Career Opportunities at Access Bank

Job Roles:

• Leads the program to develop Enterprise Architecture and align the business with IT
• Maintain and govern the enterprise architecture (EA) across the organization.
• Define the EA process and architecture review process,
• Lead the integration of those processes with related business and IT processes.

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Creation or evolution of the enterprise architecture function/program.
• Understand, advocate and support the enterprise's IT strategies.
• Identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive useful business context.
• Analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise architecture.
• Promote the EA process, outcomes and results to the organization, including the enterprise's IT and business leaders.
• Creation of governing principles to guide EA decision making.
• Development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture based on business requirements and IT strategies.
• Undertake EA implementation and ongoing refinement activities.
• Consult with project teams to fit projects to enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture to accommodate project needs.
• Consult with infrastructure development project teams to fit infrastructure to architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the technical architecture to accommodate infrastructure needs.
• Identify organizational requirements for the resources, structures and cultural changes necessary to support the enterprise architecture.
• Documentation of all architecture design and analysis work.

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related numerate science or engineering discipline.
Experience:
2 or more years of experience in any of the following IT disciplines application development, systems integration & middleware, database management, and server administration
Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage
Skills/Competence:

• Familiarity with basic information management practices.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
• Knowledge of business re-engineering principles and processes.
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
• Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools and model repositories.
• Ability to translate business needs into EA requirements.
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of EA

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Job Roles:

• Assist with the delivery of assigned IT projects and programs, within specified criteria of time, scope, cost and quality.
• Handle project support functions
• Track the progress of the projects and develop reports on progress, milestones and budget
• Interface with System Integrators to deliver work

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manage the delivery of assigned project work packages, escalating issues that are beyond set tolerances to the Team Lead, IT Projects and programs for resolution
• Document project business cases in conjunction with Project Owners
• Help with the development of quality assurance test plans and participate in testing.
• Participate in all IT Planning and policy development efforts
• Facilitate the resolution of any issues encountered.
• Assist with quality management for solutions deployment and day-to-day operations
• Help with the production of periodic project reports
• Coordinate end users training before delivery of solutions
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Program Delivery and Program Manager

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in technical field.

Experience:

• 2 - 8 years formal project management experience in outsourced environment
• Prior experience in project management
• Experience with iterative development project delivery
• Competency in project management tools
• Knowledge of Company business processes and systems

Certification(s):

• Project management certification
• Other relevant professional qualifications
• Skills/Competence:
  • Ability to use initiatives.
  • Good knowledge of Project Planning and Management skills
  • Good understanding of the financial services industry and the need for periodically embarking on IT enabled business change projects
  • Adequate knowledge of package implementation of integrated systems
  • Working knowledge of contract management, budget and cost management
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC)

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Job Roles:

• Responsible for turning data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions.
• Responsible for presenting information through reports and visualization and executing queries upon request for data

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Translate business needs and requirements to technical specifications
• Design, build and deploy BI solutions (i.e. Reporting Tools)
• Create tools to store and model data i.e. Data Cubes (OLAP) and Marts.
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems and ETL processes
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Develop and execute database queries, packages, procedures and conduct analysis
• Create Visualizations and reports for requested projects
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities and improve existing BI systems

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor's and/or advanced degree with a concentration in Data Analytics; Finance; Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Statistics/Mathematics.

Experience:
Minimum 5 years working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst, preferably in the financial services industry

Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining, segmentation and data modelling techniques
• Strong knowledge of experience of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integrated Services (SSIS), Power BI
• Familiarity with BI technologies (e.g. Microsoft Power BI, Oracle BI)
• In depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL framework
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Background in Data Warehouse Design
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings

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Job Roles:

• Responsible for the primary support and maintenance of the Bank’s applications
• Covers all problems, user requests and changes relating to the operation of the applications.
• Delivers availability and performance in line with the service levels agreed to support the business services

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Support the Bank’s applications
• Coordinate End of Day / Start of day on CBA (where applicable) and ensure that the applications are readily available before 7:45am and real time online (for online applications)
• Coordinate system changes
• Systems performance monitoring
• Provide user support for Flexcube escalated problems
• Follow-up on escalated problems, effective and efficient management of User Support to the Bank’s IT resources (Operating systems with associated applications and business applications systems)
• Perform preventative maintenance; specify design changes; amend program specifications; update user/operations documentation.
• Coordinate backup restoration test

Job Requirements:

Education:
Good technology related university degree preferably in Computer Science/Engineering or Numeric Science, Certifications with IT Service Management certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:
Minimum of 2 -3 years cognate IT experience/Graduate from Access Bank School of banking excellence will be an advantage.

Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Ability to learn and dedication to service delivery.
• Proficient in office automation tools (e.g. Microsoft Office, etc.)
• Proficient in SQL

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Job Roles:

• Efficient support of enterprise platforms and OS (Solaris, HP-UX, Windows, Exchange, AIX & Redhat).
• Enterprise Backup administration
• Test platforms availability and support
• Hardware and Software change implementations on the enterprise platforms

Functions and Responsibilities:

• System administrator tasks for all IBM/AIX/Exchange servers
• Install and configure system components and software on IBM/AIX platform
• Management of patch deployment and update of patches – IBM/AIX systems
• Performing Storage Administration functions and administration of the
• Logical volume manager on IBM/AIX
• Operating System tuning for the IBM/AIX platform for optimal performance
• Carrying out Change-Work Order Implementations in IBM/AIX platform
• Backup and restore of critical applications across all operating systems
• UNIX, LINUX and Windows via Micro focus data protector software (Back Application)
• Ensuring availability of IBM/AIX live and test environments
• Restore of critical data as when needed via the Micro focus data protector software (Back Application)
• Configure new application on the Micro Focus data protector (Backup application software.
• Patch and update regularly the Backup Applications

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related numerate science or engineering discipline

Experience:
2 Years demonstrated in a technical role with Windows/Unix Administration experience and project management skills

Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Knowledge of Enterprise level Platforms and OS (Solaris, HP-UX, Windows, Exchange, AIX Redhat, Servers & backup technologies)
• Knowledge of Oracle, SQL databases
• Good incident management skills
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills of package implementation, support and maintenance

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Job Roles:

• To ensure that all critical databases are available and performing optimally at all times
• To maintain the integrity of the database and protect it from unauthorized access
• To ensure that the Bank is able to work from an alternative location in the event of a disaster at the production site by either activating the DR site or restoring from backups

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Carryout Database monitoring and basic maintenance task.
• Monitor and maintain database maintenance plans for backups, index rebuild/defragment, and database statistics
• Carryout Database monitoring and maintenance tasks
• Carryout database backup and restore operations
• Support EOD operations by Monitoring performance of database systems resources and query throughput.
• Monitor and maintain database maintenance plans for backups, index rebuild/defragment, and database statistics
• Installation of oracle database and client software on the banks servers and client PCs and creation of databases to support the bank’s business
• Work with external consultants installing third-party software that will integrate with core banking database
• Release new or updated stored programs to production database after having been tested and certifies ok and backed by a duly signed change process form.
• Perform Database Capacity Management by generating database growth report for Management and Planning for future storage requirements for the databases.
• Work with external consultants installing third-party software that will integrate with core banking database.
• Work with other IT units on database related projects.
• Remediate database nonconformities detect by internal and external auditors as well as regulators

Job Requirements:

Education:
A good first degree in science and engineering with moderate proficiency in database management. Relevant Master’s degree will be an advantage

Experience:
Minimum of 2 years IT experience with good database background.

Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Good Proficiency Oracle Database
• Good Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server database
• Ability to use Oracle data dictionary
• Ability to take back up of database and database objects and restore when required.
• Ability to review and interpret log files, AWR and other diagnostic reports to resolve performance challenges
• Basic Proficiency in UNIX/Linus and other relevant operating systems
• Basic networking skills
• Good security knowledge
• Ability to research, resolve and document unknown problems.
• Payment and cash management
• Regulatory knowledge and background in Payments

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Job Roles:

• Conduct Business Analysis for new product releases and new projects.
• Involved in Coordination and assessment of requests from stakeholders.
• Requirement Analysis, Documentation and Scope validation

