Jobs at Zojatech Limited

Job Description

• As the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for directing, administering, and coordinating the entire Product & Engineering business (Zojatach/Zojapay) in accordance with policies, goals, and objectives established by the CEO.
• You will oversee ongoing core business operations within the company.
• Assist the Chief Technical Officer in the development of enterprise/organization policies and goals that optimize financial and corporate performance and facilitate the growth of the company.
• You will be responsible for developing, leading and managing all commercial activities of the business, as well as including market competitiveness, product definition/pricing and distribution/diversity strategies.
• You will be accountable for effective and efficient technical operations of the company and for managing all operational risks to reduce their negative impacts to as low as reasonably possible.
• You will ensure that all technical operational controls are in place and working, and that the enterprise works in compliance with all related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deep Understanding of enterprise grade technologies.
• Experience in building and running distributed systems for 24x7 online services at scale. - Deep understanding & expertise with highly transactional, large relational and complex systems.
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design, data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis.
• Experience in defining and executing professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle. Strong analytic and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
• Strengths in problem-solving, issue resolution, ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated experience. Engaging and influencing peers and executives.
• A strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive.
• Being a strong leader, mentor, and people manager. 
• Startup and Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Execution oriented.
• Ability to think big. - Collaborative mindset.
•  Types of applications built: Mobile Apps, Websites, API Applications - Backend: Laravel (PHP), MySQL. - Architecture: Microservices / Serverless with AWS and Azure. - Frontend: React, React Native, Redux. 
• Regulatory Compliance: - Stay informed about regulatory changes and compliance requirements in the financial services industry (Nigeria and major Global markets).
• Ensure that the platform complies with all relevant laws and regulations.
• Technology Strategy and Leadership: Develop and execute the technology strategy in alignment with the company's goals. Provide visionary leadership to the technology team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement. Set up the organization & processes to enable timely delivery of projects with high quality.
• Set up best practices for development and champion their adoption.
• Oversee Architecture & design of technically robust, flexible and scalable solutions. Engage with product management and CTO to drive the functionality, usability and other non-functional requirements and hence the solution for the same. Ensure on-time launches by managing design, development, and integration efforts according to a standard or customized project plan.
• Show strong business and technical judgment that will accelerate time to market of releases, while incrementally moving our services towards the long-term vision. Ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of our platform.
• Team Management: - Build and lead a high-performing technology, providing mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities for the engineering team.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages creativity and problem-solving. - Be a champion of engineering excellence: establish team metrics for measurement of engineering and operational excellence. Implement a consistent, regular process for assessment and improvement.

Requirements

• University Degree in Computer Science, Technology related courses, Engineering, or other numerate disciplines
• Certification in Product Management, Software Engineers, Sales, Business process automation and Business Development.
• Minimum 10 years in an ICT Operating environment with hands on experience on Application Solutions, Sales, Business Process,
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Information Technology or related fields from a recognized University will be an advantage.
• Qualification in a recognized framework for IT service delivery; ITIL, Business process automation and Business Development certification
• Membership of professional management associations will be an added advantage • designing, Business Development, Research and executive management and at least 6 years in senior management positions

The competence proficiency levels required for the position of Chief Business Officer are defined using the following key terms:

• Leadership – Mastery
• Business Development – Skill
• Commercial activities - Skill
• ICT Industry knowledge- Mastery
• Technical Skills- Mastery
• Credibility - Mastery
• Adaptability- Mastery
• Teamwork – Mastery
• Self-Motivation – Mastery 
• Interpersonal skills - Mastery
• Project Delivery and Management – Mastery
• Innovation – Mastery
• Strategy & Planning --
• Awareness o A good understanding of what is involved in an area of expertise and its relevance to the business; o Ability to describe the main elements of the area of expertise and their importance to the business; and o Ability to recognize how and where competences in the area of expertise are relevant to their own job.
• Knowledge o Ability to interpret and evaluate information and advice from experts in an area of Expertise; o Knowledge and ability to use correctly the terminology (vocabulary) of the area of Expertise; o Ability to hold an informed debate with experts in the Area of Expertise; and o Ability to ask questions that test the viability of proposals in anArea of Expertise
• Skill o Ability to consistently carry out the activities of an area of Expertise to the required standard; o Ability to perform satisfactorily majority of activities of the Areaof Expertise; o Ability to translate guidelines and standards for the Area of Expertise into practical actions; o Ability to solve imaginatively common technical /operational problems in the Area of Expertise, and o Ability to guide and advise others in operational /technical aspectsof the Area of Expertise.
• Mastery o Ability to diagnose and resolve significant, unusual problems and to successfully adapt aspects of an Area of Expertise; o Ability to creatively solve significant, complex, non-routine problems in the Area of Expertise; o Ability to adapt practices from other markets or countries for use in the Area of Expertise; and o Ability to generate substantial improvements to local practices and procedures for the Area of Expertise.

Application Closing Date
19th August, 2025.

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Description

• This position is responsible for the design, development, testing and deployment of software systems that meets customer requirement.
• The role also involves sitting within the IT team of a business, and will be involved in liaising with the Business Analysts and Development Managers to ensure software projects meet requirements.

Responsibilities

• Fix bugs in product and make it more efficient Bug free application.
• Ensure all projects are delivered within the timeline.
• Delivered software within specified timelines.
• Ensure documentation standard is followed at all times.
• Standard code documentation.
• Resolve all customer support request within the SLA.
• Good customer rating without escalation to management.

Requirements

• Strong background in PHP and some of its framework (Laravel / Lumen particularly).
• Experience with modern-day development tools including version control, preprocessors, task runners, etc.
• Understanding of the SOLID programming principles.
• Expertise working with packages and other developers’ codebases.
• Dedication to TDD.
• Experience designing, integrating, and writing APIs.
• Expertise working with relational databases.
• Experience with cloud computing architectures.
• Comfortable with linux servers and some dev-ops.
• Desire to work with project managers, designers, and other developers.
• Excellent verbal and time management skills.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize projects to meet deadlines.
• Experience working in small cross functional Agile teams to build complex systems.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with software design and developmentin a test-driven environment.
• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. PHP, JavaScript) and frameworks / systems (e.g. Laravel, VueJs, Git).
• Experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks.
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.
• Definition of competence levels is in Appendix.

Key Competencies:
Awareness:

• A good understanding of whatis involved in an area of expertise and its relevance to the business.
• Ability to describe the main elements of the area of expertise and their importance to the business; and
• Ability to recognize how and where competences in expertise are relevant to their own job.

Knowledge:

• Ability to interpret and evaluate information and advice from experts in an area of Expertise.
• Knowledge and ability to correctly use the terminology (vocabulary) of the area of Expertise.
• Ability to hold an informed debate with experts in the Area of Expertise; and
• Ability to ask questions that test the viability of proposalsin an Area of Expertise.

Skill:

• Ability to consistently carry out the activities of an area of Expertise to the required standard.
• Ability to perform satisfactorily majority of activities of the Area of Expertise.
• Ability to translate guidelines and standards for the Area of Expertise into practical actions.
• Ability to solve imaginatively common technical / operational problems in the Area of Expertise, and
• Ability to guide and advise othersin operational/technical aspects of the Area of Expertise.

Mastery:

• Ability to diagnose and resolve significant, unusual problems and to successfully adapt aspects of an Area of Expertise.
• Ability to creatively solve significant, complex, non-routine problems in the Area of Expertise.
• Ability to adapt practices from other markets or countries for use in the Area of Expertise; and
• Ability to generate substantial improvements to local practices and procedures for the Area of Expertise.

Application Closing Date
19th August, 2025.