Business Applications Administrator job at Finance Trust Bank
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Nov-15
Location: TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, Lumumba avenue, kampala, Kampala, Uganda
Business Applications Administrator 2025-11-14T11:49:03+00:00 Finance Trust Bank https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_920/logo/finance.jpg https://www.ugashare.com/jobs/ FULL_TIME TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, Lumumba avenue kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Banking Admin & Office 2025-11-27T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Finance Trust Bank is hiring a Business Applications Administrator responsible for providing Level 1 support for business-critical applications that enhance operational efficiency and risk management across the bank. This role ensures optimal system performance, user satisfaction, and compliance with internal standards for documentation, resilience, and security. This position reports to Manager, Business Applications & Services and will be based at the Head Office of the Bank. Application Support & Maintenance. - Provide Level 1 support for business applications in the Operational Efficiency & Risk Management Category (e.g., HR, Legal, Procurement, Inventory, Service Management, Audit automation, etc.).
- Log, track, and escalate incidents and enhancement requests to vendors or internal developers where applicable.
- Monitor application performance, identifying and proactively resolving bottlenecks to ensure optimal functionality.
- Monitor system health and usage metrics, generate reports on system performance, incidents, and user feedback for management review.
- Support the implementation of system upgrades and enhancements, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Coordinate and/or participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate new features or updates.
Documentation & Knowledge Management. - Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive documentation, including User Guides, Administration Manuals, and Architectural Maps, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
- Document system configurations, processes, and changes for audit and compliance purposes
- Ensure knowledge base articles are available and accessible to end-users.
User Training & Adoption; - Conduct training sessions and create training materials to ensure end-users are proficient in application usage.
- Act as a liaison between users and technical teams to ensure smooth adoption of applications
- Provide ongoing support to enhance user adoption and address skill gaps.
Business Continuity & Resilience; - Implement and test BCP (Business Continuity Planning) configurations for all supported applications.
- Participate in periodic disaster recovery drills, ensure system readiness, and document outcomes to meet regulatory and operational standards.
Security & Compliance; - Address identified system vulnerabilities promptly, coordinating with the respective teams to implement patches and updates.
- Ensure applications comply with internal IT security and risk management policies.
Any other duties may be reasonably assigned by the supervisory chain. Minimum Educational and Technical Competence requirements: - Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
- ITIL Foundation Certification is an added advantage
- CompTIA Security+ (for security awareness) is an added advantage.
- Any relevant vendor-specific certifications are an added advantage
- Training in project management, process reengineering, or data analytics is an added advantage
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in IT systems support, preferably in banking or financial services, with hands-on experience in application and/or database systems support.
- Strong understanding of business process automation tools and platforms.
- Basic understanding of database queries and system architecture.
- Knowledge of network protocols, cybersecurity principles, and database management.
- Experience with monitoring tools, ticketing systems, and IT service management (ITSM) processes (Familiarity with ITIL practices is a plus).
- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, pro-activeness, self-drive, and initiative.
- Customer-centric mindset with a passion for improving internal and external user experience.
- Adaptive to changing priorities and open to innovation.
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Detail-oriented and organized in handling multiple tasks and priorities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Person of integrity.
- Flexibility and willingness to work long hours, including evenings and weekends.
