IT Application Developer - MLB

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

• Bachelor's Degree: Any computer related - RQ
• Professional Qualifications: Java Certification, Oracle Certification, Enterprise Architecture, ITIL - RQ
• Master’s Degree: Any computer related, Project Management - AA
  Need Types are: RQ = Required, AA = Added Advantage

Experience

• Experience Area 1 – Emerging Technologies (e.g. Mobile, Internet Banking and Digital loans and savings): 3 years - ES

• Experience Area 2 – IT Projects 3 Years: DE

• Experience Area 3 – Banking Operations 3 Years: ES

• Experience Area 4 – Quality Assurance 3 Years: DE

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