Analyst, Corebanking Application Development at First Bank

Ref Id: 1900004N
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job: IT Tech, SEC & OPS
Organization: Technology and Services
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Grade Range - From : Executive Trainee  Grade Range - To : Assistant Banking Officer

Description

• Assist in planning, coordinating and supervising all activities related to the design, development and implementation of the systems and software applications  on the Finacle core-banking platform
• Assist in developing integration services using Finacle Integrator as interface between 3rd party applications and the core-banking platform
• Assist development Team Lead in all activities with respect to application development & management operations and support on the Finacle core-banking platform.
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems and automation of scripts on Unix platform
• Assist in developing prototypes (to improve envisioning and communication) and proof-of-concept systems (to test technology) to validate potential solutions
• Design technical solution including high level( entity – relationship, data flow) to low level(field structures, database schemas) design on Oracle database platform.
• Develop technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Assist in developing service acceptance criteria. Propose performance levels for new service. Review and verify service requirements with users .Agree and document service acceptance criteria
• Create the service development plan. Review and agree with users
• Build, configure or customise the technical solution (technical code components and services)
• Ensure compilation of code and components into application.
• Manage automation and monitor application integration as code iteratively goes through assembly and product test
• Implement a controlled process that extracts software artifacts from the code repository, transforms it to an integrated product, and returns the result to the code repository
• Actively participate in unit testing / quality reviews through the build phase to ensure that the solution meets the agreed functional specifications
• Assist in maintaining, supporting and upgrading existing IT systems and applications
• Participate in the customisation of application packages
• Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in delivery of reports

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions on Finacle Core Banking application platform including Finacle Scripting language and Form design
• Experience on PL/SQL, SQL database programming language
• Familiarity with JavaScript, CSS and HTML and XML
• Familiarity with Java and Soap Web services
• Deep Familiarity with ISO-8583 and Connect 24 and Finacle Integrator Interface
• Working knowledge of Finacle Integrator and its configuration.
• Familiarity with IBM AIX Unix shell scripting and its technologies.
• Familiarity with IBM WebSphere hosted solutions.