Unified Payment Services Limited Recruitment 2026: E-channels Support Specialist, Database Administrator, Etc. Jobs

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Unified Payment Services Limited Recruitment 2026: E-channels Support Specialist, Database Administrator, Etc. Jobs

 

 

Unified Payment Services Ltd is a company set up by a consortium of banks to provide and manage a credible and cost-effective smartcard operation through introducing an alternative method of payment in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: E-channels Support Specialist

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To design, develop, and deploy bespoke Point of Sale (POS) solutions tailored to business requirements, ensure seamless transaction processing and monitoring, and provide second-level support for POS-related issues.
  • The role also aims to enhance the terminal configuration management system efficiency and customer satisfaction through proactive transaction analysis and issue resolution.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • POS Solution design and implementation.
  • POS application certification with schemes/PTSA.
  • Provide technical and functional support for POS configuration platforms.
  • Monitor channel performance and ensure high availability and uptime of the transaction processing platform.
  • Manage and resolve channel-related incidents, service requests, and escalations within SLA.
  • Payment Platform management and transaction switching
  • Merchant/Agent registrations
  • Supper Agents/Banks Host to Host implementations
  • Payattitude implementation on 3rd-party devices
  • 2nd level merchants/Agents support
  • Participate in UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and deployment of new POS.
  • Liaise with third-party service providers and aggregators for channel service resolution and optimization.
  • Document issues, resolutions, and maintain a knowledge base for recurring issues and training.
  • Ensure compliance with security standards, operational procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Channel uptime and service availability
  • Response and resolution time to incidents and support tickets
  • Effective project management and delivery.
  • Number of escalations closed within SLA
  • Quality of documentation and reporting
  • End-user satisfaction rating

Job Requirements
Education:

  • HND/Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Others:

  • Experience supporting electronic channels like POS, ATM, or Agency Banking platforms is a plus.

Experience: Minimum4years’ experience in an IT support or digital banking operations role.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

  • Good understanding of digital channel platforms, APIs, and transaction processing.
  • Familiarity with payment processing, transaction monitoring, and dispute handling.

Skill/Competencies:

  • Basic SQL knowledge and ability to analyze system logs and reports.
  • Knowledge of the ITIL framework or helpdesk ticketing systems is an advantage.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Customer-focused attitude and commitment to quality service delivery.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: opeoluwa.oluyemi@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Job Title: Database Administrator

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • The Analyst Database Administrator is responsible for the administration, maintenance, performance, security, and availability of the organization’s database infrastructure.
  • The role ensures that databases supporting critical business applications operate efficiently, securely, and with minimal downtime.
  • The incumbent will provide technical leadership, implement database best practices, support disaster recovery initiatives, and mentor junior database administrators.

Duties & Key Responsibilities
Database Administration:

  • Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database management systems.
  • Administer and support production, test, staging, and development database environments.
  • Monitor database health, capacity, and performance.
  • Ensure database availability and reliability across all environments.
  • Implement database standards, policies, and procedures.

Performance Monitoring And Optimization:

  • Monitor database performance and proactively identify bottlenecks.
  • Optimize queries, indexes, stored procedures, and database structures.
  • Perform database tuning to improve application performance.
  • Analyze system resource utilization and recommend improvements.
  • Generate database health and performance reports.
  • Track database growth and capacity trends.
  • Provide recommendations for infrastructure improvements.
  • Maintain comprehensive operational and technical documentation.

Backup, Recovery, and Business Continuity:

  • Design and manage robust database backup strategies.
  • Perform regular backup validation and restoration testing.
  • Develop and maintain disaster recovery (DR) procedures.
  • Participate actively in business continuity and disaster recovery exercises.

Security And Compliance:

  • Implement database security controls and access management protocols.
  • Manage database users, roles, and privileges.
  • Conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and audit standards.

