Job Openings at First Bank

Job Identification: 808

Job Objective(s)

• Performs requirement analysis to identify factors that affect business profitability, growth, and efficiency.
• Assesses current practices, collects information and industry trends, and creates specifications to support business operations.
• Assists in determining improvements or solutions to address business issues.
• Assist in facilitating scrum ceremonies
• Facilitate change management processes with its documentations for all ongoing Lab initiatives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the process of drawing out and understanding business needs and assessing the impact. Capturing, documenting, and analyzing requirements that will be the foundation for project delivery.
• Increase business value by collaborating with the product owner to create the product backlog by using Agile practices
• Develop business cases by working closely with business/product managers to develop business cases.
• Support agile practices and encourage the improvement of service
• Facilitate various agile processes such as Iteration / Release Planning, Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Review, and Daily Stand-up Meetings
• Execute project planning/documentation, requirements analysis/documentation, project tracking, solution testing, solution implementation, and post-implementation maintenance and support.
• Business process analysis and modeling
• Research, review and analyze existing processes and develop strategies for enhancements.
• Manage internal IT requests
• Project Management - Management of multiple projects, creation and tracking of project management plans, engagement with internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects on time and budget.
• Create change management request documents and facilitate change management sessions
• Provide subject matter proficiency in specific functional area(s) to the assigned Squad.
• Escalation of all activities that delays prompt resolution of all complaints on supported business products
• Reporting - Produce reports based on data analysis, industry trends, and process capabilities. Conveys patterns, problems, and areas of improvement.
• Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the department.
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.
• Ensure Compliance, Internal Control and Information Security and Operations (ISOD) standards are adhered to in implementing new or enhancing existing products
• 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:

• Minimum Education: First Degree in an IT related discipline

Experience:

• Minimum experience – 2 years relevant experience in electronic banking project management and business analysis.

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Job Identification: 809

Job Objective(s)

• To identify potential collaborations with FinTech partners or Tech-startups to build innovative solutions with speed and faster time to the market.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Products and Marketing & Communications teams to ensure smooth design, implementation and launch of assigned solutions from forged partnerships.
• Identify strategic collaborations to support the development of a product’s value propositions and monitor direct and indirect competition.
• Active management of collaborations and strategic management of FinTech’s, Tech-startups or vendors to optimize and differentiate the banks products and services.
• Planning and managing all product launch campaign, evaluate and present results, to all stakeholders’ initiatives in the bank.
• Organize key initiatives such as Fireside chats, Hackathons and STEM education builders that will help discover new ideas as well as deepen our visibility in the Fintech ecosystem.
• Assist in mapping prospective startup ecosystem and strategies for engaging potential FinTech’s and Tech Startups and ensure conceptual agreements are met on both sides.
•  Ensure regular reviews to ensure the bank is engaging with the right software and digital partners within the tech- ecosystem.
• 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 an IT related Discipline

Experience:

• Minimum experience - 2 years’ experience in business strategy & analysis into consumer facing products.

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Job Identification: 810

Job Objective(s)

• To design, develop and test software applications that implement the ideas conceived in the Lab, so as to accelerate digital innovation in both products and processes in the Organization

Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs, Develops and implements new software system prototypes and systems
• Collaborates with IT in deploying approved systems/prototypes to production
• Provides innovative improvements to features and performance of existing Software Systems
• Develops and maintains comprehensive Software documentation
• Partakes in user story writing workshops
• Collaborates with the members of the product conceptualization team in the generation and analysis of innovation ideas
• Designs, writes, and executes automated tests
• Develops project implementation plans and provides status updates as required
• Provides level 3 support for production applications
• 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:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in Computing or related disciplines
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum experience – Over 3 years’ experience in design and development of software systems.

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Job Identification: 811

Job Objective(s)

• Drive innovation in the bank through collaboration with stakeholders in FirstBank and FBN Holdings subsidiaries.
• Provide leadership for Product Conceptualization, Product Implementation, Product Design and Software Quality assurance function in the Digital Innovation Lab

Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive Product roadmaps, enabling teams to bring innovative Products to the market through effective 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 methodology 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 behavior required to gain competitive 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, quarterly and yearly progress report on activities 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 Computer Science or Engineering
• Master's, 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.

