Vacancy for An (IT) Information Technology Manager in a Turnkey Engineering Services Organization-Lagos

Our client is a Turnkey Engineering Services organization; servicing mostly the Telecommunication and Oil & Gas organizations.

Job Location: Lagos State.

Job Summary:

The job holder is responsible for overseeing and managing the company’s information technology projects; coordinates project phases from development to installation; maintains information technology strategies by managing staff; researching and implementing technological strategic solutions.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Manage information technology and computer systems.
  • Determine what the organization needs in a network and computer system before it is set up.
  • Install all network hardware and software and make needed upgrades and repairs.
  • Collect data in order to evaluate the network’s or system’s performance and help make the system work better and faster.
  • Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems.
  • Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery; back-up procedures and information security and control structures.
  • Develop security standards, procedures, and guidelines for multiple platforms.
  • Add users to a network and assign and update security permissions on the network.
  • Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Maintains organization’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
  • Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs.
  • Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time.
  • Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
  • Coordinate with vendors and with company personnel in order to facilitate purchases.
  • Maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Characteristics:

  • Proven working experience as an IT manager or relevant experience
  • Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems
  • Expertise in data centre management and data governance
  • Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation
  • Ability to manage personnel

Education & Experience:

  • BSc in Computer Science, MIS or similar field
  • 4 – 6 years relative experience

Salary & Application:

  • Salary range for the role is between N 2,500,000 – N 4,000,000/ annum
  • Qualified applicants’ should forward updated CVs to [email protected] using ‘TIXT ’ as subject of mail before 31st October, 2016. Wrongly titled applicants will not be considered, please be guided.