Corporate Channels Specialist

Job Purpose Statement This  is an ICT Specialist role whose purpose is to provide effective and efficient support and system administration to systems. This includes but not limited Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, Mobile Money Payment systems, Bill Payment Systems etc Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities) Application Development 30% Provide Second and third Level technical & application Support for Mobile, MPESA and Internet Banking products family of systems and supporting environments Facilitate Digital Channels application performance tuning, application upgrades, documentation of procedures and overall system optimization to ensure excellent user experience and customer service Incident / Problem Management 40% Resolve any incidents causing interruption of service in the quickest and most effective way possible according to defined SLA's Ensure availability of 24 hour on-call support on the Digital Channels system and provide remedial actions so as to observe service level agreements with business Change Management 10% Execute System integration testing and subsequent implementation of system upgrades, hotfixes, patch releases and CR deployments Participate in running Digital Channels projects as the Technical Resource IT Governance & Security 10% Key systems configurations to ensure generation and maintenance of audit trails for any changes occurring in sensitive databases are captured and secured Business Continuity Management 10% Flag areas having inadequate DR, work with IT Infrastructure and Manager Core Systems towards mitigating actions where applicable to enable business operations if BAU fails (specific to Digital Channel Systems). Test and Document Disaster Recovery Procedures Job Specifications Degree in Computer Science or relevant IT degree from a University with a reputable curriculum. Training and applied knowledge in Digital Channels Support, Unix and Oracle Three year’s practical proven experience in a 3 tiered application architecture, including web technology support e.g. Jboss, WebLogic and IIS. Proven experience in supporting banking channels (mobile, internet, ATMs etc) Proven experience in systems analysis, design, implementation and support. Proven experience in SQL Scripting Proven knowledge of banking operations, operations in business units and business impact analysis. Thorough knowledge of the Bank’s core banking system