Career Opportunities at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

Reference number EA2/IID/2024

The role:

The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Recommend and participate in the analysis, evaluation and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans to ensure that the Enterprise Architecture objectives are consistent with the Banks’s long-term business objectives.
• Gather business requirements through discovery sessions then define, design and develop custom made based on customer needs and continuously work other teams to streamline internal process to improve service delivery then deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements.
• Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture.
• Recommend and participate in the development of architecture blueprints for related systems.
• Share best practices, lessons learned and constantly update the technical system architecture requirements based on changing technologies, and knowledge related to recent, current and up-coming vendor products and solutions.
• Collaborate with all relevant parties in order to review the objectives and constraints of each solution and determine conformance with the Enterprise Architecture. Recommends the most suitable technical architecture and defines the solution at a high level.
• Ensure that the overall ICT architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of leading-edge products and technology in conjunction with industry and business skills to influence functional strategy.
• Utilize high level analytical ability and creativity to analyze complex/new situations, anticipate potential problems and future trends, assess opportunities, impacts and risks while developing and implementing plans and solution deliverables to customer problems.
• Provides guidance to team members (Project managers, Architects, Sales Specialists, and other IT Specialists, among others) in area of new and complex implementation and/or management tools and techniques.
• Ensure architectural documentation relating to current implementations, prototyping, performance testing and providing growth and scalability plans for the system, provide production support as well as design and deployment of advanced collaboration platforms within an Enterprise soft skill.
• Ensure knowledge management, this will involve participating in, and/or being responsible for the creation, harvesting, protection, and reuse Co-operative Bank’s intellectual capital.
• This will also include actively participating in knowledge sharing activities like communities of practice, forums, conferences and/or other knowledge exchanges.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an IT, engineering or related discipline.
• Expert knowledge across multiple platforms, processes and IT Architecture.
• At least 5 years’ experience in technology infrastructure design and planning.
• At least 5 years’ experience in development / architectural design of systems using key development tools and frameworks (java, .net, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, bootstrap, jQuery etc.).
• TOGAF certification will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in working with or leading a service oriented architecture integration environment.
• Strong background in understanding organizational resources, priorities, needs and policies, and use of the same in developing IT strategies and solutions.
• Analytical with good project management and team leadership skills.
• Excellent Presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge in the use of notable industry tools.

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Reference number SA2/IID/2024

The role
The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Use appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of systems architectures in specific business or functional areas.
• Produce detailed component specifications and designs for implementation using selected products.
• Assess current systems architecture in place and recommend the best solutions for improvement.
• Resolving technical problems as they arise and assess the business impact that certain technical choices have.
• Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options, assess and manage associated risks and ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.
• Test and provide guidance to teams on integrations and software components in accordance with the design.
• Continually research current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed.
• Inform various stakeholders on problems with the current technical solutions being implemented.
• Provide advice on technical aspects of system development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.) and ensure that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctly. Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investments to assist in the development of the enterprise architecture to maximize the return on technology investment, participate in governance/stewardship of ESB/SOA, MSA artifacts definitions, including enterprise services, data, business events/topics, contracts and associated publish/subscribe participants.
• Specify and design large or complex systems, select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, consistent with agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensures they are applied effectively.
• Peer review system designs, ensure selection of appropriate technology and multiple technology integrations
• Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options and assess and manage associated risks and ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.
• Monitor the market to gain knowledge and understanding of currently emerging technologies, identify new and emerging hardware and software technologies and products and potential value to the organization.
• Document policies, procedures and reference architectures on Intranet and communicate updates to appropriate staff. Provide best practice recommendations for design and project implementation
• Attend code reviews to ensure that platform-specific standards and best practices are followed.
• Provide team support in project delivery; systems development, solution architecture Design, architecture reviews, architecture assessment, component development, ICT tools evaluation, vendor review,
• Ensures that the solution architectures align with the roadmaps established by enterprise architecture, and that they adhere to the enterprise architecture principles.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Statistics, Actuarial Science and/or related fields
• 4 years’ professional experience in IT solution architecture, development of APIs on Enterprise service Bus (ESB) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) or Microservice Architecture (MSA) experience is desirable.
• Solid grasp of design patterns and principles, particularly Object-Oriented Design (OOD), SOA, MSA, and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA). Microservice Architecture (MSA), Docker Kubernetes knowledge is desirable.
• Excellent software development skills – Java, Spring framework, JBoss, Websphere, C#, Oracle databases, SQL server, DevOps, Docker and Kubernetes, Cloud based solutions, Android, REST, XML/RPC, MQ, and Kennel.
• Experience with systems like Mobile money transfer, USSD/SMS, Internet Banking, Omni Channel, Open Banking architecture, core banking systems and other systems in a financial services ecosystem.
• Ability to analyze, simulate/prototype, design, document and develop APIs or product components with.
• Experience in Agile, DevOps, Automation of testing, deployments, monitoring is desirable.
• Familiarity with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and possesses knowledge of ancillary technologies in use at, such as Java, MS SQL server, Eclipse, Oracle, or an ability to quickly learn any of these if needed.
• Possesses a strong customer service attitude, excellent communication skills, exhibits a passion for learning and continuous improvement. Takes responsibility for acquiring new skills and broadening knowledge
• Exhibits a commitment to the utilization of defined standards and processes and strong business acumen.
• High level of mathematical aptitude and strong problem-solving skills, logical, analytical and investigative mind.
• Ability to handle complex information with accuracy and attention to detail with creative abilities,

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Reference number FSE/IID/2024

The role
The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Configure the system according to business and user needs.
• Develop and conduct System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Create test environments and ensure all features are fully tested before going live.
• Address system queries and resolve issues to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate with vendors for issue resolution and maintain an updated log of system problems.
• Support fraud investigations and work with ICT teams for seamless system operations.
• Implement tariff changes and ensure system configurations align with business needs.
• Conduct regular patching, upgrades, and version control to ensure compliance with security standards.
• Guide team members and mentor them for project completion and improvement.
• Manage relationships with vendors for system support and ensure timely issue resolution.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes
The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting and using Banking Applications.
• Proven experience with Finacle CBS version 10x/11x modules.
• Finacle 10x/11x functional and technical training.
• Expertise in Unix Operating Systems (AIX, RHEL, Solaris).
• Experience with Java Application Servers (WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss).
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL scripting.
• Oracle RDBMS Administration skills.
• Knowledge of Networking and Data Communications.
• ITIL Certification and Project Management skills.
• Expertise in business requirements documentation and design thinking methodologies.
• Strong business relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
• Proven ability to plan and prioritize effectively.
• Results-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.