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Engineer, Software

Job Description

To design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs in development environments.  Apply agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineers result. Work within a strict framework of programming standards under supervision of senior technical resources.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Information Technology is required.

Experience:

• 5-7 years Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
• 8-10 years Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise.
• Azure Cloud Experience: Hands on experience of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS).
• Data engineering skills using Azure Synapse Analytics Studio.
• Data modelling and Extract, Transform and Load process (ETL) experience
• Experience of Azure DevOps and SAFe agile practices.
• Azure cloud knowledge – Build and support cloud platform (IaaS and PaaS).
• Knowledge of data engineering tools in Microsoft Azure e.g. Synpase, Azure data factory
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps setup and management.
• Knowledge of MS Fabric is preferred

Additional Information

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to application lifecycle management accountabilities, architectural platforms and guardrails and ensure that all activity is digitally recorded and tracked to enable continuous delivery and development in the engineering environment, by effectively collaborating with stakeholders to deliver on required target to add value to the clients.
• Adopt and adhere to suitable and agreed development methodologies and principles through work outputs and behaviours that enables continuous delivery and development across the production environment as well as ensuring effective collaboration with all colleagues and stakeholders in order to meet required targets and therefore deliver value to the customer.
• Develop code, build, assemble, implement, test and perform data conversion for applications and ensure that processes are accurately documented. Perform system enhancements for the applications as required to ensure the delivery of the engineering function.
• Construct, interpret and execute moderate to complex end to end system and program tests to verify correct operation of completed systems, to ensure that technical requirements are adhered to and test execution activities to ensure seamlessly and effective implementation engineering systems.
• Contribute to programmes and platforms for the processing, analysis and visual display of data, integrating new and existing data sources and ensuring the validity and reliability of data to support data driven decision making as required. Ensuring continuous deployment and operation to deliver the engineering objectives.
• Develop, complete and update all required documentation as per the scope, including guidelines and checklists for development and testing purposes, to ensure that that the state and quality is clearly communicated and documented.
• Engage with leads to receive feedback on work completed and communicate any concerns, issues, risks and progress regarding work output to enable a culture of continuous development and learning and aim to resolve all issues and risks.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Core Systems
• Data Engineering
• Design Thinking
• Error Budgets
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge Management
• Microservices
• Non-abstract Large System Design (NALSD)
• Observability (Application and Web Analytics)
• Platform Engineering
• Policy as Code
• Post-incidence Analysis
• Reliability and Resilience
• Security Engineering
• Service Level Management
• Software Engineering Methods
• Software Engineering Service Level Management
• Software Engineering Tools
• Software Foundations
• System Integration
• Test-driven Design (TDD)
• Threat Modelling

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Banker, Personal

Job Description

To proactively promote a relationship-based offering through operating as a dedicated and primary point of contact for customer in the branch, providing banking solutions which meet the customer’s needs in accordance with each of personal banking segment’s value proposition. To provide an efficient personal banking service and support to a portfolio of branch-based clients across the various segments. To achieve expansion, cost management and customer retention targets through a proactive call plan and active cross selling.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a needs analysis with all new and existing customers to ensure that product opportunities identified are appropriate to meet the customer’s needs and priorities
• Pro-actively identify cross-sell opportunities within own portfolio of customers to maximise life cycle opportunities
• Pro-actively manage the portfolio to maximise revenue for the Bank (referring to fees, margins and sales), minimise costs and risks, whilst maintaining and entrenching the customer’s relationship with the Bank appropriately.
• Establish, build and strengthen relationships with customers, based on mutual respect, to retain customers and gain word-of-mouth referrals
• Ensure that customers are well informed with regards to lending application processes (e.g. vehicle finance, home loans, overdraft, credit card, personal loans, etc), credit maintenance processes (e.g. annual reviews) and account conduct expectations (e.g. minimum account balances, provision for debit orders and cheque payments, etc)

Qualifications

• University Degree

Experience Required

• At least 3 years’ experience banking experience with a strong background in relationship management.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Checking Things
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Seizing Opportunities
• Showing Composure
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Application & Submission Verification (Consumer Banking)
• Banking Process & Procedures
• Client Acceptance & Review
• Customer Understanding (Consumer Banking)
• Processing
• Product Knowledge (Consumer Banking)

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Consultant, Cash (Level 1)

Job Description

To attend to any cash related matter (e.g., walk-in customers, ATM’s) whilst forming an accurate assessment and understanding of that demand in order to act on it in a manner that consistently delivers in line with client experience and laid down requirements.

