Application Support Specialist
The Position:
Banking system operations is the department in charge of
supporting various applications used within the bank.
The primary role of the Application Support Specialist is to lead
and coordinate the Applications support teams and ensure the applications
availability reliability & security is not compromised.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate
with other Technology staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of
software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
- Implement
and adhere to regular systems maintenance policies and procedures,
including change request mechanisms and update schedules to ensure optimum
uptime and service availability.
- Participate
in system acquisition process; propose and create system design models,
specifications, diagrams, charts and implementation roadmaps to provide
strategic direction to the business.
- Administer
the assigned Systems at Application level and connected databases, define
and optimize database structures, content and processing flows through
appropriate Data Definition, Data Manipulation and Data Control Languages.
- Perform
recovery and testing of systems and processes in accordance with the
bank’s disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
- Create
and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping,
and processes.
- Create
and maintain best practice policies and procedures for business users;
ensuring that there are adequate controls around that all service
improvements are managed effectively and meet the needs of the
organization.
- Responsible
for designing and implementing ETL architecture to meet corporate data
management needs and business functional requirements, ensuring that
solution designs address operational requirements such as scalability,
maintainability, extensibility, flexibility, and integrity.
- Support,
develop and maintain ETL and data warehouse objects and processes in a
large Data warehouse.
Qualifications
For the above position,
the successful applicant should have the following:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
- Linux
certification or Database Administration certification (such as Oracle;
MySQL) is required.
- 4
years Technology experience.
- 3
years’ experience in computing platforms, databases and operating systems
such as Linux, Windows, Unix.
- 2
years’ experience in SAP, E-Business suite applications and web
application servers such as Jboss, Tomcat.
- Strong
interpersonal and communication skills.
How to Apply
The above position is
demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration
package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate
your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our
Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered your
application must be received by Friday, 25th November 2022.
Qualified candidates with
disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.