Abdul-fattah Muhammed Adebakin — Operations Associate
I am a Technical Support Specialist (Team Lead) with extensive experience providing end-user support, optimizing IT systems, and leading high-performing teams across the financial services and technology sectors. My career spans reputable organizations such as FirstBank, Sterling Bank, Fidelity Bank, Heritage Bank, and LeatherBack (UK), where I’ve consistently ensured system stability, streamlined processes, and strengthened cross-functional collaboration. Currently serving as a Mid-Level Manager, IT Credit Applications at FirstBank Plc, I focus on maintaining seamless operations, improving application performance, and delivering insights that support strategic decision-making. At LeatherBack (UK), I helped structure support workflows, enhance system reliability, and mentor technical support engineers. At Sterling Bank Plc, I played a key role in application lifecycle management, guiding end-to-end development, deployment, and integration to improve overall efficiency and user experience. My core expertise includes remote end-user support, SLA compliance, API testing, debugging, Azure deployment & CI/CD, IIS management, SQL databases, monitoring tools, and software architecture design. I am also proficient in modern collaboration, productivity and monitoring tools, including Azure DevOps, JIRA, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Grafana, Kibana, and HubSpot. I am passionate about building and leading capable teams, designing scalable solutions, and creating an environment that fosters operational excellence and growth. With strong adaptability to remote, asynchronous work environments, I am comfortable collaborating across multiple time zones to achieve business goals. Beyond my professional responsibilities, I contribute to community initiatives as Founder & Head of Operations at Career Openings and as a Cybersecurity Officer at Tek_Frontiers, where I support IT capacity building and digital literacy. Key Focus Areas: Technical Support Leadership | IT Systems Optimization | Application Lifecycle Management | Team Mentorship | Scalable Tech Solutions. Let's connect and collaborate. I am open to new opportunities.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Support Specialist with expertise in Fintech and IT systems optimization.
Location: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Experience: 8 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Technical Support Leadership
- It Systems Optimization
- Application Lifecycle Management
Career Highlights
- Proven leader in technical support and IT systems optimization.
- Expert in application lifecycle management and team mentorship.
- Strong adaptability to remote and cross-functional collaboration.
Work Experience
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
Mid-Level Manager, IT Credit Applications (10 mos)
Leatherback
Lead Application Support Engineer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Sterling Bank Plc
Team Lead, Application Life-cycle Management (SAF) (1 yr 1 mo)
Heritage Bank Plc
Switch Application Management Officer (9 mos)
Fidelity Bank PLC
Team Lead, E-payments and Collections Applications Management unit (1 yr 6 mos)
E-Payment Application Support Engineer (9 mos)
Adeyemi col. Of education MIS Unit
IT Engineer (10 mos)
federal institute of industrial research oshodi
Workshop Technician (SIWES) (3 mos)
DRESAM COMPUTERS
Computer Hardware Engineer (SIWES) (4 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at university of lagos
Diploma at University of Lagos
National diploma (ND) at Yaba College of technology