Ongoing Recruitment at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners, 7th November, 2019

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Scientist

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented data scientist to join a dynamic project team.
• The resource shall be responsible for analyzing large amounts of raw information to find patterns that will help improve our company.
• Your goal will be to help our company analyze trends to make better decisions.

What will you be doing?

• You will identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes
• Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies.
• You will work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting and other business outcomes.
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.

What do You Need to be Considered for this Role?

• Proven experience as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst
• Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on product development.
• Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is a plus
• Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop)
• Experience working with and creating data architectures.
• Experience in data mining
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
• Analytical mind and business acumen
• Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra).

 

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented Solutions Architect to join a dynamic team
• As the resource, you will work with a specialized team of highly skilled individuals to develop technology solutions and map business/technical requirements to systems requirements in order to ensure they are in line with our client’s architectural plan.
• You will be in charge of implementation and ensuring the security and performance of our software. This is your opportunity to transform service delivery to customers by building the best in class technology in Nigeria’s leading cloud based organisation.

What will you be doing?

• You will be leading the practice and introducing the overall technical vision for our solutions
• You will be building, integrating and defining features, phases, and solution requirements to meet our client’s needs
• You will be identifying the best technical solution to solve existing business problems.
• You will oversee development stages; refine the process, identify areas for improvement, and support the sprint
• You will assess the systems architecture we currently have in place and recommend solutions on how we can best improve
• You will be resolving technical problems as they arise
• As an accomplished member of a vibrant team, you will be providing supervision and guidance to development teams
• You will be keeping stakeholders informed on the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software and technical solutions being implemented; also provide updates on product development processes, costs and budgets
• As a solutions architect, you will need to keep abreast of current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where necessary
• You will also be assessing business impact of certain technical choices and documenting your analysis and requirements

What do you need to be considered for this role?
We generally welcome interaction with brilliant minds from a range of backgrounds but need to see the following as a minimum for consideration:

• Sound knowledge of IT infrastructure and cloud development
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases
• For the level of this role we will consider at least 5 years’ experience working in one or multiple IT areas; the more years the better.
• Project and resource management skills would be nice to have
• Proven experience in software engineering/ architecture design is also a big plus
• In-depth understanding of coding languages (Java, JavaScript, python, etc.)
• Good communicator with technical and non-technical people.

 

Job Title: Devops Specialist

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented devops specialist to join a dynamic team.
• The resource will work collaboratively with software engineering to deploy and operate systems, help automate and streamline operations and processes as well as build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations.
• You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving issues in dev, test and production environments.

What will you be doing?

• You will be building independent web based tools, microservices and solutions
• Utilize various open source technologies to implement integrations requested by customers
• You will be building tools to reduce occurrences of errors and improve customer experience
• Develop software to integrate with internal back-end systems
• Perform root cause analysis for production errors
• Investigate and resolve technical issues
• Write scripts and automation using Perl/Python/Groovy/Java/Bash etc; Develop scripts to automate visualization
• Design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance
• Configure and manage data sources like MySQL, Mongo, Elasticsearch, Redis, Cassandra, Hadoop, etc
• Use various tools to orchestrate solutions
• Manage source control including SVN and GIT
• Deploy updates and fixes.

What Do You Need to be Considered for this Role?

• Previous work experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role
• Sound understanding of how various systems work and how IT operations are managed
• Bachelor’s Degree or MS in Engineering or related field
• 5+years of experience in managing Linux based infrastructure
• Hands-on experience at least in one scripting language
• Proven experience with databases including MySQL, Mongo & Elasticsearch
• Knowledge of Java/JVM based languages
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Ruby or Python
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL.

 

Job Title: Product Owner

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented Product Owner to join a dynamic team. As the resource, you will work with a specialized group of highly skilled individuals to build the business case and ensure solutions stay aligned with the product roadmaps and business goals.
• You will maximize the value of the product and the work of the development team. This is your chance to transform service delivery to customers by creating best in class technology in Nigeria’s leading cloud based organisation.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?

• You will be creating a vision and defining goals for development projects; communicating with stakeholders across the board including customers and business managers to make sure the goals are clear and the vision is aligned with our client’s business objectives.
• You will act as liaison, conveying expectations between stakeholders and developers to ensure smooth collaboration
• You will be creating a product roadmap; defining business requirements, evaluating business processes as well as identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions
• As a business analyst, you will need to stay up-to-date on the latest IT processes and advancements to automate and modernize our client systems
• You will need to understand and anticipate client’s needs in order to meet them adequately
• You will be providing user assistance in identifying, evaluating, and developing IT systems Performing requirements analysis
• Foster and model a collaborative team environment
• You will ensure product plans and commitments reflect the identified business priorities

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this job?

• We welcome interaction with brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds but we would like to see the following as a minimum for consideration:
• Proven history of leading and supporting successful projects
• Good interpersonal skills and a good communicator with technical and non-technical people
• Business awareness and understanding of business requirements of IT
• A deep understanding of the market, users, and/or a business problem/opportunity.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business related field or MBA
• For the level of this role we will consider 5+ years’ experience in a business or related field over the course of your career; the more years the better.
• Experience leading and developing top performing teams are a big plus
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills are good to have
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
• Good documentation skills
• Candidate should reside in Lagos

 

Job Title: Data Architect

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented Data Architect to join a dynamic team.
• As the resource, you will work with a specialized team of brilliant minds to build and maintain databases by determining structural requirements.
• You are in charge of developing and installing solutions in line with our client’s architectural plan.

What will you be doing?

• Build and develop database solutions to store and retrieve information
• Install and configure information systems to ensure functionality
• Analyze structural requirements for new software and applications
• Migrate data from legacy systems to new solutions
• Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts
• Improve system performance by conducting tests, troubleshooting and integrating new elements
• Optimize new and current database systems
• Define security and backup procedures
• Coordinate with the Data Science department to identify future needs and requirements
• Provide operational support for Management Information Systems (MIS)

What Do You Need to be Considered for this Role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or a related field
• 7+ years’ experience in a data analysis or management role
• Knowledge of C and PHP languages
• Ability to analyze system requirements and implement migration methods for existing data
• Expertise in SQL and Oracle
• Familiarity with predictive analysis and data visualization  techniques using relevant tools (e.g. Tableau, D3.js and R)
• In-depth understanding of database structure principles
• Knowledge of data mining and segmentation techniques
• Proficiency in MS Excel is an added advantage
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, D3.js and R)
• Proven analytical skills
• Problem-solving attitude.

 

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented software developer to join a dynamic team. As a software developer, you will be in charge of building software by writing code, modifying software to fix errors, adapt it to new hardware, improve its performance, or upgrade interfaces.
• You will also be involved in directing system testing and validation procedures, and also working with customers or departments on technical issues including software system design and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• You will develop, test and implement new software programs
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
• You will design and update software database. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces
• Test, maintain and recommend software improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimization
• Independently install, customize and integrate commercial software packages
• Facilitate root cause analysis of system issues
• Work with experienced team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing
• Identify ideas to improve system performance and impact availability
• Resolve complex technical design issues
• Development of technical specifications and plans
• Analyze user requirements and convert requirements to design documents
• Make good technical decisions that provide solutions to business challenges
• Provide comprehensive support to internal customers; achieve resolution to outstanding problems or issues
• Compile timely, comprehensive and accurate documentation and or reports as requested
• Possess up-to-date knowledge of technological developments in the industry
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
• Possess strong problem solving and decision making skills while using good judgment
• Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years experience as a developer or related field
• Knowledge of the software science or related degree
• Ability to develop unit testing of code components or complete applications
• Creativity is always a plus
• Must be a full stack developer and understand concepts of software engineering
• extensive knowledge of programming languages and the software development life-cycle
• Experience working on a variety of software development projects
• Candidate should reside in Lagos

 

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented scrum master to join a dynamic team. As a scrum master, you will be our go-to person for applying scrum to produce high-quality work.
• You will coordinate and coach our software development team, helping the team continuously make progress on the project by making sure each person is working on the right tasks, helping to remove any obstacles to the team members’ progress, and protecting the team from distractions.

Responsibilities

• You will guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
• Communicated with main stakeholders
• Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
• Monitor schedule and cost performance
• Identify key KPIs
• Prepare and present reports on the progress and success

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this role?

