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Senior Manager IT Applications & Asset Management

KCB Group

KenyaManager · Not statedCloses Friday, 23 October 2026, 23:59 EATChecked 16 Oct 2026
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Role overview

KCB Group is hiring a Senior Manager for IT Applications & Asset Management in Kenya. This role is ideal for someone with experience in managing business applications, especially in Bancassurance and Investment Banking platforms, focusing on ensuring their smooth operation and continuous improvement.

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What you will do

  • Lead the daily operational support of Bancassurance and Investment Banking applications to maintain service availability and stability.
  • Manage the Business Applications Support team by planning, directing, and reviewing their work and resolving operational issues.
  • Drive improvements in systems, automation, processes, and user training to enhance efficiency and customer service.
  • Lead technical delivery for projects involving Bancassurance, Investment Banking, Custody, and Wealth Management applications, including system integrations.
  • Maintain detailed documentation such as support procedures, reports, manuals, technical plans, and performance reports.
  • Develop team capability through workforce planning, coaching, training, and performance management.
  • Establish and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery procedures to ensure service resilience.
  • Define and oversee testing and quality assurance for application changes and integrations, ensuring compliance with standards.
  • Review software and vendor solutions to ensure compliance with architecture, security, regulatory, and quality standards before implementation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Computer/Electronics Engineering (required).
  • Master's degree in Management or IT (advantageous).
  • Professional certifications such as MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCITP, ITIL, or RedHat (required).
  • LINUX/UNIX Administration skills (advantageous).
  • Cloud Management experience with Azure, AWS, or OCI (advantageous).
  • Project Management certification or experience (PMP, SCRUM, AGILE) (advantageous).
  • Database Management skills (advantageous).
  • At least 6 years' experience with payment platforms including Bancassurance, Investment and Wealth Banking, and third-party integrations (essential).
  • Understanding of financial, insurance, wealth, and investment services regulations and audits (essential).
  • At least 3 years' experience in budgeting, contracting, purchasing, and application system administration and troubleshooting (desired).
  • At least 3 years' experience in supervision, training, quality assurance, and security related to payment systems (desired).
  • At least 2 years' experience in project management, contract negotiation, and administration (desired).
  • Knowledge of banking industry practices and experience with SOAP, Restful, and Files integrations (essential).
  • Strong analysis, communication, presentation, and customer relationship skills (desired).

How to apply

Submit your application through the employer's official contact before Friday, 23 October 2026.

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