Real-Time Payments Engineer
Interswitch Group
To provide technical support, monitoring, and operational management for the CI-Hub infrastructure that powers real-time payments in Nigeria and across Africa. The role ensures system uptime, reliability, security, and performance of CI-Hub services, working closely with internal teams, partners, and clients to deliver seamless and secure payment connectivity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Operational Support & Monitoring
- Monitor CI-Hub systems, applications, and integrations to ensure continuous availability, high performance, and security.
- Perform incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for technical issues.
- Escalate unresolved or complex incidents to senior engineers or the Lead, CI-Hub Operations.
System Administration & Maintenance
- Execute routine system checks, preventive maintenance, and upgrades on CI-Hub infrastructure.
- Manage deployment of patches, configuration changes, and release updates.
- Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, operational processes, and incident resolutions.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to diagnose and resolve critical issues.
- Analyse trends in customer support data to identify areas for improvement.
Integration & Technology Support
- Support integration of APIs, middleware, microservices, and third-party services into CI-Hub.
- Collaborate with solution architects and developers to implement and test new features.
- Use monitoring tools and logs to optimise system performance and resolve bottlenecks.
Security & Compliance
- Ensure all operations comply with security, data protection, and industry standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, NDPR, GDPR).
- Monitor and respond to security alerts, vulnerabilities, and risks within CI-Hub systems.
- Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity tests.
Stakeholder & Vendor Support
- Provide second-level technical support to internal teams, customers, and partners.
- Work with vendors, OEMs, and service providers to resolve system issues or optimise performance.
- Support onboarding and integration of new clients into CI-Hub.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvement.
- Participate in knowledge sharing and training sessions.
- Contribute feedback to improve monitoring tools, operational dashboards, and engineering processes.
System Maintenance and Optimisation
- Perform weekly routine/health check maintenance and optimisation of existing Interswitch Real-Time Payment systems to ensure reliability and performance.
- Conduct regular assessments of system performance and recommend improvements.
- Apply system and application patch updates as required on server workloads.
Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Owners, Back-office Operations, and Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers to achieve Interswitch Systegra business goals.
- Communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of technical support and engineering processes.
- Facilitate continuous delivery practices to ensure code changes are automatically prepared for deployment to production.
Client and Customer Management (Internal)
- Perform post-implementation training and user knowledge sharing.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3–5 years of experience in IT operations, systems administration, or technical support.
- Experience in financial services, fintech, or telecom operations preferred.
- Certifications in ITIL, Cloud (AWS/Azure), Security, or Integration technologies are an added advantage.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.