Riyad Bank BT Development Senior Specialist,Riyadh Jobs in Saudi Arabia

Job Purpose:

To understand the business needs of the assigned area of responsibility and to proceed to the development, configurations and delivery of the applications and systems required for efficiency and effectiveness of the business operations.

Area of Responsibilities: 

• Follows all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Follows the day-to-day operations related to own job to ensure continuity of work
• Communicates with the business operation of the assigned area of responsibility to identify and to better clarify its business needs 
• Analyses the business needs of the assigned area and supports the introduction of solutions that match the operating needs of the business needs 
• Monitors the local and international trends and best practices in the banking operating systems and proposes relevant improvements for increasing the efficiency and speed of operations 
• Proceeds to the design of the applications required for the satisfaction of business needs according to Bank’s BT architecture, so as to create the rules for the development of the application
• Develops or modifies the applications when this is required, and ensure that this is aligned with the business requests and architecture design, so as to support the efficiency of the operations
• Controls and proceeds to the accurate and compatible configuration of the systems and applications defining the values of parameters and adjustments required, so as to enable their effective operation and cooperation 
• Participates in the testing of the applications developed, so as to identify and confirm their efficiency and accuracy prior their release to production 
• Supports the identification of the most suitable vendors that are able to provide quality and cost effective services for the development of application that can’t be developed internally
• Monitors the efficiency of the applications used in the assigned business area and proceeds to their maintenance and required configuration, so as to support the effective execution of business objectives 
• Monitors the systems / applications malfunctions reported from the Services Center department and controls the resolution of the most complicated, so to assist the operational ability of the business
• Proceeds to the documentation of all interventions / developments to systems and applications, so as to support the effective knowledge management 
• Contributes to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Assists in the preparation of timely and accurate reports of Riyad Bank to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT engineering or equivalent 

Minimum Experience:

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in BT applications development preferably within a Banking environment .

Riyad Bank Capacity Mgmt. Specialist (DR Services) Riyadh Jobs in Saudi Arabia

Job Purpose:

To balance the risks by aligning policies, procedures and reporting with Disaster Recovery and Regulatory requirements.

Responsible for providing governance, reporting and monitoring of disaster recovery planning and ensure appropriate corporate governance and awareness of existing risk issues.

Responsible for the operational integrity and regulatory compliance of the electrical power, mechanical, monitoring and control systems for a highly available Disaster Recovery Data Center. 

Area of Responsibility:

• Development, enforcement and monitoring of controls, policies and procedures, and risk and compliance reporting for the Disaster Recovery Program.
• Implements the day-to-day operations assigned for Disaster Recovery and ensure full compliance with the established standards and procedures
• Controls and ensures that the physical operation of the Disaster Recovery Data Center is according to the operating rules and regulations, such as temperature, access and building safety, availability of electricity supply etc., so as to facilitate their safe operation
• Monitors all the operating indications of DRDC, and proceeds to the implementation of corrective actions in case of discrepancies
• Ensures that all servers possess the required tapes for data back up and systems operations
• Coordinates with vendors for the accurate processing of information systems activities, e.g. upgrades and maintenance of all equipment at DRDC
• Monitors and reports the daily operating status of DRDC, identifying and reporting any potential malfunction, so as to facilitate the development of solutions for a permanent resolution
• Controls that the employees have full accessibility to the servers and the systems according to their authorization level, while proceeds to the resolution of any potential malfunction, so as to support the continuous function of Banking operations
• Keeps abreast of market trends, as well as hardware and software developments and recommends upgrades that will improve the efficiency of the Disaster Recovery Data Center
• Manage metrics to assess risk, compliance and performance of the program and its strategies and plans
• Assess DR strategies meet and/or exceed RTO and RPO needs
• Prepare timely and accurate departmental reports to meet Riyad Bank as well as department requirements, policies and standards
• Complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment

Qualifications & Experiences:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT engineering or equivalent

• 4-6 years of relevant management experience in data base management and data migration