KCB Bank Group

Technology Department, Tanzania.Application Developer

KCB Bank Group  •  United Republic of Tanzania (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Contribute application development objectives to the overall IT strategy.
  • Collaborate with business units to formulate banking products and contribute technical guidance to the procurement process.
  • Analyze product requirements, design and implementation of scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot as guided by KCBT policies and industry best practice.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as QA testers, product analysts, and fellow developers to deliver assigned features.
  • Implement best practice and deploy appropriate tools to manage and govern application development and the IT change process.
  • Actively engage end-users to assess satisfaction and achieve successful project closure.
  • Work with functional teams to handover system support skills and documentation and formulate OLA agreements with level 1 support.
  • Identify and champion innovative solutions that exploit existing business opportunities and mitigate existing risks.
  • Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement proactive fixes.
  • Contribute to Agile ceremonies (planning, grooming, retrospectives) and influence product design.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Evaluate and analyze requests to implement new applications to resolve business challenges and improve efficiency of processes.

  • Evaluate and analyze requests to modify existing software systems and applications where either anomalies have been detected or the process is inefficient.

  • Manage the application development life cycle, ensuring that the application development policy is adhered to.

  • Collaborate with business in formulating strategies that ride on software systems to take advantage of business opportunities

  • Provide support to the banking operations administrators and operators in resolving core banking anomalies and refining operations.

  • Maintain strong focus on secure coding standards and compliance with banking regulations.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

  1. Academic & Professional

Particulars

Detail

Specific Field or Qualification

Need Type

Education

Bachelors Degree

Any computer related

RQ

Professional Qualifications

Java Certification, Oracle Certification, Enterprise Architecture, ITIL

RQ

Masters Degree

Any computer related, Project Management

AA

  1. Experience

Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required

5

Need Types are: RQ = Required, AA = Added Advantage

Detail

Minimum No of Years

Need Type[1]

Experience Area 1 – Emerging Technologies

(e.g. Mobile, Internet Banking and Digital loans and savings)

3

ES

Experience Area 2 – IT Projects

3

DE

Experience Area 3 – Banking Operations

3

ES

Experience Area 4 – Quality Assurance

3

DE

[1] Need Types are: ES = Essential, DE = Desirable but not Essential

KCB Bank Group

About KCB Bank Group

KCB Group, is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size. The Group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Southern Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi. In 2015, KCB Group opened a representative office in Ethiopia, expanding the growth of the organization.

The Bank is over 124 years old having started in Mombasa in 1896. KCB Group has over 354 branches, 26,394 Agents/POS Merchants and 1,103 ATMs. The bank also offers Mobile Banking though the KCB App, Internet Banking and Diaspora Banking Services platform that can be accessed 24/7 basis. The Bank services over 26.8 million customers across the region.

KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa, with an estimated asset base of approximately Ksh. 1.02 trillion as at the of end H1 2021.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Nairobi, KE
Year Founded
1896
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