Application Support & Maintenance. Provide Level 1 support for business applications in the Operational Efficiency & Risk Management Category (e.g., HR, Legal, Procurement, Inventory, Service Management, Audit automation, etc.). Log, track, and escalate incidents and enhancement requests to vendors or internal developers where applicable. Monitor application performance, identifying and proactively resolving bottlenecks to ensure optimal functionality. Monitor system health and usage metrics, generate reports on system performance, incidents, and user feedback for management review. Support the implementation of system upgrades and enhancements, ensuring minimal disruption to operations. Coordinate and/or participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate new features or updates. Documentation & Knowledge Management. Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive documentation, including User Guides, Administration Manuals, and Architectural Maps, ensuring accuracy and accessibility. Document system configurations, processes, and changes for audit and compliance purposes Ensure knowledge base articles are available and accessible to end-users. User Training & Adoption; Conduct training sessions and create training materials to ensure end-users are proficient in application usage. Act as a liaison between users and technical teams to ensure smooth adoption of applications Provide ongoing support to enhance user adoption and address skill gaps. Business Continuity & Resilience; Implement and test BCP (Business Continuity Planning) configurations for all supported applications. Participate in periodic disaster recovery drills, ensure system readiness, and document outcomes to meet regulatory and operational standards. Security & Compliance; Address identified system vulnerabilities promptly, coordinating with the respective teams to implement patches and updates. Ensure applications comply with internal IT security and risk management policies. Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field ITIL Foundation Certification is an added advantage CompTIA Security+ (for security awareness) is an added advantage. Any relevant vendor-specific certifications are an added advantage Training in project management, process reengineering, or data analytics is an added advantage Minimum of two (2) years of experience in IT systems support, preferably in banking or financial services, with hands-on experience in application and/or database systems support. Strong understanding of business process automation tools and platforms. Basic understanding of database queries and system architecture. Knowledge of network protocols, cybersecurity principles, and database management. Experience with monitoring tools, ticketing systems, and IT service management (ITSM) processes (Familiarity with ITIL practices is a plus). Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, pro-activeness, self-drive, and initiative. Customer-centric mindset with a passion for improving internal and external user experience. Adaptive to changing priorities and open to innovation. Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines. Detail-oriented and organized in handling multiple tasks and priorities. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Strong written and spoken communication skills. Person of integrity. Flexibility and willingness to work long hours, including evenings and weekends. JOB-6917172f50cab Vacancy title:
Business Applications Administrator Jobs at:
Finance Trust Bank Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, November 27 2025 Duty Station:
TWED PLAZA, Plot 22B, Lumumba avenue | kampala | Kampala | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Finance Trust Bank is hiring a Business Applications Administrator responsible for providing Level 1 support for business-critical applications that enhance operational efficiency and risk management across the bank. This role ensures optimal system performance, user satisfaction, and compliance with internal standards for documentation, resilience, and security. This position reports to Manager, Business Applications & Services and will be based at the Head Office of the Bank. Application Support & Maintenance. - Provide Level 1 support for business applications in the Operational Efficiency & Risk Management Category (e.g., HR, Legal, Procurement, Inventory, Service Management, Audit automation, etc.).
- Log, track, and escalate incidents and enhancement requests to vendors or internal developers where applicable.
- Monitor application performance, identifying and proactively resolving bottlenecks to ensure optimal functionality.
- Monitor system health and usage metrics, generate reports on system performance, incidents, and user feedback for management review.
- Support the implementation of system upgrades and enhancements, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Coordinate and/or participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate new features or updates.
Documentation & Knowledge Management. - Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive documentation, including User Guides, Administration Manuals, and Architectural Maps, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
- Document system configurations, processes, and changes for audit and compliance purposes
- Ensure knowledge base articles are available and accessible to end-users.
User Training & Adoption; - Conduct training sessions and create training materials to ensure end-users are proficient in application usage.
- Act as a liaison between users and technical teams to ensure smooth adoption of applications
- Provide ongoing support to enhance user adoption and address skill gaps.
Business Continuity & Resilience; - Implement and test BCP (Business Continuity Planning) configurations for all supported applications.
- Participate in periodic disaster recovery drills, ensure system readiness, and document outcomes to meet regulatory and operational standards.
Security & Compliance; - Address identified system vulnerabilities promptly, coordinating with the respective teams to implement patches and updates.
- Ensure applications comply with internal IT security and risk management policies.
Any other duties may be reasonably assigned by the supervisory chain. Minimum Educational and Technical Competence requirements: - Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
- ITIL Foundation Certification is an added advantage
- CompTIA Security+ (for security awareness) is an added advantage.
- Any relevant vendor-specific certifications are an added advantage
- Training in project management, process reengineering, or data analytics is an added advantage
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in IT systems support, preferably in banking or financial services, with hands-on experience in application and/or database systems support.
- Strong understanding of business process automation tools and platforms.
- Basic understanding of database queries and system architecture.
- Knowledge of network protocols, cybersecurity principles, and database management.
- Experience with monitoring tools, ticketing systems, and IT service management (ITSM) processes (Familiarity with ITIL practices is a plus).
- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, pro-activeness, self-drive, and initiative.
- Customer-centric mindset with a passion for improving internal and external user experience.
- Adaptive to changing priorities and open to innovation.
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
- Detail-oriented and organized in handling multiple tasks and priorities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Person of integrity.
- Flexibility and willingness to work long hours, including evenings and weekends.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 24 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
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