Recent Job Vacancies in a Reputable IT Firm

Myrtle Management Consultants Limited - Our client, an IT Consultancy, Auditing and Management services firm is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principle Technical Consultant (Advisory Software Engineer)

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Company Description

• Our client is an IT Consultancy, Auditing, and Management services firm. They provide services from business intelligence, enterprise solutions, managed cloud services, to custom-made solutions to support the efficiency of their client’s business. T
• As a  Principle Technical Consultant - Advisory Software Engineer in our Client’s organization, you will assist in developing and supporting software applications. This includes designing and providing advisory, implementation of new functionality, and enhancements to the software product (s).

Job Description

• Assist in preparing high-level design documents based on project requirements
• Develop high- and low-level detailed design documents with block diagrams, flowcharts, definitions, etc.
• Perform application coding based on detailed design specifications
• Perform unit testing on applications using the company’s tools and test environments.
• Prepare release notes and implementation plan according to company documentation standards.
• Assist in application implementation as needed.
• Provide post-implementation support to ensure that product is functioning as per customer specifications.
• Provide technical guidance to the project team throughout the development phase
• Identify complex problems in software applications and develop innovative solutions.
• Recommend process improvements and technology updates to increase application efficiency.
• Work with the Project Manager to develop project plans.
• Conduct weekly meetings with the project team to track project status and progress.
• Coordinate with Project Managers and Business Development personnel on developing and implementing new initiatives to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Develop new objects utilizing the company Application Development Toolset.
• Complete all needed documentation to be part of development activities inclusive of status reports, technical or functional specifications, technical documentation and expense reporting, etc.
• Maintain communications with the organization's Project Manager and engagement owner along with the customer technology project team.
• Evaluate and interpret customer requirements.
• Write functional descriptions and programming specifications as needed.
• Interpret functional specifications and ensure to translate in technical design documents.
• Perform with engagement manager to identify overall implementation approach.
• Assist functional team by requirements sessions plus analysis.
• Lead and direct technical project staff and volunteers as per established policies plus practices of the organization
• Ensure technical resources are suitably equipped to functions in all assigned roles.
• Coordinate and perform with technical counterparts from customers and partner firms.
• Maintain in-depth technical knowledge of products developed by the business unit.
• Provide technical specifications as well as requirements documents as needed to assist the proposed solution.
• Perform with company pre-sales team as necessary to assist technical services estimates for all new and existing accounts.
• Interpret and perform valued resources early within the customer’s decision-making process.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 4+ years professional experience in professional web development
• Bachelors and master’s degree in the appropriate field of study
• Fluent with functional, imperative, and object-­oriented languages; knowledge of Java, Scala, or Clojure, or JavaScript would be especially useful
• Either strong OOP or Functional Programming and modeling skills
• Fluent in JavaScript and PHP
• Experience coding, testing, and documenting Drupal themes – including all front-end functionality and templates – and modules – using contributed modules and developing custom modules as needed
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience building complex web systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, provide estimates and meet production deadlines
• Experience with mission-critical, 24x7 systems
• Experience implementing and consuming large scale web services
• Experience developing software utilizing workflow 
• Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Know the JVM and the ecosystem of supporting tools inside and out
• Eagerness and willingness to learn new technologies

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• Analysis
• Software Design
• Software Documentation
• Software Testing
• Teamwork
• Programming Skills
• Software Development Fundamentals and Process
• Software Requirements
• Software Architecture
• Self-Directed
• Multitask
• Communication Skills
• Results-Oriented
• High Energy
• Self-Motivated
• Experience working in an Agile Environment

Remuneration

• Competitive along with other benefits.

Interested and qualified candidate should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Pre - Sales Technical Support

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Company Description

• Our client is an IT Consultancy, Auditing, and Management services firm. They provide services from business intelligence, enterprise solutions, managed cloud services, to custom-made solutions to support the efficiency of their client’s business. 
• As a Pre - Sales Technical Support in our Client’s organization, you will work closely with our dynamic Business Development sales and engineering teams. You will take on the technology leadership to ensure optimum end-to-end solutions are well communicated, explained, and delivered to their customers.
• The solutions you support will help our customers navigate transformation and expansion to modern IT.

Job Description

• Responsible for analyzing market data to determine the ideal customer for a given product.
• Build reseller, vendor, and internal partner relationships, gain trusted status for transparent collaboration and planning of business needs.
• Support the Business Development team qualify leads by using their deep understanding of the product’s ideal customer pain points.
• Be available for the initial phone or digital contact with leads.
• Responsible for attending and contributing to strategy meetings held by the marketing / BD team
• Play a larger role consulting internally for the company and is sought out by management/executives to lend support or validate strategic initiatives.
• Understands the partner sales organization and identifies and engages key stakeholders.
• Proactively present information on new and emerging products, technologies, and services to help reseller partners to capitalize on new market opportunities and increase end-user reach and loyalty
• Effectively articulate benefits of technologies, products, and services above and beyond the "speeds and feeds' illustrating increased operational efficiency, profitability, or governance through the use of tools and solutions.
• Customer-facing technology leadership at all levels, connecting solutions to customer’s business requirements and value
• Proof of concept, demo presentations, value justifications, and communications with the customers
• Play an active role in assessments, proposal creation, RFP responses, and statement of work
• Lead the technical sale relating to requirements, competition, and decision making
• Build strong relationships with our OEM partners

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of presales/technical consulting experience
• Experience in modern IT areas such as modern storage solutions, networking, and Cloud
• Strong experience working with customers; verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Technical certifications - a strong plus
• Excellent interpersonal skills, high energy, agile, friendly, and reliable
• Ability to understand customer environment and requirement and build comprehensive solutions
• Strong business acumen and ability to work in a team environment
• Strong passion for continuous learning and technology leadership
• Knowledge IT industry and channels related to technologies are important.

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Sales Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Collaborative Skills

Remuneration

• Competitive along with other benefits.

Interested and qualified candidate should:Click here to apply

Application Deadline 20th June, 2021.

Note:

• Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.