Jobs at MFS Africa

The Role

• As a Technical Project Manager of the team, the Technical Project Manager will be key in the technical ability of the team to manage, optimize and continue to expand the fast-growing MFS Africa ecosystem and supporting the organization through several use-cases that MFS Africa offers to its partners.
• The role requires a project manager that has a system engineering background who is able to think laterally and use all of their technical ability to tackle and resolve unique problems in a clear, analytical approach that leverages all of their previous technical experiences.
• The position will be based in any location where we have a local office. Familiarity with and experience in Africa is a plus as is previous experience in working for an international organization with teams across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and own projects key to the execution of MFS Africa network expansion strategy and plans
• Execute technical projects with future-partners integrating into the MFS Africa network.
• Manage and coordinate project and business meetings with partners.
• Guide and mentor colleagues around technical aspects and for the purpose of knowledge management
• Updates project progress and manage project administrative tasks
• Participate in technical forums around the use of the MFS Africa API, its evolution, and its new feature beta participations.
• Critically analyze ecosystem behaviour to pinpoint areas of optimization /improvement and lead implementation of such analysis with quantifiable results
• Work with MFS Africa partners on ensuring the latest MFS Africa API , API-features (integrations evolution) and best-API practices are implemented by partners throughout the ecosystem
• Participate and manage technical optimization projects around the use of the MFS Africa API with connected partners.
• Co-ordinate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and learn and adapt them as per requirements.

Essential Skills

• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Has worked with APIs and is able to understand the High level and detailed designs of integrations between partners and our internal services
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to share information in a meaningful way.
• Fast learner with strong problem-solving skills. 
• Can work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment.
• Thrives in a diverse, collaborative environment involving different stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise work appropriately.
• Willing to take accountability for work produced.
• Comfortable working in a highly complex environment.
• Experience with technical projects, not necessarily software. 
• Pragmatic innovator; gets quick wins done while thinking big. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science or related field.
• Qualification in project management or similar. 
• Industry Experience with Programming background
• Experience with technical projects, not necessarily software but pervious software experience will be a bonus.

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The Role

• We are seeking a Tech Lead to join our team in a permanent role. You will work alongside our Senior and lead developers in development projects.
• This role is for an experienced Tech lead who has in-depth knowledge of software development.
• We are seeking candidates with 7+ years of experience in development and leading the team. The successful candidate must possess exceptional communication skills, solid technical skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
• The position’s preferred locations – where MFS Africa has entities in Africa, i.e. SA, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda.. You will work normal hours, Monday to Friday, 0800 to 1700 (local time), with a combination of in-person office attendance and working from home.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Oversee and provide technical direction and leadership for a team of developers
• Assist in evaluating and recommending new technologies
• Work closely with the development team and product team to ensure architecture & and design implementation with defined standards and guidelines
• Ensure that program and code quality is of the highest standards
• Oversee, maintain, and support the production, staging, and testing environments
• Develop and maintain consistent documentation practices and standards
• Guiding team members with troubleshooting technical issues
• Identifying the hardware and software infrastructure needs to accommodate the company’s architectural goals
• Anticipate, identify, track, and resolve technical issues and risks affecting delivery

Qualifications and experience 

• 7+ years’ of experience in development and leading the team.
• 3-year university degree with a proven background in math, science, finance, and engineering is required; Advanced degrees in IT like master's in computers is a plus.
• Working experience in development projects with hands-on coding skills (Java and Python)
• Quick learning and doing whatever is needed to help us accomplish our goals.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and be open to feedback and suggestions.
• Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Technical Skills

• Languages: Java, Python, SQL.
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo DB
• Cloud: AWS services (EC2, RDS, EBS, VPC, IAM, Cloud Watch, SQS, SNS, Security Groups etc.)
• DevOps: Kubernetes, Jenkins
• Experience in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Angular, and Kafka will be an added advantage.