ITEX Integrated Services Limited welcomes you to a world of secure and convenient Online and Mobile payment solutions. We are an innovative FinTech company that designs and deploys secured solutions. Our wide range of innovative products and services are tailored to meet your unique transactional needs. ITEX is one of the first organisations to successfully deploy and manage Point-of-Sale (POS) Terminals in Nigeria. Our customary POS applications eases the electronic payment and revenue collections of bills, tariffs, and airtime. We make the transactional experience enjoyable for our clients by offering them the ability to monitor and control their transaction processes. Whether you are a government agency or a private organization, take advantage of our expertise in payment solutions and enjoy real value in your business today.
Role Overview
The Head of Technology / Engineering is a senior leadership role responsible for defining and executing ITEX’s technology strategy, leading large-scale engineering teams, and ensuring the delivery of robust, secure, and scalable payment systems. This role will work closely with Executive Leadership, Product, Risk & Compliance, and Business teams to support ITEX’s growth objectives and regulatory obligations within the payments ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute ITEX’s overall technology and engineering strategy in alignment with business objectives.
- Serve as a core member of the senior leadership team, providing strategic input on product direction, scalability, and innovation.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, architecture standards, and emerging technologies relevant to the payments space.
Engineering & Delivery Excellence
- Lead, mentor, and manage multi-disciplinary engineering teams (backend, frontend, infrastructure, DevOps, QA, security).
- Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of mission-critical payment platforms, APIs, and integrations.
- Establish and enforce software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevOps, CI/CD, and release management best practices.
Payments Platform & Architecture
- Oversee the design, development, and optimisation of high-availability, high-throughput transaction processing systems.
- Ensure platform scalability, resilience, performance, and fault tolerance across all products and services.
- Make key architectural decisions around cloud, microservices, APIs, data management, and system integrations.
Security, Risk & Compliance
- Ensure systems comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, data protection, payment regulations).
- Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams to manage technology risks and security controls.
- Champion a strong culture of security-by-design and data protection across engineering teams.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product, Operations, Finance, and Commercial teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Support external technical engagements with partners, vendors, and regulators where required.
Talent Development & Culture
- Build, retain, and develop high-performing engineering teams within a fast-paced FinTech environment.
- Drive a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
- Support succession planning and leadership development within the technology function.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 7–10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles.
- Minimum of 5 years leading large engineering teams in a vibrant payments, FinTech, or financial services environment.
- Proven experience building and scaling payment platforms, transaction processing systems, or financial APIs.
- Strong background in system architecture, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development frameworks.
- Demonstrated success in managing complex, high-availability systems in regulated environments.
- Experience working with cross-functional leadership teams and influencing at executive level.
Technical & Leadership Competencies
- Deep understanding of payment systems, transaction flows, settlement, and integrations.
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, DevOps practices, and scalable architectures.
- Excellent people leadership, coaching, and performance management skills.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution capability in fast-growth environments.
- High level of integrity, ownership, and accountability.
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