This is a unique opportunity to join a financial services authority which acts as an independent service provider to the government. Working with a highly supportive team you will be involved in supporting the systems to a very high standard.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides support & maintenance for applications, identifying issues, evidence gathering, error fixing, testing, installation, and developing additional functionality.
- Develop new reports and data extracts from existing applications within the control environment defined in the IT policies and procedures using approved tools
- Liaises with users to develop requirements for software and supporting processes
- Develops overnight operations support procedures and monitors and participates as necessary
- Develops technical requirements and guides for software development tools, technologies and techniques
- Monitors and reviews business continuity preparations and testing for the key applications
Key Requirements
5+ years’ experience in application support in a corporate / enterprise environmentExtensive experience in technical support of applications, preferably gained from within a financial institution or from a vendorDepth in understanding of the financial markets to enable development of appropriate solutions to user issuesProven ability to understanding data relationships and database analysisTechnical proficiency in reporting and analysis.Technical knowledge of Collapso, Wall Street, MSAccess, Yellowfin and SSRS, SQL server T-SQL, SQL server reporting services (SSRS), Python, VB.net, and VBA.Ability to manage conflicting priorities and workloads and to ask for assistance / guidance when requiredExperience providing guidance to end users in the development of spreadsheets and databases and other technologiesStrong communication skills, ability to engage with stakeholders and understand their requirements.Business acumen along with technical skills.If you would like to know more, please contact Milly Kerei-Keepa at milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com / 0476865411 or hit Apply Now