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- Company: SBM Bank
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: - IT/Telecom Jobs in KenyaSBM Bank Jobs in Kenya
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Job Description
SBM, a growing international financial institution in Africa, provides a wide range of corporate and commercial banking solutions to its clients. Kenya will operate as a gateway to Africa for SBM. SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited shall focus its activities on products and services for corporates and SMEs.
Job Purpose:
The Application Engineer is responsible for the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and support of banking applications.
Key Responsibilities :
- Deliver across the entire application life cycle (concept, design, build, deploy, test, release, and support)
- Provide technical and functional support to teams within the organisation, and to external clients when required
- Assist with systems integrations
- Maintain and update technical documents and procedures
- Develop reports for teams across the business
- Gather requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
- Monitor and optimize application performance
- Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ensure application projects are built and documented in accordance with regulations and regulatory guidelines, including information security,
- privacy and other internal policies
- Recommend and challenge choices around the best application approaches to meet business needs
- Assist in application solution evaluation
- Assist in issue/defects resolution for related applications/systems
- Perform any other related duties as may be required
Capabilities & Skills:
- Expert in the Banking technology ecosystem, including development frameworks, and tools
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Specialist knowledge of banking applications and software (functional, technical, architecture, DB) in any of the following areas:
- Finacle Core Banking Solution
- SWIFT
- AML Solutions
- Document Management Systems
- Oracle HRMS
- Middleware Solution
- Any other Enterprise Systems
- Excellent practical programming skills (Java, PL/SQL, SQL, .Net)
- Understanding of the underlying technology platforms (preferably UNIX, Windows, and Oracle)
- Sound techno-functional understanding of ALM, AML and Risk Management
- Knowledge of relevant and recent technology areas in the BFSI space
- Awareness/Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks as applicable to the BFSI sector
- Knowledge of business continuity/disaster recovery planning processes and procedures
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
- University degree in Computer Science or related field
- Certification in Cloud, ITIL, and DevOps is an advantage
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in IT in the BFSI domain
- Experience in IT Application Security is an advantage
- Fluent in English and French (both verbal and written)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent Analytical and Problem-Solving skills
- Dedicated team player
- Strongly motivated and available to work outside normal hours
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills
