Sr. Staff Forward Deployed Solution Engineer

Company: IPMC LIMITED 
Skills: Business Analyst
Experience: 5 + Years 
Education: Bachelors/3-5 yr Degree 
Location: LAGOS, NIGERIA 

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY
IPMC is one of Nigeria oilfield service companies providing innovative solutions, technology, and services to the oil and gas industry. The Company operates in Nigeria and has a network of, manufacturing, service, research and development, and training facilities.
It delivers innovative technologies and services designed to meet the world's current and future energy needs in a safe, ethical, and sustainable manner. Grounded by our core values and inspired by our world-class people, we are committed to being a trusted business partner to those we serve.

Essential Responsibilities:

In the role of Forward Deployed Solution Engineer, you will:
Identify and quantify high-impact business opportunities, scope them to tractable problems, and drive the delivery of configured solutions and compelling business value
Collaborate with business & IT leaders and subject matter experts at Oil and Gas customers to identify and frame compelling use cases for toffering
Engage directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications
Write application specifications and documentation
Lead design and development reviews of customer applications
Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer applications with and on behalf of customers
Continuously identify technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs
Lead high-performing teams including data scientists, solutions architects, application engineers, and product managers in the delivery of production-ready configurations
Work as a trusted partner with Sales to define and execute winning account strategies
Convert firsthand customer and market experience into impactful input to our product direction and strategy

Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in a "STEM" major (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) from an accredited  university
Minimum 3 years of management consulting experience with machine learning, big data analytics, data science and cloud computing
Minimum 3 years of software development experience with JavaScript, Java, or other object-oriented programming languages


Desired Characteristics:

Analytical and problem-solving abilities
Organizational skills and attention to detail
Interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team
Domain expertise in the Oil and Gas industry
Experience building and deploying IIOT/AI solutions
Solid understanding of ML techniques and its application to the Energy Industry
Understanding of Relational and NOSQL Databases
Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools