Job Summary
Work as part of a DevOps team, apply analysis
& testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and
organize business requirements into user stories. And following this analysis,
work collaboratively within squads during design & delivery activity with a
specific focus on testing.
Job Description
Core Banking Specialist
Job Purpose:
To manage the implementation, maintenance,
and enhancement of all Core Banking (Retail and corporate) Applications systems
to enable the use of appropriate platform technology, as an integral and
reliable component of business process within country. In-depth Knowledge of
Oracle PL SQL, Oracle database/table structure, web-service/API and XML files
is must. Good understanding of banking Functionalities like CASA, Retail and
Corporate Loans, Fixed deposits, NEFT, RTGS, General Ledger, Year End
Processing, Classification of Normal, Suspended Accounts, Inward and Outward
Clearing.
Drive convergence of technologies, ensure
delivery of technology projects associated with Applications and liaise and
negotiate with internal customers and technology vendors.
Key Accountabilities:
Service (Applications)
Availability. 40%
The prime responsibility is for maintaining
the availability and reliability of core banking applications to ensure that IT
can effectively meet service targets in accordance with planned business objectives.
Key Activities
- Provide a range of application
availability reporting to ensure that agreed levels of availability,
reliability and maintainability are measured and monitored on an ongoing
basis
- Successfully facilitate delivery
of changes to reports needed by the business and ensure that reports and
their dependencies are made available for the business.
- Provide holistic support of
application availability to Business Users
- Take actions to achieve
reductions in frequency and duration of incidents that impact application
availability
- Ensure shortfalls in application
availability are recognized and appropriate corrective actions are
identified and progressed
- Act on agreed appropriate actions
with Line Management to maintain or improve application availability
levels
- Initiate and coordinate actions
required to maintain or improve availability of applications
- Act as a coordination point for
changes to applications when needed
- Maintain an awareness of
technology advancements and best practices that support application
availability
- Log and monitor incidents in the
Portal and ensure they are scoped for release
Change and Test Management 20%
Responsibility is to ensure that proper
testing occurs for all Application changes released into the production environments
as assigned to you by Line Management
Key Activities
- Work closely with Release
Analysts
- Review releases and assign
appropriate release testing tasks
- Vet & validate changes to
ensure no disruption.
- Engage in changes and collaborate
to deliver new requirements.
- Compile and review the Testing
Deliverables
- Conduct installation procedure
tests
- Participate in functional,
performance, and integration testing results
- Coordinate user acceptance
testing
- Coordinate back out testing
- Conduct supporting documentation
review
- Compile test results
- Conduct release test review
- Coordinate post release testing
- Validate and communicate results
of testing activities
Business Liaison 20%
Point of contact for one or more business
units to represent IT services.
Key Activities
- Identify service needs for the
Business Units represented to IT
- Escalate Business unit service
issues to the Service Manager
- Communicate service status on
service issues to the Business Unit
- Assist in SLA negotiation efforts
with Business Unit(s)
- Report on quality of services
rendered to Business Unit(s)
- A fast learner keen on developing
knowledge and experience in service delivery.
Risk Management 10%
- Build relationship with country
Technology Risk and Compliance team and provide support wherever required.
- Contribute and deliver to the
improvement of the risk profile by delivering improved governance, risk
management, controls, and compliance requirements.
- Devise and implement an effective
plan to deliver a satisfactory risk and audit profile for Operations &
IT and achieve audit and assurance targets.
People Management 10%
- Responsible for driving own
Performance Development, collating relevant documentation, preparing for,
and arranging reviews.
- By utilizing skills matrix,
identify training and development requirements, formulating own plan to be
agreed with team leader. Responsible for ensuring own plan is completed
within agreed timescales.
- Undertake all necessary training
to perform the role to the required standards, including gaining
accreditation where appropriate.
Education and experience
required
- Bachelor’s Degree in (Computer
Science / Information Technology)
- Oracle Database or equivalent
certification
- (5) years’ experience in Core Banking
system with knowledge in Oracle Flexcube
- ITIL v4 Certificate
Knowledge and skills:
(Maximum of 6)
- Proficiency with Oracle &
Microsoft SQL Database
- Translate Business Requirement to
Tech Solutions
- Strategic Thinking
- ITIL – Governance Framework
- Communication Skill (Written and
Verbal)
- Subject matter expert in Flexcube
- Ability to analyze, make decision
and initiate execution
Competencies: (Maximum
of 8 competencies)
- Deciding and initiating action
- Learning and researching
- Entrepreneurial and commercial
thinking
- Relating and networking
- Adapting and responding to change
- Persuading and influencing
- Creating and innovating
Education
Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology
How to Apply
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