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Head of IT Solution Development at HiiT Plc

HiiT PlcLagos, Nigeria Networking and Tech Support
Full Time
HiiT Plc is Nigeria’s best Indigenous IT Training Establishment. We have excelled in IT Training/Education, Publishing, IT Consultancy and IT Solutions Development & Services. In our 18 years of successful existence, we have graduated over 60,000 students at our CPN-accredited IT Training Centres located in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Kano and other cities nationwide. Core Services IT Training/Education IT Solution Development & Services Publishing IT Outsourcing E-Learning Solution Development & Implementation Specialized Divisions IT Training/Education Division IT Solutions Development & Services Division. Publishing Division.

Role Summary

  • To drive the design, development and implementation of digital and software solutions in line with Business Goals and Objectives.

Key Accountabilities

  • Design and develop innovative software solutions and ensure end-to-end integration across all our products in line with business needs.
  • Manage the existing technical architecture of the company’s web platforms, APIs and integrated systems to ensure efficiency, maintain security and long-term scalability.
  • Collaborate with the CITSO and Business units to understand operational goals and convert them into practical technology driven solutions while ensuring timely delivery, quality standards and continuous optimization.
  • Enforce best practices in data protection, cybersecurity and software compliance to ensure all IT solutions meet industry standards.
  • Continuously research and recommend new tools, frameworks and digital trends relevant to EdTech and IT Training and solutions.Proactively propose forward-thinking software initiatives that keeps HiiT ahead in Technology innovation.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Education- Minimum of first degree (2/2 minimum) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
  • Experience- Minimum of 5 years in IT Solution development with at least 2 years proven experience as a Team Lead.
  • Industry- Service (EdTech, FinTech, Telecoms, Education, Insurance, etc).

Skills and Competencies:

  • Personal Qualities- Passionate and Self-Motivated Personality with exemplar innovative, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to details.
  • Proven commercial experience in PHP(object-oriented). Knowledge of PHP frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony is a Plus.
  • Strong knowledge of Java, specifically with the Spring Boot framework.
  • Hands-on experience developing and customizing WordPress websites (themes and plugins).
  • Solid experience with Linux server administration.
  • Proficiency in configuring and managing web servers (Apache and/or Nginx).
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL).
  • Proficiency in core web technologies: HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and Fluency in using Git for source code management in a collaborative team environment. Knowledge of React, Vue.js or Angular is a plus.
  • Experience with Scala, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) are desirable skills.
  • Communication skills- Ability to work collaboratively in a team and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Remuneration
Industry competitive.

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