AFC Commercial Bank
DUE: 26 APRIL 2023
ROLE PROFILE
Reporting to the Head – ICT, the Development Operations Manager position exists to evaluate the completeness, accuracy, and optimization of the Bank’s systems in line with set standards. The successful candidate will be working in conjunction with systems developers to develop new products and features, managing production processes and systems with support and infrastructure teams. In addition, the role plays a key role in the Bank’s development operations transformation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Managing software releases, configuration, monitoring and supporting of all production system components.
Deploying new products, updates and fixes to production environment.
Serving as a gatekeeper between development teams and IT Operations teams to provide handoff from Development to Production.
Developing scripts to automate development operations functions, source code checking with continuous integration, automated test tool configuration, application topology configuration, automated deployment and proactive environment monitoring and management.
Gathering, challenging, clarifying and documenting technical requirements coming from technology leadership.
Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.
Developing tools and processes to reduce occurrences of errors in the production environment and improve customer experience.
Implementing tools that increase the percentage of defects detected in testing before the production release.
Participating in the testing and evaluation of new products and emerging technologies.
Job Skills and Competencies
Extensive hands-on programming.
Knowledge of development operations framework and tools.
Analytical for troubleshooting and debugging skills.
Qualifications and Experience
A Degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or equivalent.
A relevant vocational qualification such as Linux Certification, Oracle Certification is an added advantage.
At least 5 years of hands-on experience with databases including MySQL, Mongo and Oracle.
Interested candidates should submit applications, accompanied by a detailed resume by no later than 26 April 2023.
TO APPLY
All applications should be emailed to careers@afcholdings.co.zw clearly indicating the position you are applying for as your E-mail Subject Reference.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be responded to.