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Understand the business problems / needs from business executives, product managers, operations managers and business users.
• Analyses and documents detailed business requirements including data and non-functional requirements.
• Document functional requirements utilizing various techniques including user stories, use cases, data flow diagrams, swim lanes diagrams, workflow diagrams, screen mock-ups, etc.
• Obtain sign-off against the business requirements.
• Communicate business requirements to development and quality assurance staff.
• Ensures traceability between business and functional requirements.
• Validate system design against requirements.
• Review and validates test cases produced by the quality assurance staff.
• Understand technology solutions to business problems and communicate the solutions back to the business.
• Conduct gap analysis and downstream impact exercises for system changes.
• Services as a first point of contact for development staff to understand requirements specifically during the implementation / coding phase

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a Business-related discipline, IT or a related discipline

Experience:
Minimum of 2 - 8 years of solution, assessment, validation and stakeholder management.

Certification(s):
ITIL, Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP), PMP, Scrum Certification

Skills/Competence:

• Ability to make use of tools & techniques inrequirement analysis or elicitation
• Customer relationship management skill
• Problem-solving/analytical skill
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skill
• Business analysis skills
• System analysis skills
• Project management skill
• Creative and innovative thinking skills
• Process Improvement skills
• Adequate knowledge of information and knowledge management

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Job Roles:

To coordinate the deployment of network solutions (core network and branches) design and implement industry standard network architecture for the Bank

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide an appropriate design for the Banks Communication and Networking infrastructure to enable optimal use of the IT Network /Security infrastructure and applications within agreed service standards
• Support introduction of new applications, including a smooth transition when systems change or are upgraded
• Plan and Design of new network connectivity projects such as new branches or new additions to the network
• Liaise with vendors that provide Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), Interconnectivity Devices and Accessories, Voice and Network Security Solutions on applicable Design within the Diamond Bank Network.
• Handle the implementation of Network and communication projects
• Handle Network and Communications input in the execution of assigned projects. Ensure that Process Control Function checklists are dully followed.
• Coordinate communication strategies with end-users regarding network issues, scheduled maintenances, network upgrades.
• Prepare and present reliable trend analyses to help determine focus areas and develop proactive approaches to faults management

Job Requirements:

Education:
First degree in Computing Science, Engineering, Operational sciences or (any other discipline with strong Information Systems component and/or relevant IT Service Management certification). 

Experience:
Minimum of 3- years IT Operations experience in a technology environment

Certification(s):
Cisco, ITIL and other professional qualification will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Good knowledge and understanding of banking operations Good and Strong Working Knowledge of Cisco Router, Operating Systems
• Experienced in Network Design Principles.
• Strong Network Troubleshooting Skills.
• Relationship Management
• Vendor Management
• Issues Management
• Vendor Management
• Benefit / Value Assessment
• Technology Innovation

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Job Roles:

• Develop and maintain the back end of the product.
• Gather user requirements, write code using an agile methodology, and continuously update the back-end code of the product.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, the development team and Scrum Master to develop, design, build and launch the product

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Works closely with end-users to identify issues and captures business requirements
• Integrates user-facing elements developed by front-end developer with service side logic
• Translates business requirements into system design specifications
• Performs appropriate development and testing activities
• Optimizes the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Deploys regular releases in an agile approach
• Creates appropriate documentation as defined by the agile development methodology
• Works closely with business stakeholders and end users to develop an understanding of how the applications are used by the user teams being supported
• Designs and implements data storage solutions
• Maintains competency in the technologies related to responsibilities.
• Works on complex systems analysis and programming assignments with minimal supervision; expected to independently determine solutions

Job Requirements:

Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline

Experience:
Minimum of 4 years of back-end development experience

Certification(s):
IT certifications and other professional qualifications will be an added advantage

Skills/Competence:

• Knowledge of Scrum/Agile or Kanban software development processes
• Proficient in back-end and front-end development
• Understanding of front-end technologies and platforms. Understanding in at least one of the following is required: JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of platforms and tools, such as ASP.NET MVC 5, C#, sequel serve database, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of source code control tools
• Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop, Hive, and Pig, Cloudera, or large data warehousing initiatives
• Experience with systems deployed on Unix/Linux/Solaris environments
• Experience in developing applications in Windows based application
• Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that enables the team to fulfil requests within the desired SLA.
• Provide overall team guidance and fix all escalations
• Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment