Standard Bank Group

Financial Services

TeamLead,PlatformIntegrations

$15000–25000k ~AI est. Lagos Mainland, Nigeria FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Team Lead, Platform Integrations at Standard Bank Group. Skills: Platform Integrations, Finacle Core Banking, DevOps, Incident Response. Oversee L2/L3 support operations. Bridge gap between Finacle Core Banking and service”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve 98% success rate for MTTR

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting integration bottlenecks; Troubleshoot data discrepancies; Troubleshoot connectivity drops; Troubleshoot API failures

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BSc in IT, Computer Science or related field, 7 years deep operational understanding of Finacle Core Banking, Expert-level ability to read and debug Java code, Experience with Terraform/Ansible for environment automation, Experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ for message-queue monitoring

Nice to Have

Master's degree, Professional certification such as ITIL Foundation, Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJP), Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), Microsoft Certified Professional and Developer (MCP, MCSD)

What You'll Do.

Oversee L2/L3 support operations

Bridge gap between Finacle Core Banking and service

Ensure zero-downtime operations

Lead rapid incident response

Perform deep-dive root cause analysis

Collaborate with Finacle Core team

Resolve complex integration bottlenecks

Serve as technical point of escalation for integration

Coordinate with Core Banking team

Troubleshoot data discrepancies

Troubleshoot connectivity drops

Troubleshoot API failures

Lead response to high-priority production incidents

Ensure clear communication with stakeholders

Drive team toward rapid service restoration

Monitor stability of OpenShift and servers

Ensure optimal performance of middleware services

Drive strategy for advanced alerting and logging

Ensure support teams are alerted to anomalies

Achieve average MTTR of 98% success rate

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with Finacle Core team; Collaborate with Core Banking team

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Full Job Description

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 range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you. 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 98% success rate for all production patches and configuration changes. ## Qualifications * BSc in IT, Computer Science or related field * Mater'

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