Team Lead, System Administrator

About this role

Moniepoint in Lagos is hiring a Team Lead, Systems Administration. The role combines hands-on delivery of complex systems work with leadership of the IT infrastructure team to ensure reliable, scalable infrastructure and operational excellence, including the use of AI tools to optimise processes.

What you would do

• Lead a team of Systems Administrators.
• Coordinate team workload and prioritise tasks to meet SLAs.
• Conduct regular 1:1s and deliver performance feedback.
• Design and enforce team workflows and escalation paths.
• Own team-level metrics such as uptime, ticket SLAs, incident response times, and end-user satisfaction.
• Identify gaps in team capability or process and address them through training, tooling, or workflow redesign.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in systems administration, infrastructure, or network engineering.
• At least 2 years of formal or informal team leadership, including coaching, delegation, and performance feedback.
• Proficiency in Active Directory / Directory as a Service (e.g., JumpCloud) and Linux/Unix administration.
• Cloud networking experience across GCP, OCI, and Azure, including VPCs, subnets, VPN gateways, and cloud firewall management.
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).

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