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Job Identification: 812

Job Objective(s)

• To design, develop and test software applications that implement the ideas conceived in the Lab, so as to accelerate digital innovation in both products and processes in the Organization.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs, develops and implements new software system prototypes and systems
• Collaborates with IT in deploying approved systems/prototypes to production
• Provides innovative improvements to features and performance of existing Software Systems
• Develops and maintains comprehensive Software documentation
• Partakes in user story writing workshops
• Collaborates with the members of the product conceptualization team in the generation and analysis of innovation ideas
• Designs, writes and executes automated tests
• Develops project implementation plans and provides status updates as required
• Provides level 3 support for production applications
• 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:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in Computing or related disciplines
• MBA, or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Minimum experience – Over 3 years’ experience in design and development of software systems.

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Job Identification: 813
Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for detailed design, programming, testing and roll-out tasks for mobile application development projects, along with providing production application support

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the mobile applications
• Assist development lead in all activities with respect to mobile application development & management operations and support
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new mobile application systems
• Develop high-level designs of systems
• Develop prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem
• Actively participate in program unit testing, integration and system testing to ensure they meet quality standards
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed and formally documented
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Design, code, test, and document Mobile application software
• Participate in the customization of application packages
• 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 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:

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

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Job Objective(s)

• ATo improve and ensure all application is at optimal performance before deployment to production. Ensuring that defined business performance is delivered on all solutions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review and analyze non-functional requirement documents as well as architecture diagram
• Test environment setup and configuration
• Develop test scenarios/ workload for performance test
• Conduct performance testing to ensure system reliability, capacity and scalability
• Execute performance testing (Front end and Back end)
• Analyze test results and coordinate with development teams to fix bottle necks
• Review performance test report
• Suggest new tools and techniques to improve testing efficiency
• Assist in project planning, scheduling, budgeting and tracking activities
• Provide support in project design, development and deployment activities
• Review and recommend improvements to existing test procedures
• Builds and maintains performance testing strategy and framework

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:

• 3+ years of IT testing/process management experience.

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Job Identification: 815

Job Objective(s)

• Assist with implementation, monitoring, and refinement of IT processes, policies, procedures and methods to ensure robust IT practice that complies with industry and business requirements
• Performing and monitoring testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of all core and non-core banking application software solutions released to the users.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the evaluation and testing of software and infrastructure to ensure they function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines
• Engage in all test phases –system, integration and functional testing & acceptance
• Work with Team Lead to test and analyze each component/phase of the systems development life cycle
• Work with project managers to plan, manage and track quality test plan
• Ensure that all required testing deliverables are created including testing approach, testing scenarios, conditions and expected results, test scripts and testing control sheets
• Execute formal review cycles including informal review, formal review, testing sign-off and quality assurance review
• Engage all relevant stakeholders and secure the requisite sign-offs
• Act as an independent monitor to ensure application performance is tested before go-live
• Communicate the results of quality application performance testing to IT Leadership and Change Manager.

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:

• 2+ years of IT testing/process management experience.

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Job Identification: 816

Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for detailed design, programming, testing and roll-out tasks for application development projects, along with providing production application support

Duties & 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 high-level designs of systems
• Develop prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem
• Actively participate in program unit testing, integration and system testing to ensure they meet quality standards
• Ensure that developed solutions are peer reviewed and formally documented
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing  IT systems and applications
• Design, code, test, and document web application software
• Participate in the customisation of application packages
• 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 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:

• 6+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions on Enterprise Solutions like  Oracle EBS, Hyperion, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Microsoft CRM, Business Process Automation e.t.c.
• Experience on PL/SQL, SQL database programming language
• Experience on Oracle Application Framework(OAF) and Application Development Framework(ADF)
• Familiarity with JavaScript, CSS and HTML and XML
• Familiarity with Java/.Net and Soap Web services.
• Familiarity with Cloud Architecture and Solution Build
• Familiarity with Solution Build in DevOps environment.

