Posted · via MTN Nigeria’s careers page
First seen today on MTN Nigeria’s site
Based in Nigeria, not fully remote. The employer names a city in Nigeria but not the work setup. Plan for office days and confirm in the interview.
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Reports To: Chief Information Officer - CIO
Division: Information Technology
Mission:
- To lead the end-to-end engineering and delivery of software, AI and digital-platform solutions for MTNN, ensuring speed, quality, reliability and reduced vendor dependency.
- To build and scale in-house product development and engineering capability, delivering new products, services and IT platforms for new business/revenue lines based on the business roadmap.
- To drive DevOps enablement, middleware services, platform reliability and engineering governance across strategic digital platforms.
- To oversee solution delivery, quality assurance and management of delivery partners, and to industrialise AI solutions from proof of concept into production.
Description:
- Lead end-to-end software and AI engineering delivery across strategic digital platforms, in line with the target architecture and standards set by IT Strategy, Architecture & Design.
- Build and lead in-house product development, working with business product owners to deliver new products and services based on the business roadmap.
- Drive agile delivery at scale, including release planning, dependency management and delivery governance across squads and delivery partners.
- Drive DevOps enablement, CI/CD and automation, embedding security-by-design in collaboration with Information Security.
- Ensure the stability, performance and scalability of middleware and integration services.
- Ensure platform reliability through engineering for resilience, observability and effective transition to IT Operations.
- Industrialise AI by taking prioritised AI use cases from proof of concept into scalable, monitored production solutions.
- Establish engineering governance: coding standards, quality assurance and testing, quality gates and technical-debt management.
- Develop framework, policies, standards, methodologies and procedures to guide software engineering and delivery.
- Monitor, review and report delivery performance (e.g. lead time, release frequency, change failure rate, recovery time) and conduct project post-implementation reviews
- Deliver business value through partnership with MTNN’s ecosystem and delivery partners, managing them against agreed performance standards.
- Partner with the GM, IT Strategy, Architecture & Design through the design authority, providing delivery insight to inform architecture and roadmaps.
- Partner with business product owners and IT Operations to ensure solutions meet business needs and are supportable in production.
Education:
- A first degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
- A Master’s degree, preferably an MBA, will be an advantage.
- Agile, DevOps and/or cloud certifications will be an advantage.
- Fluent in English
Experience:
A minimum of 12 years of working experience, which includes:
- Manager track record of 5 years or more, with at least 3 years in the relevant sector or industry.
- Substantial experience leading software engineering and delivery at scale (agile, DevOps, in-house development).
- Experience managing delivery partners and vendors.
- Experience delivering AI/data products is advantageous.
- Work experience across diverse cultures and geographies is advantageous.
We at MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTNN) are a purpose and value-led organization.
At MTN Nigeria, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life.
Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be - it is in our DNA.
As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!
Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers, and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.
We are delighted that you consider us your career partner to make a mark in the world. We wish you a rewarding career.
Do you want to be a part of a mission that delivers a bold new digital world to Nigeria and Nigerians?
Obsessions: How We Do It
The behaviors that keep our culture strong and safe.
1. Light It Up!
Always Do This:
🔹 Bring all your heart and all your smarts to us.
Never Do This:
❌ Never doubt your value here or let anyone else do it. And never do it to anyone yourself.
2. Raise Your Hand. Speak Your Mind.
Always Do This:
🔹 Respectfully but firmly challenge any threat to what we stand for.
Never Do This:
❌ Never hesitate to tell the truth as you see it, to whoever you have to tell. And never cause others to fear telling you.
3. Collaborate. Don’t Isolate.
Always Do This:
🔹 Share what you know and respect what others can teach you.
Never Do This:
❌ Never think that you are great unless you help make others great too.
4. Things Always Get Better Here.
Always Do This:
🔹 Take your own steps forward to improve and strengthen us.
Never Do This:
❌ Never believe or cause others to believe that "not now" means "not ever."
Do you want to be a part of a mission that delivers a bold new digital world to Nigeria and Nigerians?
Then, join MTN Nigeria!
Welcome to our Y’ello Family, where our people are our most critical competitive assets.
If you are passionate about working for a brand that believes in YOU, invests in YOU, and delivers the best value to those we serve, then THIS is the place.
Our Employee Value Proposition enables you to:
🟡 Work with meaning
🟡 Connect to develop
🟡 Thrive in positivity
🟡 Grow with purpose
Live inspired.
It’s a great place to work! Take that bold step and apply today!
*Eligible Females and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
*MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN) does not and will never ask for payment of any kind from applicants in all MTN’s recruitment processes and stages such as job application, CV review, interview, meeting, and final processing of applications.
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Nigeria's largest mobile network, offering calls, data, fintech and digital services.
Lagos, Nigeria · Listed (NGX: MTNN)
