Head of Information Technology & Digital Banking

IT
November 9, 2026

Job Description

Rima Microfinance Bank is seeking a hands-on Head of Information Technology & Digital Banking to take full technical ownership of its digital-banking infrastructure and technology operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the bank’s mobile banking application, middleware, cloud servers, source-code repositories, application programming interfaces and digital-banking integrations.

 

 

 

 

 

Location: Lagos (Hybrid)

 

 

Key Responsibilities
  • Taking full technical ownership of the bank’s mobile banking application.
  • Managing and supporting middleware systems that connect different banking platforms.
  • Maintaining and monitoring cloud servers and related infrastructure.
  • Managing source-code repositories and software development workflows.
  • Supporting the development, maintenance and troubleshooting of APIs.
  • Managing digital-banking integrations with core banking systems.
  • Supporting integrations with NIBSS, Interswitch and other payment providers.
  • Investigating transaction failures across the mobile application, middleware, core banking system and payment channels.
  • Diagnosing technical problems and implementing practical solutions.
  • Supporting reliable communication between the bank’s digital platforms and external financial systems.

 

Key Requirements

  • Strong backend or software engineering experience
  • Experience working with backend services, server-side applications and system integrations will be important for this role.
  • Experience working with APIs and integrating different software platforms
  • Experience with Git, GitHub and source-code management.
  • Experience diagnosing  transaction failures across the mobile application, middleware, core banking system and payment rails.
  • Experience with mobile applications can help the successful candidate understand the structure, operation and troubleshooting requirements of the bank’s mobile-banking platform.

 

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to support@rimabank.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.