Job recruitment at First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Product Design and Conceptualization

Job Identification: 829
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive Product roadmaps, enabling teams to bring innovative Products to the market through effetctive stakeholder management.
• Create, Supervise and Monitor the implementation of Design thinking culture in the Lab as a methodology for creating and managing Product vision for solution implemented through the Digital Innovation Lab.
• Drive and monitor AGILE delivery process as a methodilogy for implementing innovative solution in the Lab.
• Provide leadership for team members in Business Analyst, Product design, Product Conceptualization and Software Quality Assurance in ensuring solutions worked on aligns with the bank’s strategic objective.
• Create, Supervise and Monitor processes that ensures effective Industry scanning for new technology trends, unique customer behaviour required to gain comptitive edge for the Bank.
•  Co-ordinate ideation sessions to shape and refine ideas gathered through various idea generation process, ensuring the bank takes a lead in the marketplace.
• Conduct market-testing and pre-feasibility studies in gathering insights on competition in creating competing Products.
• Jointly develop business plans and commercial launch plans for feasible products with the Head Digital Lab.
• Render weekly, monthly, quaterly and yearly progress report on actvities on Product implementation, Conceptualization, Design and Quality Assurance.
• Maintain confidentiality of all Information entrusted while delivering projects. ▪ Comply with the principles and policies in the Information Security Handbook.
• Performs other functions as may be required for the business to achieve its strategic objectives.

Job Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum experience – Over 7 years’ experience business strategy & analysis into consumer facing products.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Team Lead, Application Development (Ent. Core Applications, Ent. Support Applications, Custom SW Development)

Job Identification: 830
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications.
• Assist development lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support.
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems.
• Develop prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions.
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed and formally documented.
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications.
• Participate in the customisation of application packages.
• Design technical solution including high level (entity – relationship, data flow) to low level (field structures, database schemas) design.
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Assist in developing service acceptance criteria. Propose performance levels for new service. Review and verify service requirements with users. Agree and document service acceptance criteria.
• Create the service development plan. Review and agree with users.
• Build, configure or customise the technical solution (technical code components and services).
• Ensure compilation of code and components into application.
• Manage automation and monitor application integration as code iteratively goes through assembly and product test.
• Implement a controlled process that extracts software artifacts from the code repository, transforms it to an integrated product, and returns the result to the code repository.
• Actively participate in unit testing / quality reviews through the build phase to ensure that the solution meets the agreed functional specifications.
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation.
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of business intelligence and integration solutions.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 6+  years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Unit Head, Application Development (Ent. Core Applications, Ent. Support Applications, Custom SW Development)

Job Identification: 831
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications.
• Assist development lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support.
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems.
• Develop prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions.
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed and formally documented.
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications.
• Participate in the customisation of application packages.
• Design technical solution including high level (entity – relationship, data flow) to low level(field structures, database schemas) design.
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Assist in developing service acceptance criteria. Propose performance levels for new service. Review and verify service requirements with users. Agree and document service acceptance criteria.
• Create the service development plan. Review and agree with users.
• Build, configure or customize the technical solution (technical code components and services).
• Ensure compilation of code and components into application.
• Manage automation and monitor application integration as code iteratively goes through assembly and product test.
• Implement a controlled process that extracts software artifacts from the code repository, transforms it to an integrated product, and returns the result to the code repository.
• Actively participate in unit testing / quality reviews through the build phase to ensure that the solution meets the agreed functional specifications.
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation.
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of business intelligence and integration solutions.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports.