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Job Identification: 817

Job Objective(s)

• To assist in detailed design, programming, testing and roll-out tasks for application development projects, along with providing production application support

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems
• Assist in developing high-level designs of systems
• Perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem
• Actively participate in program unit testing, integration and system testing to ensure they meet quality standards
• Peer review solutions developed by fellow developers
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Assist in designing, coding, testing and documenting web application software
• Participate in the customization of application packages
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of solutions.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline

Experience:

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

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Job Identification: 817

Job Objective(s)

• Performing and monitoring testing activities to ensure the quality, performance and functionality of all core and non-core banking application software solutions released to the users meet business, security, control and regulatory requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the evaluation and testing of software and infrastructure to ensure they function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines
• Engage in all test phases – unit, system, integration and functional testing & acceptance
• Apply, design and develop automated testing strategies and build automated testing frameworks.
• Work with Senior Analyst, Automated Testing to test and analyze each component/phase of the systems development life cycle
• Analyze and verify best automated and manual test approaches and execute acceptance, integration, installation and system testing.
• Work with project managers to plan, manage and track quality test plan
• Ensure that all required testing deliverables are created including testing approach, testing scenarios, conditions and expected results, manual test scripts, automated test scripts and testing control sheets.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline
• Certification in ISTQB – Certified Tester Foundation Level will be an added advantage.

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Job Identification: 819

Job Objective(s)

• To create the detailed IT solution/ service design, based on the functional specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements & technical constraints
• To define what is the service effect, how will it be delivered and how will it be consumed by users
• To build, configure and/or customize technical solution, based on the functional and technical specifications, to meet quality & performance requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications on the Finacle core-banking platform
• Assist in developing integration services using Finacle Integrator as interface between 3rd party applications and the core-banking platform
• Assist development Team Lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support on the Finacle core-banking platform.
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems and automation of scripts on Unix platform
• Assist in developing prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Design technical solution including high level (entity – relationship, data flow) to low level(field structures, database schemas) design on Oracle database platform.
• 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
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Participate in the customization of application packages
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in delivery of reports.

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:

• 3+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions on Finacle Core Banking application platform including Finacle Scripting language and Form design
• Experience on PL/SQL, SQL database programming language
• Familiarity with JavaScript, CSS and HTML and XML
• Familiarity with Java and Soap Web services
• Deep Familiarity with ISO-8583 and Connect 24 and Finacle Integrator Interface
• Working knowledge of Finacle Integrator and its configuration.
• Familiarity with IBM AIX Unix shell scripting and its technologies.
• Familiarity with IBM WebSphere hosted solutions.

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Job Identification: 820

Job Objective(s)

• To assist in designing of DevOps strategy and implementation of automation of build and release pipelines in line with Agile DevOps principles.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, and implementation of automated build and release pipelines for solutions
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems
• Assist developers in resolving build and release issues
• Design and monitor continuous feedback on the DevOps processes
• Assist with the enforcement of automated testing and Vulnerability scan into Build and release pipelines
• Peer review solutions developed by fellow developers
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Participate in the customization of application packages
• Review technical constrains and performance issues of solutions.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline

Experience:

• 1+ years of experience in designing and implementing automation of Build and Release pipeline on Azure.

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Job Identification: 821

Job Objective(s)

• To assist in detailed design, programming, testing and roll-out tasks for mobile application development projects, along with providing production application support

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of mobile applications
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems
• Assist in developing high-level designs of systems
• Perform coding duties according to the functional and technical specifications in order to solve a business problem
• Actively participate in program unit testing, integration and system testing to ensure they meet quality standards
• Peer review solutions developed by fellow developers
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Assist in designing, coding, testing and documenting mobile application software
• Participate in the customisation of application packages
• Review technical constraints and performance issues of solutions

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline.

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Job Identification: 822
Location: Lagos

Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for delivering the best user experience across different application interfaces (both web and mobile), which ensures customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and implement new application user interface designs for both web and mobile solutions.
• Optimize existing user interface designs
• Create intuitive and user-friendly experience interfaces for all applications
• Communicate with clients to understand their business goals and objectives
• Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements
• Create prototypes for new product ideas
• Test new ideas before implementing
• Conduct an ongoing user research
• Interpret data and provide qualitative feedback
• Create user stories, personas, and storyboards
• Determine information architecture and create sitemaps.

Job Requirements
Education:

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

Experience:

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