National Association Of Securities Dealers (NASD) OTC Recruits Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

National Association Of Securities Dealers (NASD) OTC will operate an electronic quotation and trading system in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) securities market. We are committed to building a company where highly talented, creative people thrive and will invest heavily in employee satisfaction.

Currently we are seeking highly talented, committed and creative individuals to fill the position below:

Job Post: Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Job Type: full time
Location: Lagos

Function:
The CTO will be responsible for the design, development and maintenance of the low latency quoting and trading systems.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is demonstrably able to manage a project from start to finish. Such a person will have an existing track record in technical leadership and ideally would have led an IT project or division. The selected candidate will be responsible for all activities associated with the management of the trading system and maintaining /improving daily service delivery to all stakeholders.

Other functions include:

• Determining the technological / infrastructural needs of the company;
• Evaluating options available and recommending appropriate solutions;
• Ensuring compatibility of new systems with existing software and hardware;
• Procurement of new hardware, software, and peripherals
• Overseeing the acquisition, installation and configuration of workstations, operating systems, applications and client/server software;
• Testing, assisting and validating the seamless integration of third party systems necessary for stakeholders access to company’s platform and services
• Providing support for MS Exchange, BlackBerry, and related E-Mail servers and infrastructure; and
• Maintaining the vendor relationship and following ail issues to resolution.

Soft Skill Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communication;
• Ability to quickly learn are a MUST;
• Self-starter able to work independently with little direction;
• Customer-focused with excellent social skills; and
• Strong willingness and ability to train others.

Qualifications:

• A background in computer science and possibly a masters degree;
• Experience with the development of large and complex client-server applications;
• Experience to building firewalls and other and general IT infrastructure set up;
• Experience with client/server and distributed computing;
• Software development experience in the trading, brokerage, or financial services Industries;
• Understanding of transaction processing in this context is a big plus; and Knowledge of other communication hardware (conferencing etc).

Application Deadline
All applications must be received on or before 30th June, 2011

Method of Application:
Qualified applicants are encouraged to send their resume to: [email protected] quoting reference number 003CTO