Job Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum experience – Over 7 years’ experience business strategy & analysis into consumer facing products

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Unit Head, Workflow and Enterprise Application Development

Job Identification: 832
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise the successful completion of all work assigned to the Workflow & Enterprise Application Development Unit.
• Assign work to team resources, balancing workload appropriately.
• Work with EA office to ensure compliance of data and information with defined blueprint and standards.
• Consult with relevant stakeholders to understand their data and reporting needs.
• Direct the development of accurate estimates for work request delivery and application support services.
• Manage an application team to deliver services according to defined service level commitments.
• Lead the development, building, configuration and unit testing of Workflow & Enterprise Application solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms.
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in delivery of reports.
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of Enterprise solutions.
• Assist in planning the introduction of new application systems.
• Manage and report on progress of team tasks and objectives.
• Monitor and measure effectiveness of maintenance and development processes.
• Manages expectations of the team’s internal and external customers.
• Communicates clearly the Application team goals, organizational philosophies, and policies and procedures to the Application team.
• Coordinates and facilitates the creation of Workflow & Enterprise solutions development documentation.
• Improves the Workflow & Enterprise systems by studying current practices; designing modifications.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports.
• Serve as a member of the IT Services and Supplier Relationship Committe.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions
• 6+ years of management experience with 2+ years spent in senior management role
• Experience on Enterprise solution architecture and Design
• Familiarity with Cloud Solution architecture and Design.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Analyst, Forensics

Job Identification: 833
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct computer forensic examinations to include the collection, preservation, processing, and analysis of digital evidence.
• Maintain, organize, and document storage of critical equipment and evidence in forensic investigations.
• Assist in data breach and information security incident investigations.
• Assist in forensic artifact handling and analysis.
• Assist in evidence collection, preservation, and transportation after a security event.
• Recover information from computers under investigation.
• Identify systems compromised by cyberattacks.
• Assist to compile digital evidence to aid legal cases.
• Document all technical findings from forensic investigations.
• Coordinate with system administrators to obtain necessary log files and other system evidence as required.
• Build proficiency in forensic, response and reverse engineering skills.
• Comply with the principles and policies in the information security hand book.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Higher Degrees / Professional Certificates.

Experience:

• Working knowledge of PCI DSS
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001
• Forensics experience
• Chain of custody process
• Good understanding of Best Practices Security Architecture
• Knowledge of the Banking industry and banking Operations
• Knowledge of the Banking applications, services/products.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Team Lead, Forensics

Job Identification: 834
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform computer hardware, software, network and internet related research to troubleshoot and maintain computer forensic laboratory equipment and network.
• Analyze complex cases which may involve multiple operating systems and mobile computing devices.
• Work with latest industry technology and content providers to help secure the bank against threats from forensic investigations.
• Gather and record key indicators and information about the threat infrastructure of live campaigns.
• Manage information security incident investigations and conduct of forensic artifact handling and analysis.
• Identify systems compromised by cyber-attacks and manage the evidence collection, preservation, and transportation after a security incident.
• Manage the conduct of interviews and document findings in relation to computer crime.
• Manage the examination of information from computers under investigation.
• Prepare comprehensive analysis reports to be used during investigations and entered into evidence during court proceedings.
• Prepare technical reports and declarations necessary for legal trials.
• Advise on possible alternative methods of analysis that would increase accuracy, efficiency and timeliness.
• Train other digital forensic investigators on computer evidence procedures.
• Comply with the principles and policies in the information security handbook.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Higher Degrees / Professional Certificates

Experience:

• Working knowledge of PCI DSS
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001
• Forensics experience
• Chain of custody process
• Good understanding of Best Practices Security Architecture
• Knowledge of the Banking industry and banking Operations
• Knowledge of the Banking applications, services/products.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Analyst, Applications & Data Security Management