• Passionate about Scrum, Kanban, Lean Thinking, Lean Startup, eXtreme Programming, SAFe, LeSS, etc.
• 5+years of experience as a Scrum Master or similar role in a development team
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Certified Product Owner (CSPO)
• Demonstrated experience with agile practices, patterns and techniques
• Demonstrated experience in Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games etc.
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Candidate must reside in Lagos

 

Job Title: Cloud Systems Administrator

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented cloud systems administrator to join a dynamic team. The role is critical to our Partners business success as the individual will be an extension of our Clients support teams.
• You will be required to perform technical and operational roles for the sites managed by the organization.
• You will have the chance to multitask & utilize various technologies including Networking, VMWare/Hyper-V, Backup & Disaster recovery, Cloud environment, Security, MS Exchange, Active Directory, Patching etc.
• You will also be exposed to ITSM/PSA tools like ConnectWise, Autotask, ServiceNow etc. Exposure to working with 3rd party vendors will be an add-on to your profile.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?

• You will become the Technical/ Operations advisor for our Partners.
• Converse with the Partners and their members on a day to day basis.
• Architecting infrastructure solutions to migrate customer services to Microsoft Azure
• Take clear technology/domain/innovation ownership for hosting architecture on Descasio’s vendor cloud platforms as needed
• Coordinate with various depts. in the NOC, Managed Services and Partner teams and coordinate/escalate as necessary.
• Utilize tools that would facilitate coordination with NOC – IT Support Portal, PSA Access, Office 365, Skype, Slack G-Suites, IBM Connections or any other tools.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the sites allotted for by the Partner.
• Resolving technical issues and other problems that may arise.
• Work with other partners/tools that the Partner uses for any support/escalations.
• Client interactions.
• Vendor and ISP management.

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this role?

We generally welcome people from a range of backgrounds but do need to see the following as a minimum for consideration:

• 3+ years working as a technical support Engineer or cloud architect
• Understanding of Microsoft Azure & AWS IaaS
• Proven experience with database administration
• Proven experience with database administration
• Flexible to work in in 24/7 environment.
• Familiarity with the main data manipulation languages and the principles of database design
• Excellent knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, integrity and SQL
• Previous experience with DBA case tools (frontend/backend) and third party tools
• Administration and maintenance of Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)
• Administration and maintenance of O365 email service, ADFS and AD-Connect.
• Active Directory maintenance & management, clean-up.
• Administration and maintenance of Exchange 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013.
• Administration and maintenance of MS SQL
• Administration and maintenance of DNS, DHCP.
• Administration and maintenance of different Backup Solutions.
• Antivirus and Patch Management on Multiple Networks. Basic Networking.
• Responsible for Business continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Candidates must reside in Lagos
• At least one of the following industry certifications is required:
  • Microsoft Server/ Cloud – MCSA/MCSE
  • MCITP
  • AWS Architect
  • G-Suites Deployment Specialist
  • VMWare & Microsoft Hypervisor technologies
  • CISCO Certified Network Associate/Professional (CCNA/CCNP)

 

Job Title: Pre-Sales Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented Pre-sales Engineer to join a dynamic team.  As the resource, you will work with a specialized group of highly skilled individuals to understand clients’ technical and business needs and to demonstrate how those can be achieved through the capabilities of relevant Platforms.
• You own the technical dimension of the sales cycle and successfully employ a combination of high technical expertise, communication and coordination skills between clients and our internal teams to achieve your mission.

Responsibilities What will you be doing?

• You will be responsible for determining the technical requirements to meet client goals and act as liaison between the various groups in the organization.
• You will collaborate with the sales and services teams by acting as technical experts in customer presentations
• You will Manage and interpret customer requirements; also persuade clients on the product or service that will best satisfy their needs
• You will Interface with client architects and cloud service providers to ensure that the defined solution is signed-off by all the stakeholders.
• You will be making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
• Maintain Company IT standards, Architecture principles and Strategy, Roadmap and use cases.
• You will be travelling to visit potential clients where necessary
• You will be analysing costs and sales; calculating client quotations
• Negotiating tender and contract terms
• Offering after-sales support services
• Helping in the design of custom-made products
• Providing training and producing support material for the sales team
• Any other task as assigned to you by your line manager

