and understanding of banking operations Good and Strong Working Knowledge of Cisco Router, Operating Systems
    • Experienced in Network Design Principles.
    • Strong Network Troubleshooting Skills.
    • Relationship Management
    • Vendor Management
    • Issues Management
    • Vendor Management
    • Benefit / Value Assessment
    • Technology Innovation

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated resumes to: contact@gvapartners.com, busayoo@gvapartners.com. Kindly use job title as subject of the mail

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