High Availability and Replication:

  • Configure and maintain database replication technologies.
  • Implement high – availability (HA) solutions and failover mechanisms.
  • Support database clustering and load balancing where applicable.
  • Monitor and maintain end – to – end database resiliency.

Incident and Problem Management:

Management
  • Investigate and resolve database – related incidents.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues.
  • Provide second and third – level technical support.
  • Participate in major incident resolution activities.

Knowledge Transfer:

  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
  • Participate in technical reviews and project planning sessions.
  • Contribute to database architecture discussions.
  • Support knowledge – sharing initiatives within the IT team.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Uptime: Maintain greater than or equal to 99.9% database uptime and availability across all production environments.
  • Backups & Recovery: Achieve 100% successful completion of scheduled database backups and ensure recovery meets agreed RTO / RPO targets.
  • Query Performance: Maintain an average query response time of less than 2 seconds for critical business applications.
  • Incident Resolution: Resolve at least 90% of database incidents within agreed SLAs.
  • Security & Compliance: Ensure 100% compliance with database security standards, role – based access controls (RBAC), and audit requirements.
  • Patch Management: Apply 100% of critical database patches and security updates within the approved policy timeframe.
  • Capacity Thresholds: Maintain CPU, memory, and storage utilization below 80% thresholds through proactive monitoring and capacity planning.
  • Asset Management: Maintain an accurate, up – to – date inventory of all database instances, configurations, licenses, and related assets.
  • DR Testing: Successfully execute and validate scheduled disaster recovery and database restoration tests in accordance with organizational policies.
  • Project Delivery: Deliver database – related projects, enhancements, and change requests within approved scopes, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Documentation: Ensure 100% accuracy and currency of database documentation, including architecture diagrams, procedures, and operational runbooks.
  • Reporting: Provide monthly database health, performance, capacity, and security reports to management and relevant stakeholders within agreed timelines.

Job Requirements
Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Professional Certifications (Preferred):

  • Microsoft SQL Server Certifications.
  • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).
  • PostgreSQL Certification.
  • MySQL Database Administrator Certification.

Key Competency Requirements:
Experience:

  • 3 – 6 years of hands – on database administration experience.
  • Proven experience managing mission – critical, enterprise database environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with database backup, recovery, replication, and high – availability solutions across MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
  • Experience supporting enterprise applications and large – scale databases.
  • Prior experience in financial services, banking, or heavily regulated industries is a distinct advantage.

Technical Skills:
Database Platforms:

DataManagement
  • Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Oracle Database.
  • PostgreSQL.
  • MySQL.

Operating Systems:

  • Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS).
  • Windows Server.

Monitoring & management Tools:

  • SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager.
  • SolarWinds.
  • Redgate Tools.
  • Native Database Monitoring Solutions.

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Results – oriented.
  • Demonstrates high integrity.
  • Proactive and self – motivated.
  • Decisive problem solver.
  • Highly analytical.
  • Creative and innovative.

Core Attributes:

  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent problem – solving abilities.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using “Database Administrator” as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Vendor & Partner Due Diligence Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To develop, implement, and oversee the organization’s ethics and compliance programme by promoting a culture of integrity, ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal policy requirements, managing compliance and conduct risks, and providing proactive advisory support that enables the business to achieve its objectives in a compliant and ethical manner.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement framework and process to promote a strong ethical culture and prevent misconduct.
  • Respond to due diligence questionnaires from partners.
  • Review and assess new product ML/TF/PF risks and recommend mitigants to support product success.
  • Review advertisements and promotional activities and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.  Design and implement an employee monitoring framework and ensure there is an effective system for reporting policy violations and investigation within the organization.
  • Design and implement compliance monitoring framework for AML/CFT and code of conduct policy violations.
  • Participate in the investigation of AML/CFT policy and code of conduct policy breaches.
  • Develop and implement employee training on code of conduct & ethics.
  • Manage annual staff attestation process.
  • Develop and implement compliance third-party due diligence process.
  • Provide guidance on ethical dilemmas and conduct concerns.
  • Participate in the investigation of conduct and ethical breaches.
  • Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements
Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE

General Experience:

  • 3 to 5 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry.
  • A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: judith.okolie@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Head, Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP)

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective

  • The Head, Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) is responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for all Payment Terminal Service Provider activities.
  • The role ensures the efficient deployment, management, maintenance, and optimization of Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals while driving merchant acquisition, service quality, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and business growth.

Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:

  • Develop and implement the organization’s PTSP strategy in alignment with corporate objectives.
  • Drive business growth through merchant expansion and increased terminal deployment.
  • Develop annual business plans, budgets, and operational targets.
  • Identify new market opportunities and innovative payment solutions.
  • Lead digital payment transformation initiatives.
  • Develop strategic partnerships with banks, fintech companies, payment switches, and payment service providers.

Payment Terminal Operations:

  • Oversee end-to-end lifecycle management of POS terminals.
  • Ensure timely procurement, configuration, deployment, activation, replacement, and retrieval of terminals.
  • Monitor terminal performance and availability.
  • Develop operational procedures for terminal management.
  • Ensure high terminal uptime and operational efficiency.
  • Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance activities.

Merchant Management:

Management
  • Develop merchant acquisition strategies.
  • Establish merchant onboarding standards.
  • Ensure efficient merchant training and support.
  • Manage merchant relationship programs.
  • Resolve merchant complaints and service issues.
  • Monitor merchant performance and transaction activity.

Service Delivery:

  • Ensure excellent customer service delivery.
  • Monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Improve turnaround time for terminal deployment and maintenance.
  • Ensure timely resolution of technical issues.
  • Enhance merchant satisfaction levels.

Regulatory Compliance:

  • Ensure compliance with Central Bank regulations governing PTSP operations.
  • Ensure adherence to industry standards and payment regulations.
  • Maintain operational policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate regulatory examinations and audits.
  • Ensure compliance with AML/CFT, KYC, and data protection requirements.

Key Performance Indicators
Business Growth:

  • Number of new merchants onboarded
  • Number of terminals deployed
  • Terminal deployment growth rate
  • Merchant retention rate
  • Revenue generated from PTSP operations.

Operational Efficiency:

  • Terminal uptime (%)
  • Terminal utilization rate
  • Average deployment turnaround time
  • Average repair turnaround time
  • First-time fix rate.

Financial Performance:

  • Departmental budget adherence
  • Cost per terminal deployed
  • Revenue growth
  • Operating margin.

Compliance:

Business & Corporate Law
  • Regulatory compliance score
  • Audit findings resolved
  • Policy compliance rate.
  • Zero regulatory sanctions.

Job Requirements

  • Education: BSc/HND in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Banking & Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Others: Master’s degree (MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification) is an added advantage. Relevant professional certifications such as: PMP, ITIL, CISA, CISM, Prince2, Certified Payments Professional (CPP), Project Management certifications.
  • Experience: Minimum 10 years post NYSC in relevant experience in banking, fintech, payment systems, or electronic payment operations. At least 5 years in a senior management or leadership position. Demonstrated experience in POS terminal deployment, merchant acquisition, and payment operations. Experience managing large-scale field operations and cross-functional teams.

Reporting Relationships:

  • Functionally and administratively reports to: Group Head, Business Support.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

  • Good knowledge of the payment industry.

Skill/Competencies:

  • Payment systems and electronic transactions.
  • POS terminal lifecycle management.
  • Merchant acquiring and onboarding.
  • Payment switch operations.
  • Digital payment ecosystems.
  • Payment security standards (PCI DSS).

