• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head of Software Development



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 8 - 12 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership & Execution

• Translate the consultant’s architecture into daily delivery and platform stability.


• Drive execution of the product and technology roadmap across fintech, wallets, and MFB integrations.


• Ensure platforms achieve regulatory-grade resilience, uptime, and scalability.

Engineering & Product Delivery

• Lead backend, frontend, mobile, and DevOps engineers locally.


• Deliver features including wallets, QR payments, card services, microloans, and merchant dashboards.


• Oversee integration with CBS, NIBSS, Interswitch, and card schemes (Visa, Verve, Mastercard).


• Security, Compliance & Risk Management


• Enforce PCI-DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, and CBN/NIBSS regulatory compliance.


• Implement robust fraud prevention: AI-driven behavioural analytics, MFA, AML monitoring, and risk scoring.


• Ensure resilience through API security, error handling, and DDoS protection.

Infrastructure & Operations

• Manage cloud-native deployments (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring (ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana).


• Deliver high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.


• Maintain strong vendor/regulator relationships (cloud providers, auditors, CBN, NCC).

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Recruit, mentor, and lead strong engineering and security teams locally.


• Drive agile methodologies and DevSecOps culture.


• Collaborate closely with the overseas consultant, ensuring architectural fidelity and safe code practices.

Requirements

• Backend Development


• Languages: Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, Python, Go


• Frameworks: Spring Boot, Express.js


• APIs: RESTful & gRPC


• Frontend & Mobile Development


• Frontend: React.js, Angular, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS


• Mobile: Flutter, Kotlin (Android), Swift (iOS)


• Messaging & AI/ML


• Messaging: Kafka (real-time streaming), RabbitMQ (message brokering)AI/ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch (fraud detection); Spark ML, Kafka Streams (real-time analytics)


• Security, Compliance & Fraud Prevention


• Standards: PCI-DSS Level 1, ISO 27001, SOC2, CBN compliance


• Encryption: AES-256, TLS 1.3, HSM (FIPS 140-2 certified), tokenization


• Fraud Prevention: MFA (biometrics, MPIN, device fingerprinting), OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT authentication.


• Risk Mitigation: Rate limiting, DDoS protection (Cloudflare/Akamai WAF), AI-powered fraud detection


• API Performance & Error Handling


• Redis caching, GraphQL, Gzip/Brotli compression


• Structured JSON error handling, retry mechanisms, circuit breaker pattern


• ELK Stack, Prometheus, AI-based anomaly detection


• Webhooks for async recovery & transaction notifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline (Master’s preferred).


• 8–12+ years in senior technology roles.


• Strong background in fintech/payments/digital banking platforms.


• Proven ability to manage large-scale, high-availability systems with microservices architecture.


• Hands-on experience with full technology stack listed above.