Team Lead, Platform Integrations
Job Summary
Responsible for the stability performance and reliability of our digital banking core. Oversee the L2/L3 support operations that bridge the gap between the Finacle Core Banking system and our modern service layers. Ensure zero-downtime operations by leading rapid incident response performing deep-dive root cause analysis (RCA) and collaborating closely with the Finacle Core team to resolve complex integration bottlenecks.
- Finacle Support Liaison: Serve as the primary technical point of escalation for all integration issues involving Finacle and coordinate with the Core Banking team to troubleshoot data discrepancies connectivity drops and API failures.
- Incident Command: Lead the response to high-priority production incidents. Ensure clear communication with stakeholders and drive the team toward rapid service restoration.
- Environment Health: Monitor the stability of OpenShift and other servers ensuring the optimal performance of the middleware services running within them.
- Proactive Monitoring: Drive the strategy for advanced alerting and logging (using Grafana Prometheus ELK or Dynatrace). Ensure that support teams are alerted to anomalies before they impact end-users.
- Mean Time To Resolution (MTTR): Achieve an average MTTR of < 45 minutes for critical (P1) integration incidents.
- Support Leadership: Manage a 24/7 or follow-the-sun support rotation ensuring adequate coverage and healthy work-life balance for the team.
- Change Success Rate: Maintain a > 98% success rate for all production patches and configuration changes.
Qualifications :
- BSc in IT Computer Science or related field
- Maters degree professional certification such as ITIL Foundation Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJP) Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Microsoft Certified Professional and Developer (MCP MCSD) can be an added advantage.
Experience:
- 7years deep operational understanding of Finacle Core Banking (e.g. troubleshooting Finacle Integrator batch job failures or ISO8583/REST messaging).
- Expert-level ability to read and debug Java code.
- Experience with Terraform/Ansible for environment automation and troubleshooting and Kafka/RabbitMQ for message-queue monitoring.
Additional Information :
Behavioural Competencies:
- Adopting Practical Approaches
- Articulating Information
- Conveying Self-Confidence
- Interacting with People
- Interpreting Data
- Making Decisions
Technical Competencies:
- Business Process Improvement
- Data Integrity
- IT Applications
- IT Systems
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients ... View more