Background

NICO Technologies is a leading provider of Digital Solutions and Managed IT Services. We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible experience, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team.

NICO Technologies has a vacancy for a Business Applications Lead, tenable at its Head Office in Blantyre. This is a management role responsible for leading the development, delivery, and support of enterprise business applications, while building, mentoring, and managing a team of application developers, working closely alongside the Solution Architect and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent’s key responsibilities shall, amongst others, include:

• Lead the development, implementation, and support of business applications using Microsoft Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, and Dataverse.
• Provide technical and people leadership to a team of application developers.
• Build, mentor, and manage a competent development team, ensuring skills transfer and continuous professional development.
• Translate approved business and functional requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable application solutions.
• Implement and enforce application development standards, best practices, security, and governance frameworks.
• Review application designs and builds to ensure quality, performance, and compliance with architectural standards.
• Work closely with the Solution Architect to ensure alignment between solution design and application delivery.
• Plan, allocate, and manage development tasks, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Oversee integration of business applications with internal and external systems, including finance and operational platforms.
• Identify, manage, and escalate application delivery, technical, and resource risks to senior management.
• Ensure all applications comply with security, data protection, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with business users, business analysts, Quality Assurance teams, and vendors throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of application development practices, documentation, and tooling.

Required Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• Strong experience in enterprise business application development.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Good understanding of application architecture, workflows, and system integration.
• Knowledge of secure application design and governance principles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Professional certification in Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, or Azure will be an added advantage.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in business application development.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a technical leadership or supervisory role.
• Experience working in an enterprise or regulated environment will be an added advantage.

• Lead the development, implementation, and support of business applications using Microsoft Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, and Dataverse.
• Provide technical and people leadership to a team of application developers.
• Build, mentor, and manage a competent development team, ensuring skills transfer and continuous professional development.
• Translate approved business and functional requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable application solutions.
• Implement and enforce application development standards, best practices, security, and governance frameworks.
• Review application designs and builds to ensure quality, performance, and compliance with architectural standards.
• Work closely with the Solution Architect to ensure alignment between solution design and application delivery.
• Plan, allocate, and manage development tasks, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Oversee integration of business applications with internal and external systems, including finance and operational platforms.
• Identify, manage, and escalate application delivery, technical, and resource risks to senior management.
• Ensure all applications comply with security, data protection, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with business users, business analysts, Quality Assurance teams, and vendors throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of application development practices, documentation, and tooling.

• Strong experience in enterprise business application development.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Good understanding of application architecture, workflows, and system integration.
• Knowledge of secure application design and governance principles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Professional certification in Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, or Azure will be an added advantage.