{"id":107444,"date":"2026-08-12T07:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/application-support-analyst-payments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:28:23","slug":"application-support-analyst-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/application-support-analyst-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Support Analyst, Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Application Support Analyst, Payments\", \"description\": \"Job Description\\nLead 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.\\nThe 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\\nQualifications\\nField of Study\\n:\\nFirst Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field\\nPreferred Certifications - ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 or payment industry certifications are desirable VISA and Mastercard.\\nCISSP and CISM added advantage.\\nExperience Required\\nMinimum of 5\u20137\u00a0years of experience supporting card issuing and\/or acquiring systems in a banking or payment services environment\\nDemonstrated experience with card management systems, payment switches, or payment processing platforms - Strong understanding of card payment processing and transaction flows\\nProficiency with SQL databases and the ability to write queries for troubleshooting and reporting - Knowledge of Windows and\/or Linux server environments\\nFamiliarity with APIs, web services, and system integration technologies\\nBanking or payment services experience:\u00a0Industry certifications such as ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or payment industry certifications VISA and Mastercard\\nAdditional Information\\nBehavioural Competencies:\\nDeveloping Expertise\\nGenerating Ideas\\nManaging Tasks\\nProducing Output\\nTaking Action\\nTeam Working\\nUpholding Standards\\nTechnical Competencies:\\nCard issuing and acquiring platforms\\nPayment switches and transaction routing\\nEMV chip card technology\\nISO 8583 messaging standards\\nPCI DSS compliance\\nATM and POS transaction processing\\nCard personalization processes\\nFraud monitoring and transaction analysis\\nSQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL databases\\nREST\/SOAP APIs\\nHSM Administration\\nCryptographic Key Management\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-10\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Standard Bank Group\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-24T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Standard Bank Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-24<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Description<br \/>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.<br \/>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<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>Field of Study<br \/>:<br \/>First Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field<br \/>Preferred Certifications &#8211; ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 or payment industry certifications are desirable VISA and Mastercard.<br \/>CISSP and CISM added advantage.<br \/>Experience Required<br \/>Minimum of 5\u20137\u00a0years of experience supporting card issuing and\/or acquiring systems in a banking or payment services environment<br \/>Demonstrated experience with card management systems, payment switches, or payment processing platforms &#8211; Strong understanding of card payment processing and transaction flows<br \/>Proficiency with SQL databases and the ability to write queries for troubleshooting and reporting &#8211; Knowledge of Windows and\/or Linux server environments<br \/>Familiarity with APIs, web services, and system integration technologies<br \/>Banking or payment services experience:\u00a0Industry certifications such as ITIL, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or payment industry certifications VISA and Mastercard<br \/>Additional Information<br \/>Behavioural Competencies:<br \/>Developing Expertise<br \/>Generating Ideas<br \/>Managing Tasks<br \/>Producing Output<br \/>Taking Action<br \/>Team Working<br \/>Upholding Standards<br \/>Technical Competencies:<br \/>Card issuing and acquiring platforms<br \/>Payment switches and transaction routing<br \/>EMV chip card technology<br \/>ISO 8583 messaging standards<br \/>PCI DSS compliance<br \/>ATM and POS transaction processing<br \/>Card personalization processes<br \/>Fraud monitoring and transaction analysis<br \/>SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL databases<br \/>REST\/SOAP APIs<br \/>HSM Administration<br \/>Cryptographic Key Management<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Standard Bank Group on jobs.smartrecruiters.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1301612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-24 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Standard Bank Group Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-24 Job Description Job DescriptionLead the support, administration, and maintenance of card issuing and acquiring systems, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and compliance of payment card platforms. 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