Application Support Analyst, Payments

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.

Lead the support, administration, and maintenance of card issuing and acquiring systems, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and compliance of payment card platforms. Support the operational delivery of digital payment channels including ATM, POS, agency banking, merchant services, e-commerce, QR, and mobile wallets. Manage system upgrades, integrations, and product implementations whilst collaborating with business, technology, vendors, risk, and operations teams to deliver stable, customer-focused digital channel services.

The role will provide technical leadership and coaching to junior specialists and application support teams, guiding them in incident resolution, root cause analysis, operational best practice, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement

Field of Study: First Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

• Preferred Certifications - ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 or payment industry certifications are desirable (VISA and Mastercard).
• CISSP and CISM (added advantage).

Experience Required

• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience supporting card issuing and/or acquiring systems in a banking or payment services environment
• Demonstrated experience with card management systems, payment switches, or payment processing platforms - Strong understanding of card payment processing and transaction flows
•  Proficiency with SQL databases and the ability to write queries for troubleshooting and reporting - Knowledge of Windows and/or Linux server environments
• Familiarity with APIs, web services, and system integration technologies
• Banking or payment services experience: Industry certifications such as ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or payment industry certifications (VISA and Mastercard)

Behavioural Competencies:

• Developing Expertise
• Generating Ideas
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Card issuing and acquiring platforms
• Payment switches and transaction routing
• EMV chip card technology
• ISO 8583 messaging standards
• PCI DSS compliance
• ATM and POS transaction processing
• Card personalization processes
• Fraud monitoring and transaction analysis
• SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL databases
• REST/SOAP APIs
• HSM Administration
• Cryptographic Key Management