Tasks and responsibilities:
- Ensuring the operation of core banking applications in respect to application management (2nd level support)
- Suggesting and implement operation improving tasks like automation
- Processing of incident tickets generated by monitoring systems and the local service desk within SLAs
- Performing coordination / communication tasks between incident managers, applications service owners, 3rd-level support and other IT / Business stakeholders
- Takeover of periodical on-call duty (weekly 7x24)
- Administration of change requests, for application related process fulfillment
- Participation in periodic releases on weekends
- Engage in projects relating to operational aspects for existing or newly integrated applications
- Routine data cleansing of the systems
- Keep application operation documentation (knowledge database) up to date
Must-have criteria:
- Completed IT training (Degree in Computer Science or other IT related certification)
- At least 2 years of professional experience in application support
- Good Unix know-how
- Knowledge of Windows OS at server level
- SQL
- ITIL Foundation certification
- Ideally, experience in banking with a knowledge of financial products
- Process-oriented and analytical approach
- Enthusiastic team player with strong communication skills
- Highly motivated, and proactive, with an eagerness to learn and take on new concepts
- Good written and spoken English
Nice-to-have criteria:
- Knowledge of Java application server / database / AWA (UC4)
- Knowledge and experience in ETL tools (preferably Informatica PowerCenter)
- Shell scripting
- German language
Contract duration:
- 12 months with option of extension (manager is looking for long term engagement)
Language requirements: