JOB TITLE: Biometric Architect
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
JOB DETAILS:
- Defines the requirements for the biometric capabilities within the enterprise
- Defines capture requirements (modality, environment, SOPs etc.)
- Ensures compliance of suppliers of biometric capture technology
- Defines matching requirements
- Ensures compliance of suppliers of matching technology
- Assures suppliers comply with biometric requirements.
Scope of Services
The Biometric Architect shall:
- Develop the technical biometric capturing requirements that would guarantee 100% success, based on the needs and objects of the ID4D project in Nigeria;
- Provide input in the biometric capturing plan following detailed analysis on the different modalities of solutions (iris, face etc.) and then make appropriate suggestions for the Nigerian environment;
- Recommend best-practice biometric capturing methods via which all Nigerians will be captured in a cost-effective manner;
- Ensure biometric capturing plans are aligned to Nigeria’s environment and are capable of capturing required details of all individuals;
- Ensure biometric technologies to be used are efficient for large scale biometric capture;
- Ensure biometric technologies allow for interoperability and efficient sharing of data across the ID ecosystem;
- Ensure appropriate technologies are present at ID Ecosystem partners for facilitation of biometric data sharing;
- Ensure biometric technologies do not violate any security or data regulations;
- Ensure technical problems encountered during biometric capturing are quickly resolved;
- Provide input in the review and approval stages of the Contractor’s Biometric capturing Plan;
- Serve as a technical liaison between the contractors and the ID4D team;
- Monitor progress in implementation of the project’s biometric capturing plan;
- Prepare progress reports on implementation of the project’s biometric capturing plan;
- Carry out any other relevant periodic duties that may be assigned by the NIMC Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Technical Lead.
Reporting, Location and Time Schedules
- The Biometrics Architect will report to the Technical Lead in NIMC Headquarters Abuja.
- The commencement of the services shall come into force and effect on the date (the “Effective Date”) of the Client’s notice the Biometrics Architect to begin carrying out the services.
Facilities and Information to be Provided:
- Adequate office space, with furniture and internet facilities, shall be assigned to the Biometrics Architect.
Estimated Effort Level and Duration of the Assignment:
- The duration of the assignment is initially for 12 months but will renewed subsequently on an annual basis subject to satisfactory performance. The contract type is Time Based.
Qualifications
The Biometrics Architect shall have the following minimum educational qualifications and experience:
- Relevant Degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working with biometric technologies
- Expertise in multi-modal biometric capture technologies (e.g. facial, fingerprint, iris)
- Expertise in biometric matching technologies (e.g. ABIS)
- Experience in the use of biometric technologies in the field including challenging remote environment
- Experience defining system architectures & performance requirements in support of biometrics; and analysing existing or proposed architectures for applicability and suitability
- Experience analysing system performance of biometric tools in terms of project goals and end-user needs; and system performance in terms of capacity and throughput
- Experience defining operational and functional and technical approaches for interfacing with other biometrics partners, including proposed interfaces, multiple network considerations, data quality, and data processing in terms of capacity and throughput and biometric tools
- Experience recommending approaches to improve identity assurance processes through improvement of biometrics capture and matching technologies
- Relevant degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in working for any international donor-funded program will be considered an asset
- Experience in projects involving multiple partner institutions will be considered an asset
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Local languages are an asset.
Detailed Skills And Experience:
Area – Description:
- Identify biometric requirements – Ability to define and develop biometric requirements based upon the unique nature of different environments, the use cases. Defines the standard operational processes for biometric capture in line with the core use cases and exceptions (for instance enrolling children).
- Business requirements – Able to interpret complex business and technical requirements. Can identify and recognise a viable solution or controls to issues. Understands and links complex challenges in the enrollment environment and translates them into architectures, requirements and procedures.
- Define modality requirements – Experienced in defining solutions across different modalities (face, fingerprint and Iris). Able to determine the optimal modality for the use case and environments
- Experience of ABIS – Experienced in biometric matching at population scale, for instance the core functions, specifications, limitations of ABIS solutions.
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Deadline: December 20, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Building Design / Architecture |