job description - IT Business Application Officer
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses user needs to provide support and proactive service, including analysis of opportunities to take advantage of available tools.
- Focal point for communicating related system problems within the organization and collaborates with other teams and vendors on changes, fixes, and updates.
- Manages the release process for applications which includes effective department-wide and end-user communication.
- Develops relevant metrics, measures and publishes the services' performance and enables continuous improvement activities in collaboration with all stakeholders.
- Works closely with all other departments in identifying, evaluating, selecting, and implementing specific information technologies that support the business plans and IT strategies.
- Ensure the department adheres to policies and procedures that are compliant with industry and regulatory policies
- Assists with the preparation of budget for IT systems and services-related interfaces and applications
- Keeps abreast of new developments and forecasts future trends in the area of application integration in the Power industry.
- Maintains a strong understanding of technology and its application to achieve business objectives
- Responsible for finding the root cause of an application malfunction.
- Provides ongoing troubleshooting, support, and maintenance of applications.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the IT Infrastructure Team Lead.
- Implement data protection policies and practices of Egbin Power Plc.
- Ensure compliance with the NDPR and other data protection laws, and data protection policies.
- Undertake Data Protection Impact Assessment as applicable to curb the risk during data processing operations
- Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy and application of departmental objectives
- Ensure awareness of the Integrated Management System (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 &45001:2018) and the implications of not conforming with the requirements.
- Understand and identify hazards, risks, environmental aspects and Impacts as it is related to their jobs.
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or any related field.
- Minimum of 3 years cognate experience.
- A post-graduate Degree or certifications will be an added advantage.
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of business application support and development.
- Working knowledge of MS SQL Database, Linux/Unix systems, scripting, and basic network configurations and maintaining technical data reports.
- Knowledge and understanding of goals and the inter-dependencies of functional departments and groups and the ability to lead large-scale complex IT projects in addressing overall business needs
- Excellent written, oral, instructional, presentation, and interpersonal skills focused on motivation and positive attitude.
- Highly self-motivated, directed, and change-oriented.
- Ability to handle confrontation with appropriate grace, professionalism, cordiality, and firmness, and manage/resolve disputes appropriately
- Knowledge of new technologies and maintain and stay abreast of updates and changes.
- Four or more years of professional experience in planning and managing IT programs including budgeting, resource management, and delivery development.
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