Head, Technical Services at Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) - Lohi Consulting

Employment Nigeria 07-Aug-2018 LAGOS , Technical

Lohi Consulting - Our client, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), is an independent not-for-profit, self regulatory and self governing organization founded on March 23, 2005 as a stakeholder-led organization, charged with the responsibility of managing the “.ng” country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) name space in the public interest of Nigerians and global internet community.

The Association seeks energetic and self motivated personnel to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Technical Services

Location: Lagos
Reporting to: The COO

Primary Responsibilities

Managing all information, communication and technology functions/infrastructure for the association- networks and networking equipment, business applications and ancillary software, hardware, databases, web services and other ICT systems in line with NIRA’s commitment to Registrars, Registrants and technical partners
Coordinating network design, installation and maintenance
Leads and coordinates activities of Technical Services Department
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Developing and implementing technical services policies and procedures
Providing expertise and support to the organization as regards technology infrastructure, technology repairs and technical support for registrars and registrants
Creating and executing procedures that will result in the continual improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of technical services operations
Training and mentoring the technical team
Directing, evaluating and overseeing the technical team in terms of performance and responsibilities in achieving results as it relates to technical services
Ensuring the association is aligned to global technology standards, particularly ICANN policies and controls

Qualifications and Attributes

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field
At least 8 years’ work experience within the ICT environment
A Master’s degree in a related field will be desirable (or MBA with Computer/Technology Focus)
Experience with Unix Operating system is compulsory.
Must have at least 5 years work experience as a database administrator and a system administrator
Experience with PostgreSQL is an added advantage
Advanced systems, network, and computer hardware and software knowledge
Cisco Certified Network Administrator certification or member of any other relevant ICT professional bodies is an advantage
Must have an understanding of DNS and its operations
Good communication, project management and negotiation skills
Able to work effectively within a team

Application Closing Date
7th August, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: vacancies@lohiconsult.ng and indicate position applied for as subject of the email.

Note: Unqualified persons need not apply.

Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed

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