Qualifications

• National Certificate in Banking (NQF5 FAIS recognised qualification)

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience is imperative.
• Candidates must demonstrate extensive and comprehensive branch banking experience. It is essential that applicants possess a thorough understanding of the bank’s established policies and procedures, particularly in relation to teller operations and frontline support. Proficiency in managing bulk cash transactions and ATM operations is non-negotiable. A robust grasp of legal aspects pertaining to cash handling is mandatory. Furthermore, candidates are required to exhibit an in-depth knowledge of the functions performed by various departments within the branch structure.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches and Following Procedures
• Articulating Information and Understanding People
• Examining Information and Providing Insights
• Exploring Possibilities and Generating Ideas
• Making Decisions and Managing Tasks
• Producing Output and Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Application and Submission Verification (Business Banking)
• Banking Processes and Procedures
• Customer Acceptance and Review (Retail Banking)
• Customer Understanding (Retail Banking)
• Processing
• Product Knowledge (Retail Banking)

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Relationship Support Officer

Job Description

NOTE: This role is a Fixed Term Contract, and therefore only JERSEY Residents will be eligable.

To provide general administrative support to the Relationship Managers, while ensuring that an exceptional service is delivered at all times producing a favourable client experience and maintaining a high level of integrity and ethical standards, within defined compliance and risk parameters.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Secondary/High school/A levels/Matric


Experience Required: Business & Commercial Banking, The role requires relevant experience in a banking environment.

Outputs:

• Address client’s queries/requests timeously, monitoring their progress to ensure they are resolved/addressed by acting as a liaison between clients and internal departments and providing accurate and timely administrative support to relationship managers, to provide seamless experience to clients.
• Ensure accurate information is loaded onto the system and provided to the Manager or others in the team when need be or upon request.
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, service levels and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and legislation.
• Foster a collaborative and client-focused relationship with all internal stakeholders to deliver solutions that effective, pragmatic, and risk appropriate.
• Liaise with other internal business areas to ensure the timely processing of all transactions so as to provide the highest levels of service to clients.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Inviting Feedback
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Resolving Conflict
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Understanding People

Technical Competencies:

• Account Opening & Maintenance
• Attitude of Customer Experience
• Banking Process & Procedures
• Client Servicing
• Customer Understanding (Business Banking)
• Product Knowledge (Business Banking)

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Banker, Transactional, Growth

Job Description

To support the Relationship Manager with the day-to-day administrative (portfolio management), sales, operational functions for an allocated Growth portfolio. To ensure that all compliance requirements within the portfolio are met and act as a central office-bound contact point for the client, providing sales and service fulfilment aligned to segment targets.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications: FAIS Representative required

Diploma/ Degree

Experience Required
Relationship Banking (Client Coverage)
Business & Commercial Banking

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Interpreting Data
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Account Opening & Maintenance
• Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness
• Financial Acumen
• Product and Services Knowledge
• Product Related Systems (Business Banking)
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification

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Manager, Support, Premium & Growth

Job Description

Translates the strategic Business Banking objectives into day-to-day tactical plans that will align to the segment’s client value propositions. Responsible to lead a team of support bankers that will provide a proficient support function to the Premium, Growth Banking teams by understanding what matters to the client. To take responsibility for end-to-end people management practices, high-risk routine compliance and client relationships.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Secondary/High school/A levels/Matric
Field of Study: Not applicable

Experience Required
Relationship Banking (Client Coverage)
Business & Commercial Banking
5-7 years
Previous experience in Relationship management, leading teams as well as experience in Risk and credit.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Seizing Opportunities
• Showing Composure
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Understanding People

Technical Competencies:

• Business Acumen (Audit)
• Customer Acceptance & Review (Business Banking)
• Customer Understanding (Business Banking)
• Financial Acumen
• Product Knowledge (Business Banking)
• Risk Identification
• Risk Reporting
• Risk/ Reward Thinking

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations.

