• Ensure minimal business operations impact due to upgrades and maintenance activities
• Provide efficient and effective support of applications including continued development of the application and security, software patches, reliability, disaster recovery and ensure the application meets the business needs
• Participate in development of Requests for Proposals (RFP) and vendor evaluation and contract management for IT applications services.
• Schedule and oversee planned maintenance tasks, such as backups and performance tuning, for production IT services to prevent and to minimize issues
• Plan and coordinate the processes for the provision of user applications and systems necessary for business operations.
• Develop sufficient knowledge of application infrastructure (server, network, security) & broader organization architecture to assist with application upgrades and troubleshoot issues
• Supervise and maintain the organization’s repository of applications
• Coordinate with infrastructure & architecture teams to ensure that the impact of system / platform migrations on applications is minimised
• Compile and maintain inventory of applications and related details
• Coordinate & communicate across Tribes & Squads (all businesses) to successfully complete application upgrades
• Maintain correct and current application documentation and making it available to application users
• Enhance IT processes for transitioning completed configurations from development to production.
• Monitor application modification requests and ensure best practices are being utilised
• Assess vendor proposals for appropriateness and compliance with organization and industry standards.
• Ensure that a backup system for applications and files associated with business operations is in place
• Conduct diagnostic investigations of program errors, and implement or recommend solutions or methodologies for resolution.
• Manage applications throughout their lifecycle and assist in the application-related aspects of designing, testing, operating and improving technology products & services services
• Ensure that application users are aware of the application capabilities for enabling their effective use
• Oversee application implementation and configuration, patches, upgrades and maintenance, and ensure that application performance meets agreed SLAs and OLAs

JOB REQUIREMENTS: JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA 

• Certification in IT Service Management / IT Governance (ITIL / CoBIT), (Foundation level), compulsory.
• Experience & understanding of Disaster Recovery, & business continuity management
• Minimum 3-5 years’ IT/ IT Consulting Experience.
• Knowledge of application server containers: Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss, NodeJS, IIS, .Net Core etc.
• Some knowledge of OAuth, Open Connect ID and SAML, preferably with an understanding of AD / LDAP / Kerberos
• Experience in Testing
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Bash and/or Python
• Knowledge of of messaging protocols and web services like SOAP and REST
• Knowledge of open-source relational databases
• Knowledge of Risk assessment, loan disbursement, cash management and rehabilitation of delinquent debtors
• Understanding of libraries like JavaScript, jQuery, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
• Knowledge of internal & external credit modules, Basel II Framework
• Minimum 2-3 year experience in Finance sector.
• Excellent communication, analytical skills and decision making ability in collaborative environments
• Agile / Project management qualification (PMP / PRINCE2), compulsory.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ Application Management Experience.
• Knowledge of CI / CD tools (like Jenkins, Bamboo, TFS, Azure Devops) and Artifact Management (preferably Nexus),
• Experience in Stakeholder Management.
• Some Experience with test-driven development and domain driven design
• Understanding of Cloud platforms e.g. Azure, AWS & Google Cloud Platform
• Knowledge of Object Oriented Design and ability to properly apply general design patterns and paradigms
• Excellent understanding of specific coding / scripting languages e.g. Java, C#, Python, Perl, JavaScript
• Minimum 3-5 years Application Diagnostics Experience.

JOB DETAILS: JOBS IN FREE STATE 

• Company: Absa
• Vacancy Type: Full Time
• Job Location: Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa
• Application Deadline: SEE APPLICATION PAGE