Jobs Career Advice Signup
X

Send this job to a friend

X

Did you notice an error or suspect this job is scam? Tell us.

  • Posted: Dec 23, 2021
    Deadline: Not specified
    • @gmail.com
    • @yahoo.com
    • @outlook.com
  • Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us

    Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise the possibilities on our continent and beyond.
    Read more about this company

     

    Specialist Support Engineer

    Job Summary

    The Trade team within CIB Transactional Banking - Tech is looking for a Specialist Support Engineer to support multiple systems in the Open Accounts Trade Environment. You will work as part of an integrated (run & build) tribe in lower complexity environments to provide enterprise wide application support across multiple stakeholder groups by maintaining & optimizing enterprise-grade applications (tech products & services).

    Job Description

    About the CIB Trade team:

    The Trade team supports all trade applications across the Africa continent, for local and international trade, with a range of trade and working capital solutions.

    We offer trade products that will help our clients to manage risks, negotiate terms, and reduce pressure on cash flow to enable our clients to trade confidently and efficiently.

    Our trade solutions are inclusive of both customer-facing systems as well as back-end operational systems. 

    How we stay relevant:

    The emergence of FinTech has captured a large share of the market in the banking revenue pools. In response, we are reinventing our digital trade strategy to compete with FinTech to enable the bank to stay relevant and meet the demands of the digital future.

     

    By introducing agility and removing the complexity of legacy systems we are enabling our various Trade Channels to be at the forefront of the banking digital age, in addition, improving the way transactions are processed.

    Our solution:

    We are striving to deliver standardized solutions that are built on the latest technologies and infrastructure, i.e. open-source and AWS cloud solutions. These solutions will allow cost-effective roll-out across the African continent. Our team aids the trade business to meet multiple demands including channel support, third part integrations and non-banking channels.

    Skills and experience required:

    • Degree in information sciences or equivalent tertiary qualifications in the information systems disciplines.

    • 5+ years system support experience with the ability to:

    • Conduct technical impact assessments for planned changes or following any production incident.

    • Provide production support by resolving any production outages and implementing permanent resolutions for technical defects identified during production outages.

    • Monitor and conduct consistent Start of Day / End of Day checks to ensure that systems are fully operational for business to function.

    • Manage a User Access process to ensure all necessary access requests are completed and authorized according to Audit requirements.

    • Demonstrate an inclination to ensure all systems are running cost-effectively.

    • Conduct system deployments, coordinate the deployment, ensure relevant support is available, obtain UAT signoff from business and raise change requests.

    • Collaborative team player that can demonstrate and focus on the quality of delivery / communication and product

    • Experience working in a similar corporate environment would highly advantageous

    Knowledge required:

    • AIX and Windows Operating Systems

    • Oracle and PostgreSQL databases

    • Java Applications

    • Cloud Computing - AWS

     

    Education

    Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

    Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

    Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Absa Group Limited (Absa) on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

    Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

  • Send your application

    View All Vacancies at Absa Group Limited (Absa) Back To Home

Subscribe to Job Alert

 

Join our happy subscribers

 
 
Send your application through

GmailGmail YahoomailYahoomail