Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
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
Job Description
Education and minimum experience required
- Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience & practical application that enables application support is evident
- Min 5 years’ experience in Application Support
- Knowledge and experience of Web services, SOAP and RESTful interfaces, and XML
- SQL
- Knowledge and experience of Desktops and networking
- Exceptional system, technology, analysis experience
- Experience and knowledge of Financial and Payment solutions preferred
- Agile methodologies and techniques used in development of software
- Knowledge of incident and problem management processes
- Experience in effective troubleshooting techniques
- Knowledge of Cloud - AWS and micro-services architectures, APIs
- Understanding of underlying business/market area
- Develop basic understanding of the company’s solutions
- Develop specific detailed understanding of assigned areas of the software
- Ability to engage with traders working under pressure and rapidly troubleshoot issues without interruptions
- Deep understanding of the value of customer relations and the FX Domain
- Ability and experience collaborating with clients to understand their business problem, analyze their current business process/domain, extrapolating the clients success criteria and translating this into a given incident (or possible new requirement).
Understanding of Banking / FX Domain:
- Forwards
- SWAPS
- Cut-off times and how they affect various markets
- Public holidays and how they affect pan-African markets
- Payment flows when doing international payments
Core competencies required:
- Problem solving skills and ability to adapt to new methods and processes in a complex environment
- Strong relationship building, persuading and collaboration skills that drives internal-and cross-team constructive feedback and support
- Excellent communication, analytical skills and decision making ability in collaborative environments
Key Accountabilities:
- L3 Software Support and Engagement
- DevOps and Support
- Ticket Management
- Service Availability
- Application Monitoring & Performance Management
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
Top Skills
What We Do
Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond.
We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