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Analyst, Process Automation

Job Description

To identify and analyse improvement opportunities across a dedicated Business Line / Corporate Function in order to realise effective and measurable benefits through improved and by automation of processes. To develop and implement RPA opportunities and projects in order improve business processes.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Intelligent Automation
Operations
1-2 years
Experience in business analysis, process flow and business process improvement

1-2 years
Experience in business analysis, process flow and business process improvement. Experience required in development and implementation of RPA solutions using various automation tools.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Details
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Generating Ideas
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Seizing Opportunities
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Automation Acumen
• Automation Delivery
• Automation Literacy
• Continuous Improvement
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Creative Problem Solving

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Senior Manager, Product Control, Treasury

Job Description

Accountable for the validation and reporting of the profit and loss numbers for the Treasury. This requires a thorough understanding of the balance sheet and risk drivers of the business. It further needs a detailed grasp of the operational processes that generate data through the various reporting frameworks. This enables the problem solving of any variances and their resolution through the appropriate stakeholder groups. The role also requires an understanding of how cash moves through the bank, how it is controlled and how this impacts the income statement.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting

Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Membership: CA (SA)

Experience Required

3-5 years experience and active involvement in the overall Treasury business (internally as well as participating in external forums) to help develop, build and implement appropriate best practice concepts into the product control team.

3-5 years experience in developing and maintaining a high performing team by providing adequate support, guidance and training, and where required effectively manage poor performance and ensure succession planning is in place. 

5-10 years experience in developing and updating the financial control framework and all supporting processes and procedures for implementation and execution by teams to ensure that an adequate control and governance environment exists, and risk mitigation protocols and corrective measures are in place. Oversee and manage the annual external audit process and maintain contact with auditors to determine and understand audit requirements ensuring continued governance and compliance of CIB.

5-10 years experience and in-depth knowledge of the Finance Operations capability with conceptual understanding of its principles/theories and core products and business lines that are serviced Ability to use own judgement to complex and/or escalated problems. Ability to adapt communication style based on the target audience, within own and outside of the function, and have strategic conversations with key partners and stakeholders across the business and externally.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Developing Strategies
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Taking Action
• Making Decisions

Technical Competencies:

• Evaluation of Internal Controls
• Hedge Accounting
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Financial Systems Administration
• Reconciling Financial Records

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Specialist, Cash Solutions

Job Description

To proactively manage the execution of the cash and distribution strategy with the frontline and operational teams. Function as the Subject Matter Expert on cash in complex deal and support the sales teams the execution of cash deals from existing and new clients, ensuring that the strategy execution is fulfilled. Actively driving the revenue growth and cost reduction in line with the strategy.

Qualifications

Qualification

• Business Commerce Degree

Experience 

• 3-4 years In a sales environment, preferably in Business Banking as well as have relevant intermediary experience in respect of the FAIS product subcategories applicable to this role
• Have a solid understanding of the business banking environment and channels of use
• Have a firm understanding of the banks systems and interlinks to assess change impact

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies

• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Articulating Information
• Producing Output
• Team Working
• Showing Composure

Technical Competencies

• Cash Handling
• Cash Security
• Customer Understanding (Business Banking)
• Data Management (Administration)
• Product and Services Knowledge

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Architect, Enterprise

Job Description

To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes that embed strategic applications across an entire Business Unit / Group scope. To link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes for a dedicated Business Unit to its IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the Business Unit will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture
Technology
More than 10 years
Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle. Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organisations.

Knowledge

• Robust knowledge of Solution Design & Architecture with SAP AND/OR Payments experience
  • SAP within Core Banking Environment
  • Core Banking experience preferential 
• Ability to advise on, plan and manage end to end architecture and design.
• Proven ability to lead, manage and drive high performance across technical and project teams. 
• Knowledge/experience of architecture/design frameworks. 
• Demonstrable relevant experience in writing technical documents. 
• Ability to present to all levels from C-level to technical staff. 
• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit and trade-off analysis, budgeting, and risk management.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as aservice (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services
• management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Developing Strategies
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Resolving Conflict
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Benefits Management
• Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives
• Business Process Design
• Business Process Improvement
• Change Control and Management (IT)
• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• Financial Acumen
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Information Technology Architecture
• Managerial Budgeting
• Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting
• Policy Development
• Programme Management
• Project Definition
• Project Reporting
• Quality Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Scenario Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategy Definition

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