Head of Application Devliery

Job Purpose: Manage the banking applications to maintain core code and functions, implement changes as per business requirements and in conformance with the change policy and quality standards and evaluate/research system developments in the local and regional market. Seek services from External Vendors, QA & ISS, and IT Ops team. Vendor Management. Enforce compliance and governance. Accountabilities:

System, Vendor, and Business Management

• First line of responsibility for the Banking solution - its effectiveness, relevance, and innovation.
• To manage the delivery of business change.
• Support business to understand and prioritize their requirements, explore and explain alternative options, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Production System Support to ensure 100% uptimes.
• Obtain updates/changes and arrange for implementation.
• Provide work schedule with timeline.
• Obtain requirements from Business groups.
• Analyze business requirements in the CR and coordinate with vendors for development and delivery.
• Ensure to test and evaluate patches received from vendors before submitting for UAT.
• Ensure all the applications have the DR capability and are within BCP plans.

• Exhibit strong leadership by managing performance, developing and motivating staff.
• Ensure diagnosis & investigation of issues or changes.
• Ability to design a solution based on agreed IT architecture.
• Ability to understand Business requirement document and recommend changes and system enhancement.
• Manage the technical team/vendor and their development goals.
• Maintain the culture of GB and promote a high-performance work environment.

• Recommend improvements to departmental policy and direct the implementation of procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all CBK, CMA, GB operational procedures, Risk, and AML policies.

• Bachelor's degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science.

• Technical applied experience working in one or more of these domains: technology, applications, and its architecture.
• Strong knowledge of different technology frameworks.
• Sound techno-functional knowledge of banking concepts and how they lend to system design and operation for risk, finance, and compliance aspect.
• Good knowledge of systems development lifecycle, business continuity planning, IT disaster recovery, information security principles and techniques, third-party vendor management, and IT general controls.
• Extensive knowledge of IT security issues, threats, and vulnerabilities.

• PMP, ITIL, CISA, CSM, CSPO.

• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Analytical Thinking.
• Required Technical expertise.
• Project Management.