Senior Application Specialist - Financial Systems & DevOps

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services provider based in Cape Town seeks a Senior Application Specialist to maintain and optimize software applications. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of IT application support experience in the financial sector, knowledge in release management, and the ability to work with international teams. Strong English communication skills required, with other language skills advantageous. Apply now to be part of an innovative company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT application support in the financial sector.
• Solid understanding of IT applications landscape components.
• Experience with FTP/SFTP solutions like Globalscape is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and installation assistance for software applications.
• Optimize current business processes through performance and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with end-users to address requirements and issues.

Skills

IT application support experience

Change and Release Management

Core Banking solution knowledge

Experience with reporting tools (SSRS)

Scripting skills (Linux/Solaris)

SQL/PL SQL knowledge

Fluent English communication

Experience with ticketing tools (Service Now)

Job description

A global financial services provider based in Cape Town seeks a Senior Application Specialist to maintain and optimize software applications. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of IT application support experience in the financial sector, knowledge in release management, and the ability to work with international teams. Strong English communication skills required, with other language skills advantageous. Apply now to be part of an innovative company.