IT Systems Analyst (Agency, Pricing, VAT, Worldcheck)

JOB PURPOSE

To provide day to day transactional assistance and service to end users in the development, installation, delivery, maintenance, and issue resolution and provide support in the area of business applications that best meet end-user business processes and needs to ensure issues and inquiries are resolved in a prompt and effective manner in order to maintain smooth operations and minimise downtime

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Software Development: Analyse functional and technical specification documents, perform system designing, coding and programing tasks and conduct unit testing to in order to ensure delivery of technology applications in line with business requirements Conduct source code management in line with the bank’s Code Management Process in order to ensure source code is securely stored and available for re-deployment and enhancement

Project Delivery: Participate in business requirement analysis phase of new applications, review business requirements and map it to impacted business applications and convert business requirements into vendor understandable functional / technical specification documents in order to ensure software delivery will be in line with business requirements. Coordinate for software testing, issue resolution, provide end user training and contribute for production deployment by adhering to bank’s technology security / standards in order to ensure robust technology solutions are delivered and deployed. Analyse business requests for system product set up / parameter change, identify required systems / pplications, schedule, communicate and execute the changes in order to enable business users to launch the product or perform the requested function to carry out the business transactions

Core/Channel Banking Support: Provide application support by analysing issues and providing resolution, conduct periodic IT check/troubleshooting, implementation of patches and extend guidance to end users in order to facilitate banking operation smooth and to minimize downtime. Coordinate for testing fixes to ensure that the fix provided is aligned with the problem and to ensure a solution has been provided prior to handling the solution to the business users. Deliver software release by preparing the package and coordinate with relevant teams within IT for the successful release in order to ensure the software is released in relevant systems / environments

Software Testing: Analyse functional and technical specification documents to understand business requirements, plan and prepare test scripts and execute software testing in order to ensure all required scenarios are tested, test results are in conformity with business requirements without any defects and fit for production deployment in line with business / technical requirements

Policies, Processes, Systems and Procedures: Implement approved departmental policies, processes and procedures, and ensure employee adherence so that work is carried out to the required standard while delivering the required standards of service to customers and stakeholders

People Management: Manage self and team in line with ADCB’s people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximise own and employee contribution to business performance. Organise and supervise the activities and work of the team to ensure that targets and objectives are achieved and the business plan is delivered in line with the required policies, processes, procedures and systems

Customer Service: Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the ADCB Service Standards to deliver the bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions

Continuous Improvement: Manage and motivate the team to ensure they contribute to, and participate in, the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programmes and projects in line with the bank’s standards

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

Minimum Experience

At least 2 years of experience in quantitative or analytical roles

At least 6 years of working experience in Information Technology domain.

At least 3 years of working experience on application Syndication/Agency desk(Loan IQ/FIS Global(ACBS))

Experience on VAT systems and accounting(Preferably Suntech xelerate)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science or progressive technical certification track record for the specialist area

Professional Qualifications

ITIL v3 Foundation Certified

Knowledge and Skills

Experience on VAT systems and accounting(Preferably Suntech xelerate)

Good knowledge on payments and compliance Systems(SWIFT/FIRCO/Worldcheck/AML)

Proficiency with operating system platforms -  Unix/Aix/Windows and Webservers - IIS and Apache

Good knowledge on Oracle

Sound understanding of techniques and principles related to planning, analyzing, managing, accessing

risk, preparing test cases, implementation and troubleshooting issues.

Skills on Vendor communication and internal stakeholder communication

System analysis

Technical specification development

Database design

Architecture principles

Software engineering and development