Senior Manager, Core Banking Engineering at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

Primary role and responsibility is to oversee and manage the implementation of core banking system(T24) changes/enhancements of the organization.
Leads design and development of initiatives/projects involving minor or major enhancements and upgrades of the core banking system (T24) including overseeing development of the technical specifications and application design criteria based on functional and non-functional requirements to meet the business needs.
Researches and works with Group Enterprise Architecture teams to implement new technologies that will introduce efficiencies on the Core banking system and its periphery systems.
Leads a team of highly skilled engineers to make changes/enhancements and to provide 3rd level support on the core banking system (T24).
Ensures that the output by the core banking system team is aligned with other Enterprise, Application and data architects, providing holistic enterprise solutions.
Manages the teams performance and nurtures skills that advances the the bank’s strategy and establishes a sustainable engineering practice.
Research, evaluate and recommend new T24 products and technologies; perform proof of concept to determine business case and planning criteria for new investments.
Ensures that all core banking system changes are fully documented and stored for reference by Technology Teams.
The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

Bachelor’s degree in any computer related.
Professional qualification/Certification in Certification on Agile/Scrum, Certification on Oracle database, Certification on Unix/Linux, Certification on project management, Temenos Certification is an added advantage.
Master’s degree in any field is an added advantage.
6 years’ work experience in the same or related role, with at least: –
5 years’ experience IT Banking Systems is desired.
3 years’ experience in IT Projects & Agile.
3 years’ experience in Core banking system (T24) Enhancement /Development.
3 years’ experience in Channels and Peripheral systems integrations.
3 years’ experience in Java development is desired.