First Bank of Nigeria recruitment, October 2016

First Bank of Nigeria - As the leading player in the Nigerian financial services sector, First Bank has solidified itself as a brand of fortitude, strength and innovation since its inception in 1894.
As one of the largest employers in Nigeria’s financial sector, First Bank strives to create one of the
biggest programs of talent management in the country. People are the soul of First Bank and we seek, identify and attract passionate, intelligent and energetic people who can fit seamlessly into our culture, be good leaders and put to work today what will bring tomorrow’s dreams to reality.

First Bank of Nigeria is currently recruiting to fill the vacant job positions of:



Job Title: Analyst, Application Support Bespoke and other Applications Support
Ref No: STR/IT/0087
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The ideal candidate will provide technical expertise in the areas of application support in line with the strategic guiding principles, technology processes and requirements in all areas.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide technical direction in the area of requirement definition, planning, coordination and implementation of applications
• Conduct proactive monitoring, operation and maintenance of applications in order to support operations  and ensure compliance to relevant standards

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum, of 2 - 3 years post NYSC hands-on experience.

Job Title: Business Analyst (BA)
Job Code: STR/IT/0088
Location: Nigeria
Job Descriprions

• The ideal candidate will serve as the interface between IT projects and customers to ensure partnership and coordination between all stakeholders and also work with the Quality Assurance group to review and ensure that requirements and processes meet the established quality standards. Specific responsibilities include:
  • Assist with the review of performance reports to identify opportunity for improvement
  • Assist with communication of short, medium and long-term IT strategy to business to ensure visibility

Job Requirement

• This position is open to candidates with minimum, of 2 - 3 years post NYSC hands-on experience.

Job Title: Senior Analyst, Process Automation
Jobe Code: STR/IT/0086
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Brief Description
The ideal candidate will be responsible for handling the detailed design, programming, testing and roll-out tasks for application development projects as well as provide production application support. Specific responsibilities include:

• Design, code, test, and development of document web application software
• Perform coding duties in line with functional and technical specifications in view to resolve business issues

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum, of 6 years post NYSC hands-on experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions.

Job Title: Team Lead, IT Risk
Ref No: STR/IT/0091
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The ideal candidate will manage all risks associated with the use, ownership, operation, involvement, influence and implementation of Information Technology. 
• Reporting to the Unit Head, IT Risk, he / she will also identify non-conformance and assure remediation, mitigation and/or positive acceptance of risk.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Maintain the IT Disaster Recovery Plan including annual reviews
• Establish Assurance Management standards to cover client/external requirements

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum, of 7 years post NYSC hands-on experience in IT Risk and at least 2 years on supervisory, role.

Job Title: Senior Analyst, IT Risk
Jobe Code: STR/IT/0092
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Brief Description

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for the development of processes for identifying, measuring and  reporting of all relevant risks.
• He / she will be involved in the regular testing of the plan and update of major changes in hardware, applications, business and regulatory requirements accordingly.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Serve as liaison to auditors, consultants, and Compliance Committee in respect of documentation and review of information compliance
• Communicate audit and review results to appropriate parties
• Ensure that issues are addressed and corrective actions are implemented.

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum of 6 years post NYSC hands-on experience in IT Risk

Job Title: Team Lead, Application Development (Enterprise Core Banking Application)
Ref No: STR/IT/0090
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

• The ideal candidate will develop prototypes and proof-of-concept systems to validate potential solutions and perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem.
• He / She should be well grounded in Java, extending Finacle banking application and knowledge of Connect 24 will be an added advantage.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of business intelligence and integration solutions

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum, of 7 years post NYSC hands-on experience in designing, developing and delivering applications and at least 2 years on supervisory, role.

Job Title: Unit Head, Application Development (Enterprise Core Banking Application)
Jobe Code: STR/IT/0089
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Brief Description

• The ideal candidate will supervise the support of all application systems while ensuring that the development and deployment of the IT solutions comply with the defined standards and policies.
• He / She should be well grounded in Java, extending the Finacle banking application and knowledge of Connect24 will be an added advantage.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Direct the development of accurate estimates for work request delivery and application support services
• Work with EA office to ensure compliance of application systems  with defined blueprint and standards

Requirements

• This position is open to candidates with minimum of 10 years post NYSC hands-on experience in designing, developing and delivering applications and at leat 3 years on supervisory, role.

 
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application letters and CV's to: strategicrecruitment@firstbanknigeria.com quoting the job code for the specific role as the subject.

 Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.