Job Purpose
Reporting to the Head of ICT, the IT Business Systems
Manager will be responsible for managing, planning, directing, coordinating,
monitoring, and supervising business and program processes and operation
systems to ensure the efficiency of business and related systems. He/she will
also ensure that operational, procedural and regulatory requirements are met.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver IT solutions that provide competitive advantage
to support the growth of the business in a way that satisfies our clients’
needs.
- Pro-actively contribute to the continuous improvement of
technology/business processes through identifying opportunities for
improvement and implementing changes.
- Oversee the system integration into the core banking
system and day to day operational running of integrated channels.
- Take responsibility for the Bank’s core banking systems,
including administration, maintenance and development and other banking
applications required in business operations
- Prepare, deploy and maintain various Intellect
environments.
- Analyze CBS problems and implement innovative fixes,
monitoring, tuning and performance optimization.
- Conduct market research to outline new system solutions
that will improve current and future business capability.
- Participate in the formulation and development of the
Bank IT strategy.
- Work with heads of departments and the Head of Risk and
Compliance to implement relevant regulatory and legislative changes in a
timely fashion.
- Undertake workflow/application development.
- Plan and oversee the release of upgrades and
enhancements to systems.
- Working closely with developers, provide supervision and
support as required, including agreeing their objectives and carrying our
performance reviews, and ensuring deadlines and service standards are
achieved and maintained.
- Develop, monitor and manage SLA’s.
- Maintain and develop relationships with external
partners.
- Develop excellent working relationships with all
departments within the bank.
- Undertake such other reasonable duties as the Head of IT
may require in accordance with the jobholder’s position and status.
Qualifications and Competencies
- Be a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Information
Technology or Computer Science from a recognized university.
- Must have at least seven years’ relevant working
experience, five of which should be in Core banking applications.
- Must possess professional certification in Programming.
- Should have expertise in enterprise server operating
systems and applications such as, Linux, Redhat, Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, Web
Services, Java, Python, JBASIC.
- Should have experience in Java development,
Intellect/JBASE development and in integration and middleware systems.
- Should be a team player with excellent communication,
decision making and analytical skills and have attention to detail.
How To Apply
Qualified and interested candidates who meet the
above requirements should send their application in HARD COPIES quoting
the title of the position applied for on the cover letter and envelope,
together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and the
contact information of three referees to:
The Head of Human Resources
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited
P.O. Box 51133 – 00200
NAIROBI
All applications should be sent through the above
address ONLY, and received no later than 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 1st
August 2024. Only selected candidates will be contacted.