Job Identification: 835
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide daily routine monitoring, operation, and maintenance of all enterprise risk management applications for optimal performance and ensure compliance to relevant standards.
• Contribute to technical requirement definition, planning, coordination, and implementation of enterprise risk management applications.
• Provide prompt and effective delivery of enterprise risk management applications to users.
• Manage the availability and optimal Performance of enterprise risk management applications configuration, problem, and incident management to ensure IT service continuity and prompt support delivery.
• Work with IT Application Solution developers and other stakeholders to ensure new applications meet the bank’s operational standard.
• Participate in the User Acceptance Test to ensure changes to enterprise risk management applications in the production environment meets operational standard.
• Collaborate with Information Security Operations Department to ensure that all the identified bank’s enterprise risk management applications vulnerabilities are remediated appropriately.
• Engage in timely resolution of all service requests logged on Helpdesk platform in line with agreed SLA and operations of IT in meeting the objectives of the bank.
• Coordinate the data gathering/application analysis, troubleshooting and evaluation on system resource requirements necessary to maintain optimal service levels.
• Fulfil service requests and perform routine maintenance and support activities for enterprise risk management applications.
• Monitor and ensure proper tracking of expiration of application certificates as it relates to enterprise risk management applications.
• Contribute to the bank’s business continuity testing of critical products and services as it relates to enterprise risk management application.
• Coordinate and ensure prompt closure on all internal and external audit exceptions as it relates to all enterprise risk management applications.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree in Computer Science or related courses

Experience:

• 4+ year Post NYSC cognate experience.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Analyst, System Administration (Nigeria & Subsidiaries)

Job Identification: 836
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Effective monitoring of the datacenter to ensure conducive environment for optimal equipment performance.
• Administration and Management of Unix (AIX, Linux) and Windows operating systems.
• Serve as second line support for supporting servers and storage related problem by providing timely response to incident management escalations.
• Provide a system capacity report that helps in capacity management of servers and storage.
• Administration and Management of the bank’s Enterprise backup and Recovery system.
• Closure of Audit exceptions and vulnerabilities.
• Implement servers and storage capacity upgrades with Vendors.
• Administration and implementation of maintenance fixes and vendor-supplied patches in accordance with the bank change management policy.
• Installation and support of enterprise middleware solution (IBM Wesphere Application Server and Oracle Weblogic Server) driving critical banking transaction platform.
• Implement data migration between systems and responsible for the recovery of critical activities and processes as part of the business continuity strategy.
• Documentation of problems and known Errors and management of the Known Error Database(KEDB).
• Administration and Management of the bank’s Enterprise Server Virtualization platform.
• Prepares and maintains operational procedures and provides technical expertise and appropriate information to the management.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or other Science Disciplines; Higher Degrees/Professional Certifications (an added advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 2 years relevant experience in the banking industry with at least 2yrs in server/storage administration and Management.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Analyst, Database Administration

Job Identification: 837
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the database administrators to ensure that Installation and configuration of relevant network components for database consistency and integrity
• Secures database by developing policies, procedures, and controls.
• Ensuring all the data complies with legal and international regulation
• Maintains database results by setting and enforcing standards and controls.
• Prepares for database expansion by studying plans and requirements; advising senior technical management; coordinating design and programming.
• Keeps senior technical management informed by preparing reports on system performance and problems.
• Manage and develop checklists for the Installation and configuration of oracle and SQL databases following OEMs best practice.
• Use database management system software and tools to investigate problems and collect performance statistics and create reports for capacity management.
• Carries out routine configuration/installation and reconfiguration of database and related products.
• Respond to and resolve database issues Oracle and SQL and escalate to the OEMs as need arises.
• Perform routine performance tuning on the bank’s databases while ensuring high levels of data availability, integrity and confidentiality.
• Develop a monitoring tools for database growth on a weekly basis to generate Utilization Statistics for Capacity Planning and business continuity Management.
• Liaise with other application team leads in ensuring optimal performance of the applications through an effective database management.
• Management of the bank’s Enterprise backup and Recovery system while ensuring that adequate backup of data is taken and readily available for recovery and restoration in line with the bank’s information security policy.
• Ensure all Changes to the Configuration of the databases followed strictly the bank’s change management process and in line with the bank’s information security policy.
• Ensure proper documentation of all databases infrastructure processes/procedures in the Departmental Standard of Operation Document.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in numerate discipline; Higher Degrees/Professional Certifications (an added advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 8+ years relevant experience in database administration and management with at least 2 years in leadership position.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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