Requirements What do you need to be considered for this job?
We welcome people from diverse backgrounds but we would like to see the following as a minimum for consideration:

• In depth understanding of Microsoft Azure & AWS, IaaS, specifically:
  • App Services, Azure SQL Database, SQL Server IaaS implementation, Availability sets, Azure Networking concepts, Express Route, DNS, Load Balancing, Storage
• For the level of this role we will consider 3 to 5 years year’s experience in a presales or related field over the course of your career; the more years the better.
• Understanding about the challenges and considerations to be catered for while migrating applications from on-premise to Azure.
• Define solution architecture which meet availability, disaster recovery and availability requirements  as specified by customer
• Knowledge of migrating applications to Cloud using Tools like AppZero, ASR etc will be nice to have.
• Fundamental knowledge of AWS is also required and understanding on how Azure IaaS v/s AWS IaaS compares to each other and conceptual knowledge of AWS RDS is desired.
• Fundamental knowledge of GCP (Google Cloud Platform) is also required and understanding on how GCP IaaS v/s AWS and Azure IaaS compares to each other.
• Soft Skills such as writing Proposals and Presenting up to C-Levels is a must
• Preferably from Developer background (.net, Java)
• Microsoft Azure certifications desirable
• Extensive client facing skills and the ability to work independently

Secondary key skills and Tasks (Sales Engineer):

• Travelling to visit potential clients
• Establishing new, and maintaining existing, relationships with customers (P-Seller Program)
• Managing and interpreting customer requirements
• Persuading clients that a product or service will best satisfy their needs
• Calculating client quotations
• Negotiating tender and contract terms
• Negotiating and closing sales by agreeing terms and conditions
• Offering after-sales support services
• Administering client accounts
• Analysing costs and sales
• Preparing reports for head office
• Supporting marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
• Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
• Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
• Helping in the design of custom-made products
• Providing training and producing support material for the sales team

 

Job Title: Cloud Sales Specialist

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic and talented cloud sales specialist to join a dynamic team. The resource will be responsible for developing and executing all key growth sales strategies, tactics and action plans required to achieving financial targets.
• You will be the face of the organizations capabilities to the customer.
• You will be responsible for building and growing relationships with your clients,, listening to understand the business problems and requirements, and selling solutions that meets their criteria.
• You will be responsible for presenting configurations and pricing for the solutions, negotiating the terms, conditions and pricing and understanding the steps to come to closure. Following closure of an opportunity, you will be responsible for maintaining the customer relationship to ensure client satisfaction.

Responsibilities
What will you be doing?

• You will Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products/services;
• Seek out key stakeholders and work across customer organizations to identify opportunities, upsell, and close deals;
• Understand customer requirements and product capabilities on a business and technical level to effectively communicate the unique benefits of our cloud solutions and appropriately set expectations;
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
• Coordinate sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting and technical service groups;
• Develop and deliver custom presentations on our Cloud Enterprise solutions;
• Meet and exceed quarterly sales targets;
• Prioritize and qualify incoming leads from different sources: Website, Call sales Number; Chat, Physical and Online Events;
• Participate in trade shows and conventions;
• Reach out to set of leads in specific verticals and qualify them;
• Develop and maintain the relationships with current customers and potential customers as well;
• Follow-up for collection of payments;
• Implement the company’s marketing plans as required
• Collaboration and help define business approach with Sales Specialists in your team.

Requirements
What do you need to be considered for this role?

• B.Sc – Minimum qualification
• Technical Sales experience is an added advantage
• Sales experience with very good understanding of Google messaging and collaboration products and/or Microsoft O365/Azure
• Previous experience selling Enterprise Messaging Solutions is required
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Insightful, can suggest and implement changes to improve individual and team processes, sales methodology and user experience.
• Master and maintain strong knowledge of market needs, competition and latest industry news and trends.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with fluency in English. Be able to articulate when under pressure
• Candidate should reside in Lagos

Deadline: 15th November, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (in Microsoft word), current and expected salary to: contact@gvapartners.com , umoe@gvapartners.com , idriso@gvapartners.com and folakemio@gvapartners.com with the Job title as the subject of the mail.