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to: ademuyiwa.adetunji@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Head, Security Operations Center

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

  • Delivers information security risk report and certification
  • Ensure the business comply with local and international certification and standards
  • Communicate and report risk metric to management
  • Work with relevant stakeholders in conducting project risk appraisal
  • Develop competent officers to take on managerial responsibilities.
  • Review operations approval request
  • Ensure approvals protect business assets

Duties & / Responsibilities

  • Deliver information security risk assessment of projects, new technologies, applications, service providers, IT changes and new businesses
  • Provide subject matters expertise on enterprise security architecture
  • Participate in the selection of technology and tools for business operations
  • Research applicable business technology for adoption for business improvement
  • Responsible for establishing the risk culture
  • Ensure risks are managed within the risk appetite of the business
  • Ensure risk management processes are properly documented and adequate.
  • Ensure all relevant personnel are aware of their risk responsibilities
  • Ensure continuous compliance with all PCI requirements
  • Ensure continuous compliance with VISA CVP requirements
  • Ensure continuous compliance with MasterCard GVCP requirements
  • Ensure continuous compliance with CUP PSP requirements.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in information security, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • General Experience: Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in managing information security operations or incident response within complex organizations, business and financial operations, IT project operations and management.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in network and systems security, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), EDR (Endpoint Detection Response), malware analysis, and familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF. Candidates should also have experience with various operating systems (e.g., Unix/Linux, Windows) and TCP/IP networking.

Certifications:

  • Key certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or similar credentials that validate expertise in information security management.

Application Closing Date
14th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: mercy.joseph@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Issuing Operations Specialist

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To support the Issuing Operations team in the preparation, processing, and monitoring of EMV data and card personalization activities, while ensuring accuracy, compliance with standards, and timely delivery in line with agreed service levels.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in receiving card personalization jobs from banks via the helpdesk and acknowledge job receipt under supervision.
  • Support the preparation and organization of EMV data files required for card personalization.
  • Upload and drop personalization jobs for external personalization bureaus on secure FTP locations, following approved procedures.
  • Assist in generating EMV data preparation reports and customer service unit reports for banks.
  • Support daily job tracking and assist in compiling daily operational statistics for review by the supervisor.
  • Help generate required files such as UAM, text, and ODBC files for personalization under guidance.
  • Assist in recreating EMV personalization data (CIM and text files) when required.
  • Provide first-level support in identifying and escalating issues on the UP Card Factory solution.
  • Assist in routine checks and basic maintenance of PIN mailer printers and promptly report faults to the supervisor.
  • Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping of assigned tasks and completed jobs.
  • Adhere strictly to information security, data confidentiality, and industry standards.

KPI

  • Timely support of EMV data preparation activities within agreed SLA.
  • Accuracy and completeness of assigned EMV data and reports.
  • Proper documentation and escalation of operational issues.
  • Compliance with prescribed EMV and PIN mailer standards.

Requirements

  • Education: OND in Computer science, computer Engineering or related courses.
  • Others: Professional Qualifications – added advantage
  • Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience

Key Competency Requirement

  • Knowledge: Basic understanding of card operations or payment systems (added advantage).

Skill/Competencies:

  • Basic computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access – mandatory).
  • Willingness to learn card personalization and EMV processes.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Attention to detail and ability to follow procedures accurately.
  • Integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive data.
  • Ability to work extended hours when required.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using “ISSUING OPERATIONS SPECIALIST” as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: IT Security  Senior Analyst II

