Information Technology (IT) Officer at Petra Microfinance Bank (PMFB) Plc

Petra Micro Finance Bank Ltd (PMFB) is fully in the business of rendering micro financial services to all its customers, particularly the active poor. The bank was incorporated in the year 2008, and commenced full banking operation on 22nd May, 2008. The bank has its head office at No. 18 Montgomery Road, Yaba, Lagos.

The chief promoters of Petra Micro Finance Bank are the Catholic Priests Of the Order of Preachers (The Dominicans of the Province) of St Joseph the Worker Nigeria and Ghana.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Information Technology (IT) Officer

Location: Yaba, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Analyse the requirements of the company and organise the IT resources of the company accordingly.
• Evaluate the needs of the company and choose the most suitable software, hardware and other IT requirements such as networking etc.
• Evidence that the candidate possesses proven skills and competences in practical microfinance banking willbe an added advantage.
• Address a wide range of problems involving network architecture; implementation of process flow automation; hardware and software; server administration; wireless networking; and information management
• Provide technical support in line with the organisation’s operating strategy.
• Carry out periodic systems preventive maintenance/health checks, prepare reports and make necessary recommendation to improve system performance/reliability
• Carry out regular systems (servers/storage) upgrade across the organisation
• Monitor and manage systems – gateway devices (routers, switches, firewalls, LAN/WAN) systems and the server systems (the network server, e-mail server, ISA server and database) for the organisation
• Make recommendations on policies and procedures for IT acquisition and utilization
• Manage information technology support functions and review/recommend appropriate alternative system options.

Qualification & Required Skills

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or any related discipline
• A minimum of 2 years cognate experience.
• Evidence of professional qualifications will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated competence in the management of a wide range of transmission and networking systems
• Experience in monitoring and managing network using appropriate network administration tools
• Strong team building and nurturing skills & Project management skills.
• Applicant with good knowledge of repairing Printer/Photocopy machine and is familiar with Computer Village, Ikeja will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2021.