• Implemented seamless integration between the Core student application (BANNER) and third-party applications and services to ensure smooth data flow and system interoperability.• Designed and developed middleware solutions using PL/SQL, Java, and C# APIs to enable robust and scalable system integrations.• Worked closely with cross-sectional teams to strategize and plan integration solutions, resolve technical challenges, and provide status reports on integration progress.• Collaborated with technical teams, end-users, and management to plan and execute system operations, maintenance, and enhancements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.• Led troubleshooting efforts to identify root causes of issues, recommended corrective actions, and implemented solutions to resolve technical problems and improve system performance.• Conducted reviews of existing programs to ensure they align with current requirements, making necessary corrections, enhancements, and adjustments to accommodate environmental changes.• Authored clear and concise documentation for integration requirements and contributed to Request for Proposal (RFP) processes for both new and existing client projects, utilizing strong communication skills to articulate technical solutions.

• Spearheaded the design and development of APIs and web applications, enhancing system functionality and improving user experience across platforms.• Led the development and refinement of system components, routines, and workflows, ensuring efficient and reliable operation of critical processes.• Designed, built, and deployed secure and scalable payment gateway solutions, optimizing transaction processing and enhancing system performance.• Architected and implemented a unified global payment infrastructure, enabling smooth cross-border transactions and consistent payment processing across multiple countries.• Provided continuous technical support and system enhancements post-deployment to ensure optimal performance and ongoing improvements.• Developed robust middleware services and REST APIs tailored to user requirements, enabling seamless integration and enhanced functionality.• Engineered an asynchronous switch/gateway to streamline merchant integrations, improving transaction processing efficiency and system reliability.• Managed the integration of third-party and internal web services to ensure secure, seamless payment processing across diverse platforms and environments.

• Planned, designed and configured test cases; created and maintained test scripts. • Executed quality assurance and carried out various forms of testing – load test, sanity, usability, performance, security, negative, integration and scenario based testing using multiple configurations. Conducted user acceptance testing (UAT) and led the go-live launch.• Reviewed error, event logs, configuration items and database connections during the Investigation of complex and uncommon business problems, carried out root cause analysis and implement solutions. • Assessed issues, carried out impact analysis, and log and communication accordingly. • Periodic risk assessments of business applications, database systems, network and advanced analytics, operating systems, ERP, and electronic payment applications.• Managed the integration to the bank’s financial-based Rest API services in line with agreed data maps. • Applications were built to standard benchmarking international standards with over 1 million users. • Ensured security controls embedded in the application and during integration to middleware services.• Ensured middleware, APIs and applications complies with laid down policies, compliance, and regulatory requirement of the unique targeted environment.• Ensured service met the functional requirements, fault tolerance, scalable and free from known bugs.• Documented all enhancement initiatives and requirements and collaborated with the relevant team. Ensured adequate documentation of processes and applications - Web Services, Rest API, and integrations.Managed system changes, configurations and application deployments to the production environment.

• Led and mentored a high-performing team of 12 software engineers (backend, frontend, and QA), providing day-to-day direction and ensuring successful delivery of team objectives.• Spearheaded the redesign of legacy banking systems, leveraging new technologies to modernize the bank's digital landscape and enhance system capabilities.• Delivered a multichannel digital loan platform that reduced loan booking and disbursement time to just 3 minutes, improving customer experience and operational efficiency.• Developed and launched a lite version of the online banking application, increasing system availability to 99% and providing essential banking services with minimal functionality.• Created a data-driven framework to streamline processes and improve issue resolution time, enhancing response capabilities to customers, prospects, and regulators. Also implemented a virtual assistant (chatbot) system for improved user support.• Led capacity planning, maintenance, and scaling efforts, resulting in a 39% improvement in system productivity and performance.• Actively participated in the development and testing of technical updates to the core banking system, ensuring timely, accurate, and successful implementations.• Oversaw the automation of service interfaces and updates, driving improvements in operational efficiency and overall service delivery.

• Provided technical leadership across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, development, code reviews, quality assurance, and system integration.• Led collaboration efforts with engineering, product, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products focused on improving customer and user experience.• Played an active role in the development, testing, and implementation of technical updates to the Core Banking System, ensuring projects, web services, APIs, and extended services were delivered on time and met all specifications.• Managed and customized Fidelity Bank’s payment gateway, enhancing its capabilities to support a broader range of payment solutions.• Led the integration of Fidelity Bank’s payment gateway with external providers such as Interswitch, Flutterwave, and Paystack, expanding payment processing options.• Managed the API Gateway and developed multiple integration endpoints to streamline financial payments and transaction processing.• Designed and implemented processes, tools, and templates for automating departmental workflows, increasing efficiency and consistency across teams.• Implemented a resource monitoring solution that ensured higher availability and reliability of critical application systems, improving system uptime and performance.

• Developed, optimized and maintained data and reporting solutions (creating tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, error handling, Data Marts, Data warehouse etc.) • Extracted, cleaned and loaded large data from multiple platforms such as SQL Server, Oracle and flat files in Oracle Database Investigated IT and electronic banking-related frauds and documented the leakages and gave recommendations for preventing future occurrences.• Presentation of the audit report to management and also recommend possible solutions to risk items raised.• Carried out a periodic risk assessment of the IT operating environment, applications, Middleware services and database.• Reviewed software development life cycle, enterprise server administration/data center controls and Performed routine reviews of business continuity plan/disaster recovery. • Provided assurance that applications are built to standard with security and controls embedded - functional and non-functional requirements are implemented and adequately documented. • Provided expertise and governance required with respect to the tasks under their responsibility. • Reviewed software development life cycle, enterprise server administration/datacenter controls and Performed routine reviews of business continuity plan/disaster recovery. • Designed processes, tools, and templates for the automation of department workflow and financial data integrations• Provided assurance that applications are built to standard with security and controls embedded - functional and non-functional requirements are implemented and adequately documented. • Closed risk, control exceptions and security gaps raised during systems audit/reviews.

• Engaged in technology research, evaluations and proof of concepts (POC) of products. • Participated in request for proposal (RFP) responses and support services and revenue growth. • Software development and implementation of new and Third-Party payment and business application. • Project management- scoping of projects, management and providing technical support to vendors. • Provided top-notch technical support and ensured seamless integration to the bank’s web services. • Liaise with application vendors while troubleshooting issues on behalf of end users. • Designed solutions are cost effective, efficient, valuable, scalable, secure and risk adverse applications. • Ensured seamless integration to the bank’s web services & provided top notch technical support to clients. • Re-engineered applications and created new features on existing applications. • Implemented, configure and integrated Entrust second factor authentication to the bank’s platforms. • Provided valuable technical advisory on new projects delivery, reviewed existing systems, and supported quality assurance testing to spot integration gaps, potential bottlenecks and inconsistencies with standards.

• Project management- scoping of projects, management and providing technical support to vendors.• Implemented resource monitoring solution that ensured higher availability of critical applications systems.• Developed scalable and fault tolerant software applications and reduced overall system downtime.• Document requirements for application enhancement initiatives and collaborate with quality assurance team.• Processes and applications - Web Services – Rest API, integrations were adequately documented.• Software development and implementation of new and Third-Party payment and business applications. • Supported customers in customizing and integrating to banks' web services.• Business process re-engineering of internal applications.• Implemented Entrust second-factor authentication on electronic banking platforms. • Presale of eChannel products.• Customization and Integration of platforms to various channels management application.