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.