Current Vacancies at Dangote Group
Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Proactive Engineer
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Slot: 2 Openings
Description
- Identify and respond to security events at Edge and for our customers.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure security issues with the operations and applications teams responsible for the design, build and operations of global network infrastructure.
- Ensuring 99.9% network availability by proactively monitoring and Maintenance of all monitoring tool (PRTG, Zabbix, etc.).
- To ensure that the HOD is updated with regular reports (Weekly, Monthly and Annual) depending on management or business needs.
- Monitor, alert on, resolve and document equipment hardware, software, environment, operating parameters, etc. to ensure acceptable performance levels are maintained.
- Fault handling and escalation (identifying and responding to faults on networks, liaising with 3rd party suppliers, handling escalation through to resolution) following procedures and policy.
- Responsible for all Change Management Request (CMR) for the Data Center, Links and Site activities.
- Proper documentation and reports of equipment performance in the Data Center.
Requirements
- Candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or another computer-related field.
- At least 3 years working experience in computer/information security field.
- Candidates should hold one of the following certifications: CCNA, MCSE, CompTIA Security+
- Candidates is expected to have good communication and writing skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong process & procedure mindset
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Back-up Administrator
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Description
- Design, implement and support the hybrid backup environments on multiple technologies and across multiple sites.
- Handle technical escalations regarding backup and issues from support team.
- Troubleshoot deep technical issues in backup environments.
- Deterring incident root cause where applicable. Making recommendations and defining backup and recovery action plans.
- Automate the weekly and monthly backup reports, making sure the reports are published on the departmental SharePoint portal.
- Participate in the Business Continuity Disaster Recovery (DR) drills, also documenting the processes.
- Be abreast with trending backup solutions for hybrid enterprise environments.
Requirements
- B.Sc / HND in Computer Science or related course(s)
- Minimum of 8 years working experience in same or related position.
- Windows, Linux Server Operating Systems and VMware ESXi 6 (minimum) expertise
- Converged and Hyper Converged Infrastructure (Nutanix).
- Active Directory (AD), Domain Naming System (DNS).
- Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM), Microsoft Azure Backup Services (MABS), Nutanix (HCI) backup and snapshotting.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Database Administrator
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Description
- Perform ongoing database tuning and performance monitoring to ensure optimal database performance of existing applications.
- Coordinate and ensure backups and maintain disaster recovery plans.
- Administer or oversee database users, roles, and privileges for production and development databases.
- Coordinate and perform database changes such as upgrades, service packs and security patches.
- Support and troubleshoot interfaces between databases and applications.
- Manage and administer a virtualized Microsoft environment.
- Perform daily system checks, review and respond to events reflected in various management tools, and event logs
Requirements
- B.Sc. / HND in Computer Science or related course(s)
- Minimum of 8 years working experience in same or related position
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA or similar).
- Database schemas and architecture
- SQL database structures, stored procedures, performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- MySQL, Visual Basic, VB Script, Java, Java Script, XML, C#, or PHP.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Network Operations Specialist
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Description
- Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
- Installing, configuring, and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS and DHCP
- Procuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installation
- Configuring firewalls, routing, and switching to maximize network efficiency and security
- Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
- Arranging scheduled upgrades
- Investigating faults in the network
- Updating network equipment to the latest firmware releases
- Reporting network status to key stakeholders
Requirements
- University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related areas
- Possession of the following certification is recommended at the minimum: CCDP or CCNP
- 5+ years of progressive network experience
- 3+ years of Cisco Voice/ Unified Communications experience
- Network design and implementation
- Network performance tuning
- Experience with data communications equipment such as routers, switches, firewalls, VPN’s, Wireless Access Points, etc.
- Experience in VoIP management
- Experience in Network Security management
- Excellent understanding of LAN Switching (VLANs, Ethernet Switch Trunking, QOS, etc.)
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
- Analytical with very good problem-solving skills
- English (proficiency in other main languages is a plus)
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Application Development Specialist
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- Supports Intranet sites built on SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint (MOSS) 2007
- Manages system security, system patching and upgrades
- Deploys custom developed and third-party SharePoint solution packages
- Configures SharePoint services and settings
- Documents SharePoint configuration and architecture
- Manages site quotas and file size limits
- Reviews and monitoring usage reports
- Manages content databases and creating new ones as required
- Administers and maintains sites and sub-sites
- Manages security for sites and sub-sites
- Manages the site layout structure and content
- Provides SharePoint support to end users
- Provides Microsoft Project support to project leaders
Requirements
- A University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related areas is recommended
- Possession of the following certification is recommended: ITIL
- 8+ combined years of experience in Application Support and Database Administration
- Proficient knowledge of web development tools, ideally .NET, asp, and SQL/ Oracle
- Proven experience in Database Administration on Oracle and SQL Server platforms
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and Service oriented mentality
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
- English (proficiency in other main languages is a plus).
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Service Desk Analyst
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Description
- Manage lifecycle of all incidents and ensure they are resolved satisfactorily.
- Ensure normal services are restored as quickly as possible and adverse impact on operations due to incidents in IT environment is minimized.
- Identify root causes of problems (that affect IT service) and determine fix required to prevent recurrence of incidents.
- Identify, log, categories, prioritize, resolve incidents and raise a problem if required.
- Produce appropriate management information to report incident management performance.
- Monitor effectiveness of incident management and make recommendations for improvement.
- Manage major incidents.
- Identify (either directly from incidents or indirectly through trend analysis, observation, etc.), log, categorize, prioritize, and resolve problems.
- Define and maintain the overall Service Monitoring & Reporting schedule
Requirements
- Good knowledge of ITIL Service Delivery processes (preferably with formal certification)
- Good Understanding of Service Management tools
- Ability to work under pressure.
- 2+ years of Service Desk experience
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: IT Technical Support Engineer
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Slot: 2 Openings
Description
- Responsible for computer system and software maintenance and repair
- Assists with computer equipment purchasing and installation
- Maintains networks and connectivity for users
- Research and identify solutions to software and hardware issues; Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, including account setup and network configuration
- Perform hands-on fixes; including installing and upgrading software, creating file back-ups, configuring systems and applications
- Ensure all IT issues are properly logged, track issues through to resolution, within agreed time limits, Prioritize and manage several open issues at one time
- Provide prompt and accurate feedback to customers; follow up to ensure IT systems are fully functional after troubleshooting
Requirements
- 2+ years of IT Technical Support experience
- Knowledge of basic computer hardware
- Experience with Microsoft based Desktop Operating Systems (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
- Extensive application and infrastructure support experience
- Working knowledge of a range of diagnostic utilities/ Systems analysis
- Ability to troubleshoot/ research into a wide range of technology issues
- Time management
- Very good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: SAP Integration Specialist
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- Understand client requirements and how they translate in application features
- Collaborate with a team of IT professionals to set specifications for new applications
- Design creative prototypes according to specifications
- Write high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines
- Perform unit and integration testing before launch
- Conduct functional and non-functional testing
- Troubleshoot and debug applications
- Evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features
- Develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code
Requirements
- A University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related areas is recommended
- Possession of the following certification is recommended: ITIL
- 8+ combined years of experience in Application Support and Database Administration
- Proficient knowledge of web development tools, ideally .NET, asp, and SQL/ Oracle
- Proven experience in Database Administration on Oracle and SQL Server platforms
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and Service-oriented mentality
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
- English (proficiency in other main languages is a plus).
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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