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

  • The IT Security Senior Analyst 2 is an advanced, high-level specialist who acts as a technical lead within the security team. He/She leads complex incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, and policy compliance.
  • Beyond day-to-day operations, this role focuses on designing security architecture, defining security policies, and mentoring junior and mid-level analysts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Security Architecture & Design: Evaluate, design, and implement enterprise-grade security solutions. Review existing infrastructure to identify and address structural security gaps.
  • Incident Response: Lead investigations into complex security alerts and malware by analyzing log data from SIEM, EDR, and firewall systems.
  • Threat Hunting & Detection: Proactively search for hidden threats and indicators of compromise (IOCs) across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Vulnerability & Risk Management: Execute continuous vulnerability scans, identify security gaps, and oversee remediation and patching efforts.
  • Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members. Advise executive leadership on emerging threat landscapes.
  • Compliance & Auditing: Conduct regular security audits and reviews to ensure systems comply with internal security policies and regulatory frameworks.
  • Incident Lifecycle Management: Lead containment, eradication, and recovery efforts during active security breaches or high-severity incidents.
  • Access Control Hardening: Implement and maintain robust security templates, ensuring strong ciphers, secure key exchange algorithms, and strict access control lists (ACLs) are applied to critical infrastructure.
  • Architecture Collaboration: Work alongside the network and system infrastructure team to ensure networking and virtualization platforms align with secure design principles.
  • Mentorship: Guide, train, and mentor junior security analysts, helping them develop their technical skills and analytical mindsets.
  • Post-Incident Reviews: Lead “lessons learned” sessions after major incidents to identify gaps in visibility or controls and drive remedial security projects.
  • Design, write, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Educational and Professional Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
  • 5–8 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a proven track record of handling complex architectures and major security incidents.
  • Experience with enterprise networking (LAN/WAN, routers, firewalls), virtualization, and backup systems.
  • Deep expertise in cloud security, advanced digital forensics, threat modeling methodologies, and zero-trust framework implementation.
  • Certifications (Highly Desirable): CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), or CEH Master.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Head, Bespoke Processing Operation

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective

  • Responsible for the end-to-end leadership, design, and execution of customized transaction processing solutions within the organization.
  • Overseas complex, high-value, and non-standard financial transactions that fall outside automated or conventional processing frameworks.
  • Drive operational excellence, ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate risks, and deliver tailored solutions that support strategic clients, enterprise partnerships, and specialized financial products.
  • Technical implementation and support for Payattitude
  • System integration requirements and solution analysis for new business initiatives.
  • Implement new solutions using the concept of shred infrastructure services to minimize capital expenditure and optimize transaction cost for new business initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for bespoke processing operations in alignment with corporate objectives.
  • Establish scalable frameworks for handling customized and high-touch transactions across multiple payment channels.
  • Lead the design and implementation of operational models that support business growth, new product offerings, and enterprise clients.
  • Testing and validating the functionalities of products and services
  • Implementation of key products that enhance and increase acceptability of Payattitude products.
  • Development of user and operations documentation of new solution projects & business analysis.
  • Oversee the full lifecycle of bespoke transactions including initiation, validation, authorization, settlement, reconciliation, and reporting.
  • Manage high-value corporate payments, bulk and batch processing, escrow arrangements, partner-specific integrations, and exception handling that requires manual intervention.
  • Serve as a key contact for high-value clients requiring customized solutions.
  • Collaborate with Business Development, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Technology teams.
  • Collaborate with Technology and Product teams to implement API-driven solutions and process improvements.
  • Serve as a key contact for high-value clients requiring customized solutions.
  • Collaborate with Business Development, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Technology teams.
  • Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of all processed transactions.
  • Develop and maintain business continuity plans for bespoke operations.
  • Ensure minimal disruption to operations during system or process failures.

Staff Attraction, Motivation and Retention

  • Fill vacant roles within the department in a timely manner and provide opportunities for growth and development.
  • Provide training, mentorship, and up-skilling programs.
  • Recognize and reward individual and team achievements and contribution.
  • Encourage open communication and feedback.
  • Give employees autonomy and ownership of their work to motivate them.
  • Foster a positive work culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and creativity.

Job Requirements

  • Qualifications: First degree(s) in Engineering, Information Technology or Applied Sciences.
  • Others: Certification in RDMS Database, Project Management & Business Analysis would be an added advantage
  • Experience: Minimum 10 years post NYSC experience, in software support, usage or fintech operations. Understanding of the key technical concepts in I.T & Electronic Payments.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

  • Technical Knowledge in Information Technology.
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Basic SQL
  • Strong Issue Resolution Acumen

Skill/Competencies:

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Deductive reasoning abilities and eye for details
  • Project implementation skills
  • Project Management
  • Regularly engage direct reports to understand their needs and concerns.

