Chief Information Technology Officer

Description:

About Islamic Bank of Afghanistan
One of the leading Islamic banking and finance institutions in Afghanistan, Islamic Bank of Afghanistan has been serving as a banking organization integrated with the Law of Banking in Afghanistan and licensed under Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). Since 2009, Islamic Bank of Afghanistan has been working under the acquisition of Azizi Group, a 100% subsidiary of Azizi Bank. As of now, the IBA has established 62 branches across the country with over 800 highly trained and skilled professionals. The bank is committed to foster a sound financial body with a vision to ensure the greatest safety and security to its clientele.

Job Summary
The Head of IT will oversee all technology services, product analysis, and software architecture activities at Accelerant. As well, this role is responsible for owning rapid development processes, and managing the rapid development team in its development of the Company’s products. The Head of IT is required to remain innovative in design and stay abreast of all bank hot topics.

Duties & Responsibilities
Responsible to lead rapid development team to the completion of design and development under aggressive timelines.

Define standards, policies, procedures, measures, and organizational enhancements to meet company goals for the Product & Technology Management group.

Develop and monitor department budgets and forecasts.

Establish key performance indicators

Mentor staff members in order to assist them in cultivating their skills.

Establish compensation, training, and short and long-term goals.

Review technical designs created for conformance to development standards, and appropriate design choices.

Create technical designs for large and complicated projects.

Evaluate new Microsoft technologies and make recommendations and decisions on inclusion into the Accelerant development methodologies and product architecture.

Create an implementation plan and documentation to be followed by development staff. Research and evaluate third-party software for usage in the development lifecycle to aid efficiency and/or quality.

Define development standards and methodologies.

Define design documentation methodology and philosophy.

Utilize ingenuity and inventive thinking to evaluate options for design and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input, and the customers’ best interest.

Manages all research, development, and product design initiatives.

Manage the overall department of Information Technology.

Other duties may be assigned.

Carry out product design through the full cycle.

Lead a design team in various projects.

Be a self-motivated team player with the drive to achieve project schedules.

Organize daily and weekly team tasks to ensure effective time utilization.

Conduct and improve on Project Management for design as outlined in the QA System and the R&D Structure document.

·        Ensure that the design process is followed and improved.

·        Ensure that design documentation is recorded e.g. Bill of Materials.

·        Ensure that management documentation is recorded e.g. time sheets.

·        Lead periodical project review and product specification.

·        Liaise with other teams in the company as required.

·        Co-ordinate prototyping of products including testing, verification, and revisions.

·        Troubleshoot problems with the team and assist other teams if required.

·        Communicate with customers for input and feedback on products and perform Demonstrations.

·        Take part in the induction of new team members.

·        Identify training requirements for the team.

·        Report on projects and give presentations

·        Train Technical Support Team, Production Team and others as necessary in new products and revisions.

·        Travel to customer sites and trade shows as required.

·        Other tasks as required by management

Job Requirements
Master's degree in Computer Sciences /electronics engineering or related discipline

Experience in writing computer programs in C, C++, Oracle, and a working knowledge of Office 2007, etc

·      Working knowledge of Flex cube. Device driver development experience is desirable

·        Experience of working in banking environment is essential.

·        Good project management skills

·        Knowledge of Flex cube system

·        Excellent interpersonal skills

·        Ability to work to tight deadlines

·        A problem solver

·        Good presentation skills

·        Experience of staff management

·        A team player

·        5 years IT experience with excellent IT network, hardware and software skills.

·        Should be well versed in English. Dari, Pashto will be advantage but not essential.

Submission Guideline
Submission Guideline

interested candidate should send their CVs to vacancy@ibafg.af and must copy info.ibfd@dab.gov.af

Company: Islamic Bank of Afghanistan

Location: Kabul

Posted At: 2024-05-29

Expire Date: 2024-06-20

Years of Experience: 5

Number of Vacancies: 1

Level of Education: Master

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