Employment: Full Time
Job Duration: Permanent Employment
Lead development of software applications in line with specific requirements of internal and external user departments to facilitate process efficiencies and provide superior service to all stakeholders
Drive data analytics agenda to provide a competitive advantage to the organization through delivering exhaustive, rich and actionable insights across its value chain
Own the strategy of the IT Systems and Applications section ensuring alignment to the overall IT strategy
Lead the development and implementation of department-wide policies with a focus on the Systems and Applications procedures
Oversee all system and application-related vendor interactions and play a key role in negotiating vendor SLA’s for the section
Manage budget tracking for the systems and applications section and communicate the requirements on time to ensure the delivery of necessary software support to the employee
Maintain health check reporting and be readily prepared to provide necessary updates to management regarding the operational status of the IT function
Oversee and manage the development and maintenance of system and application documentation (BRD, ERD, Design Documentation and User Manuals)
Work closely with the Business Development department to ensure effective development of products and services (insourced and outsourced)
Conduct DR and failover test
Identify opportunities to enhance Enterprise architecture, integrate big data analytics and business intelligence in business operations and
Oversee and manage the evaluation of IT-related proposals
Supervise the timely execution of troubleshooting activities with minimal distributions to the end-users for application and system problems
Oversee the development and update of systems and applications ensuring that the development/modification is done as per the needs of the users
Support the implementation of security controls and standards
Lead the data analytics to ensure generation of actionable insights across decisions pertaining to products and services offerings, customers and overall organizational initiatives
Oversee and manage the review of internal and external Audit Observations
Open to ANY nationality, preferably UAE national
Male/Female, 45 years old and below
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Master’s Degree is a plus
Minimum 8 years of experience in a related role, banking and finance industry will be preferred
PMP Certification and Programming Certificate are a bonus
Extensive experience in people management (least 3 years in a managerial role)
Proven experience in IT project management.
Proven experience in handling IT systems and applications function
Advanced level of Arabic and English Languages (Written and spoken)
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Source: Job Posting - gulftalent.com
