Apex Group is seeking a Senior Application Support Specialist in Cape Town, South Africa, to assist in maintaining and optimizing software applications within the financial services sector. The ideal candidate should possess at least five years of IT application support experience, particularly in the financial industry, and have a strong understanding of various IT tools, methodologies, and scripting
Job Summary
The primary responsibility of the Senior Application Specialist is to provide all necessary assistance for maintenance, installation of software applications to support the daily business and optimize constantly the current business processes.
The successful applicant will work with international development and IT Operation and Support team for financial solution.
The person must have the ability to work as part of a team within IT as well as in collaboration with end-users by taking over user request and issues solving activities.
Matching Summary
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Apex Group is seeking a Senior Application Support Specialist in Cape Town, South Africa, to assist in maintaining and optimizing software applications within the financial services sector. The ideal candidate should possess at least five years of IT application support experience, particularly in the financial industry, and have a strong understanding of various IT tools, methodologies, and scripting.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Application landscape maintenance
Troubleshooting and issue resolution
Performance optimization
Scripting (Linux/Solaris, Power shell)
SQL / PL SQL experience
Nice-to-have
Agile and DevOps methodologies
German and/or French language skills
Continuous improvement mindset
Key Requirements
5+ years of IT application support experience
Financial sector experience
Change and Release Management experience
Experience with enterprise reporting tools (SSRS)
Experience with financial reporting applications (Abacus)