Banque Populaire du Rwanda,Application Administrator Jobs in Rwanda(a day to go)

ADVERT FOR A POSITION IN BANQUE
POPULAIRE DU RWANDA LTD

Banque Populaire du Rwanda, the leading
retail bank in Rwanda wishes to recruit a focused, results-oriented and
suitably qualified professional to fill the following position:

Postilion: Application Administrator (1
position)

(Reporting to Applications Team Leader)

Department : Operations

Location
: Kigali

Date of issue:
21/09/2015

Closing date : 30/9/2015, 4: 00pm

Key responsibilities

Support
and manage the Postilion switch product suite (Real-time, Office,
Postcard, etc.)

Ensure
maximum availability and performance of the Postilion switch system
through continuous system monitoring

Test
and deploy upgrades, releases and patches to Postilion, underlying DBMS
and operating system

Assist
with planning, testing and implementation of software upgrades and/or
extensions by consultants

Troubleshoot
and resolve Postilion-related issues according to incident and problem
management processes

Perform
administration of the Postilion switch application: control and monitor
users’ access permissions and privileges

Support
cards solutions and perform ATM terminal and interface certifications with
VISA, MasterCard, etc.

Support
POS (Point Of Sale), merchant settlement, and reconciliation systems

Design
and develop custom solutions upon requirement

Automate
routine tasks and solutions for recurring incidents

Develop
data extraction tools, design and produce crystal reports upon requirement

Document
developed solutions and provide user and product manuals where applicable

Analyze
business requirements and translate them into technical specifications

Write
documentation defining used data standards, policies and procedures

Perform
regular maintenance activities such as disk defragmentation and log
back-up and cleaning

Perform
regular back-ups of the switch production as well as reconciliation system
data

Ensure
that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly

Work
hand in hand with system administrators to ensure that hardware resources
allocated to the Postilion application are sufficient for high resilience
and performance

Communicate
regularly with other technical, applications and operational staff to ensure
application integrity and security

Research
and evaluate technology trends to support business requirements

Work
to tight deadlines and when necessary, long hours and be available for
call-out on evenings and weekends

Provide
training to end users and IT support officers (regional IT, helpdesk) if
necessary

Qualifications experiences and attributes

Bachelors’
degree in Information Technology or equivalent from a recognized
university

Minimum
two years of experience in managing and supporting large application
systems, preferably business-oriented and/or EFT (Electronic Funds
Transfer) systems. Knowledge of Postilion or similar financial switch is
an added advantage

Knowledge
of electronic funds transfer mechanisms and a good understanding of
security and cryptography

Sound
knowledge of relational database management systems, preferably Microsoft
SQL Server

Solid
skills in SQL (Structured Query Language) and crystal report design

Proven
scripting skills in VBScript, ActivePerl or similar; previous experience
with Java or Visual Basic is a plus

Familiarity
with computer operating systems in general, and Windows Server systems
line in particular, is essential

Good
problem solving, analytical, organizational, communication and
interpersonal skills are
required.

How to apply:

Please indicate the position you
are applying for as the subject of your email and send your updated resume,
Bachelor’s degree and application letter to: recruitment@bpr.rw not later than
30th September 2015, 4:00pm

All applications will be treated in
confidence. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.