Application Closing Date
21st August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@up-ng.com using ‘Head, Bespoke Processing Operations” as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Compliance Quality Assurance Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To provide independent quality assurance and oversight of the organization’s AML/CFT and compliance programme by evaluating the effectiveness and consistency of compliance controls and processes.
  • Conducting periodic compliance testing and quality assurance reviews, identifying compliance gaps and operational risks, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.
  • Supporting audit and regulatory readiness, and driving continuous process improvements and corrective actions that strengthen the overall compliance framework, enhance operational performance, mitigate compliance risk, and safeguard the integrity of the organization’s AML / CFT programme.

Duties & Respoonsibilities

  • Conduct periodic testing of compliance activities, including transaction monitoring system and alerts, customer on-boarding (KYC/CDD/EDD) files, STR and other regulatory filings, screening system and dispositions to ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements
  • Identify deficiencies, control gaps, or operational errors within AML and compliance processes, and escalate findings with clear remediation recommendations
  • Effectively manage internal and external compliance audits/examinations.
  • Keep track of compliance exceptions from internal and external examinations and ensure timely closure
  • Conduct thematic reviews on high-risk operational areas to prevent repeat findings.
  • Ensure high quality of all team output by providing necessary support for all compliance-related matters
  • Drive continuous process improvements within AML/CFT compliance. Identify necessary corrections and ensure effective implementation of changes to enhance operational efficiency
  • Develop and maintain quality assurance scorecards and dashboards to monitor trends in deficiency rates and operational performance.
  • Prepare and present quality assurance findings and risk insights to senior management.
  • Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE
  • General Experience: A minimum of 6 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry.
  • A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to: ademuyiwa.adetunji@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Implementation Specialist

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • Analyze new user/solution requirements to develop solutions that align with requirements
  • Technical implementation of new business solution projects to time, cost, scope and quality
  • System integration requirements and solution analysis for new business initiatives.
  • Product backlog management, including documenting user stories and Functional requirements.
  • Provide technical support to merchants integrating the Payment gateway.
  • Managing the Ecommerce platforms, and Services including 3DS Server (Payment Gateway), EMVCo 3DS (Card authentication), Online marketplace platforms, and Verification (KYC) platforms.
  • Oversee the design, planning and implementation of Ecommerce related projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage merchant integration of the Payment Gateway.
  • Renewal of Certificates for web facing services
  • Respond to external and internal support within agreed SLA terms
  • Provision of second level support for Ecommerce Applications
  • Provision of second level support for failed transaction root cause analysis
  • Interface with Developers to scope implementation
  • Documentation of Product Requirement Document and Functional Requirements
  • Testing and deployment of fixes, and product features
  • Documentation of system incidence and issue resolution
  • Testing of APIs with Postman.

Job Requirements
Education:

  • First Degree (s) in Engineering, Computer Science, or Applied Sciences.

Others:

  • Strong Analytical skill, Business Analysis and project Management skills would be an added advantage.

Experience:

  • Understanding of the key technical concepts in I.T, Electronic Payments and Digital Services.
  • Programming knowledge and experience is an added advantage
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Software development, System Integration or Application Support role.

Key Competency Requirements
Knowledge:

  • Requirement Analysis and documentation.
  • Payment Card concepts and techniques.
  • Strong Analytical skills
  • Certificates and Keys
  • Product Management
  • APIs, Web services (JSON, XML, Web hooks)
  • SQL
  • Postman

Skill/Competencies:

  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Deductive reasoning abilities and keen eye for details.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: opeoluwa.oluyemi@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Vendor & Partner Due Diligence Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To develop, implement, and oversee the organization’s ethics and compliance programme by promoting a culture of integrity, ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal policy requirements, managing compliance and conduct risks, and providing proactive advisory support that enables the business to achieve its objectives in a compliant and ethical manner.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement framework and process to promote a strong ethical culture and prevent misconduct.
  • Respond to due diligence questionnaires from partners.
  • Review and assess new product ML/TF/PF risks and recommend mitigants to support product success.
  • Review advertisements and promotional activities and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.  Design and implement an employee monitoring framework and ensure there is an effective system for reporting policy violations and investigation within the organization.
  • Design and implement compliance monitoring framework for AML/CFT and code of conduct policy violations.
  • Participate in the investigation of AML/CFT policy and code of conduct policy breaches.
  • Develop and implement employee training on code of conduct & ethics.
  • Manage annual staff attestation process.
  • Develop and implement compliance third-party due diligence process.
  • Provide guidance on ethical dilemmas and conduct concerns.
  • Participate in the investigation of conduct and ethical breaches.
  • Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements
Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE

General Experience:

  • 3 to 5 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry.
  • A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: judith.okolie@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

Job Title: Compliance Quality Assurance Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To provide independent quality assurance and oversight of the organization’s AML/CFT and compliance programme by evaluating the effectiveness and consistency of compliance controls and processes.
  • Conducting periodic compliance testing and quality assurance reviews, identifying compliance gaps and operational risks, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.
  • Supporting audit and regulatory readiness, and driving continuous process improvements and corrective actions that strengthen the overall compliance framework, enhance operational performance, mitigate compliance risk, and safeguard the integrity of the organization’s AML / CFT programme.

Duties & Respoonsibilities

  • Conduct periodic testing of compliance activities, including transaction monitoring system and alerts, customer on-boarding (KYC/CDD/EDD) files, STR and other regulatory filings, screening system and dispositions to ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements
  • Identify deficiencies, control gaps, or operational errors within AML and compliance processes, and escalate findings with clear remediation recommendations
  • Effectively manage internal and external compliance audits/examinations.
  • Keep track of compliance exceptions from internal and external examinations and ensure timely closure
  • Conduct thematic reviews on high-risk operational areas to prevent repeat findings.
  • Ensure high quality of all team output by providing necessary support for all compliance-related matters
  • Drive continuous process improvements within AML/CFT compliance. Identify necessary corrections and ensure effective implementation of changes to enhance operational efficiency
  • Develop and maintain quality assurance scorecards and dashboards to monitor trends in deficiency rates and operational performance.
  • Prepare and present quality assurance findings and risk insights to senior management.
  • Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE
  • General Experience: A minimum of 6 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry.
  • A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application to: ademuyiwa.adetunji@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

Job Title: Sanctions Compliance Analyst

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

  • To establish, implement, and continuously enhance an effective sanctions compliance framework that ensures Unified Payments’ compliance with applicable sanctions laws and regulations by overseeing customer and transaction screening, preventing the onboarding of sanctioned individuals or entities, enforcing timely sanctions actions, supporting regulatory reporting and stakeholder engagement, promoting staff awareness through training, and continuously monitoring and improving the sanctions programme to effectively mitigate sanctions-related risks.

Duties & Respoonsibilities

  • Implement and manage a robust sanctions screening programme across the Unified Payments’ customer base and transactions
  • Maintain an internal database of black-listed customers and ensure customers on the list are not onboarded by Unified Payments
  • Conduct review and investigation of screening results/alerts, take freezing action, develop report resulting from sanctions screening analysis for filling with the NFIU/NSC
  • Liaise with the NFIU/NSC on sanctions compliance matters
  • Monitor the effectiveness of the sanctions programme and recommend improvements
  • Provide input to AML/CFT/CPF reports to senior management and the Board
  • Provide input on AML/CFT/CPF internal training
  • Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor or CCO from time to time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Professional certification in compliance such as DCP, CAMS, ICA, CFE
  •  4 – 6 years of relevant compliance and Audit experience, preferably in reputable financial institutions or in the payments industry
  • A critical thinker with strong and proven analytical capabilities.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: judith.okolie@up-ng.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

 

 

 

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