Job Openings at Corebank

Corebank is a fintech platform of Corestep Microfinance Bank offering a range of financial services. Our products include savings, investment, bill payments, and collections. Additionally, we provide loans, advances, and advisory services. Corebank is committed to delivering innovative and efficient financial solutions to our customers.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Project Manager

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Description

• We are looking for a highly organized and results-driven Project Manager to lead and deliver complex projects at our Bank.
• This role requires a strong understanding of both technology and financial services, with a focus on regulatory compliance, customer-centric solutions, and digital transformation initiatives. 
• The successful candidate will play a key role in managing cross-functional teams, mitigating risks, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of strategic projects across various banking services (e.g., digital banking, regulatory compliance, core banking transformation).
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, allocate resources, manage budgets, and track progress.
• Proactively identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Act as the main point of contact between business units, technology teams, vendors, and management.
• Ensure adherence to internal project governance frameworks and regulatory standards (e.g., CBN regulatory requirements, AML/KYC, etc.).
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, prepare status reports, and provide regular updates to executive leadership.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure third-party deliverables meet quality and compliance requirements.
• Promote best practices in Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies based on project needs.
• Leverage collaboration and communication platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Confluence) to drive productivity, coordinate across internal teams, and maintain effective engagement with external stakeholders such as vendors, consultants, and regulatory authorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile / Scrum certification.
• Experience delivering projects involving core banking systems, digital banking platforms, or fintech platforms.
• Familiarity with change management practices and organizational transformation.

Requirements:

• 5 years of project management experience, ideally within the banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, financial products, and regulatory environment.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Proficiency with collaboration and communication tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, SharePoint)to facilitate seamless coordination with cross-functional teams and external partners

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for learning and career advancement.
• Supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Health insurance and wellness benefits.
• Growth opportunities in a dynamic, fast-growing bank.
• A chance to shape the future of digital banking in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date: 12th June, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes to: hr@corestepmfb.com using the Job Position as the subject of the email.

2.) UI / UX Designer

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Description

• We are looking for a talented UI/UX Designer to create exceptional user experiences for our digital products. 
• ideal candidate should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior UI skills, and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Design UI elements such as menus, tabs, widgets, and other interactive features, ensuring a consistent and intuitive user experience.
• Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback to iterate on designs, ensuring they align with user needs and business goals.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest UI/UX trends, techniques, and technologies, ensuring designs are modern and relevant.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure that designs are translated accurately into final products and offer feedback for continuous improvements.
• Use data and analytics to drive design decisions, ensuring a user-centered approach that meets both user needs and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 3 - 5 years of work experience.
• Understanding of HTML/CSS/JS for effective handoff.
• Familiarity with React or mobile app design principles.
• Motion design using Principle or After Effects.
• Experience conducting usability tests and user interviews.

Requirements

• Strong user research and personal development skills and user testing (including usability tests and user interviews).
• Expertise in wireframing, prototyping, and creating high-fidelity designs.
• Proficiency in interaction design and creating detailed user flows.
• Understanding of HTML/CSS/JS for effective handoff.
• Familiarity with React or mobile app design principles.
• Strong knowledge of responsive and adaptive design principles for mobile and web platforms.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and designing for inclusive user experiences
• Ability to create and manage design systems.
• Motion design using Principle or After Effects.
• Experience conducting usability tests and user interviews.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for learning and career advancement.
• Supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Health insurance and wellness benefits.
• Growth opportunities in a dynamic, fast-growing bank.
• A chance to shape the future of digital banking in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date: 9th June, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: hr@corestepmfb.com using the Job Positionas subject of the email.

3.) DevOps Engineer

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Description

• We are seeking a skilled and security-conscious DevOps Engineer to join our technology team. 
• This role is critical to enhancing our infrastructure automation, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of our digital banking and technology platforms.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and a keen understanding of the regulatory and compliance standards in the financial industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to support fast and secure deployment cycles.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Collaborate with software engineering, QA, cybersecurity, and IT operations teams to build secure, scalable systems.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of production environments through effective monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
• Integrate security practices (DevSecOps) into the development and deployment lifecycle to meet banking compliance standards.
• Manage cloud (AWS, Azure, or private cloud) and on-prem infrastructure with a strong focus on security and performance.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation.
• Maintain detailed documentation of systems, processes, and configurations to support audits and compliance checks.
• Design, implement, and manage containerized applications using Docker, ensuring efficient deployment across multiple environments (dev, staging, production).
• Implement and manage container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker Swarm for automated deployment, scaling, and high availability of containerized applications.
• Enforce security best practices for containerized applications, including image scanning, secrets management (using tools like AWS Secrets Manager, Google Secret Manager), and secure runtime configurations, to meet banking compliance standards.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and infrastructure performance at scale using tools like Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring system reliability and efficiency Optimize resource utilization to presence unnecessary infrastructure cost.

Requirements

• 3+ years of DevOps or related experience, preferably in the banking or financial services sector.
• Proficiency with DevOps tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Solid understanding of secure system design and banking-related regulatory requirements.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms(AWS, Azure, GCP) and cost-effective container management solutions.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Docker and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Experience in implementing security best practices (image scanning, secrets management, secure runtime configurations) for containerized environments.
• Strong skills in performance monitoring and optimization using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and cloud-native solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization practices (e.g., spot instances, auto-scaling) and efficient container scaling strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience working within an ISO 27001 or PCI-DSS compliant environment.
• Certified DevOps Engineer (AWS/Azure/GCP), CKA, or equivalent.
• Understanding of container security and network security best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for learning and career advancement.
• Supportive and inclusive team culture.
• Health insurance and wellness benefits.
• Growth opportunities in a dynamic, fast-growing bank.
• A chance to shape the future of digital banking in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date: 9th June, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cv to: hr@corestepmfb.com using the Job Position as subject of the email.