Area : Menlyn Maine, Pretoria Role: The Postilion team is responsible for: Transaction switching to MasterCard, Visa, BankServ third party processors and directly to back-end systems Onboarding of new Clients Daily Card Transaction Switching Operations Strategic alignment and continuous improvement of Card Operations function Card production. Generation of daily reports to finance. Hardware integration. Production stability. Software testing. Certification with VISA, Mastercard, Reserve bank, BankServ. Patching and Business enhancement implementations Ensure that the Card Payment systems at the Company remains PCI-DSS Compliant The primary function is to ensure 100% uptime of all Card Systems in the group. The secondary role is to develop software to enhance the operations and also adapt software for client requirements. The environment it dynamic and changes a lot. After hours emergency support for a week a month is required. What we are looking for in a candidate: Skills: Minimum of 5 years current working experience in a Postilion role. At least 5 years experience within Issuing and POS Acquiring / TermAPP, Application Builder. Issuing: Exposure to MasterCard Connect, MFE Scheduler and Client application. Visa Edit Package Acquiring: MasterCard, Visa, BankservAfrica and Amex Certification experience. Experience with Postilion Interfaces: PostBridge Nixbridge Base24Bankserv BankservRTC VisaBase12 VisaSMS MasterCard (Cr/Dr) Amex Active/Active Configuration of interchanges. Experience in the following daily activities: Config of source and sink nodes. Of PostCard. Of portal. Setup of Routes. Risk rules setup and ability to track how rules affect transaction flow. HSM & Key Management. Familiarity with the following: Cryptography. Understanding of Thales-HSM. Experience with Postilion Office (extract plugins and Normalization.) Experience with ATM Driving ATMAPP / Application Builder (NCR and Diebold). Experience with 3DSecure / E-Commerce acquiring. Extensive experience with MSSQL database engine (must have). Experience with ISO8583 protocol. Must understand PCI DSS and PCI Pin. Basic understanding of computer & system networks (for configurations). Extensive experience with development language like; C# / Java / Delphi, or Perl (advantageous). Experience in Key Block (advantageous). The role also offers the opportunity to lead a team of Postilion Developers and Support Engineers (optional). Qualifications: Tech (Information systems/ Computer Systems) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or B.Eng. (Electronic / Electronic / Computer) Matric or equivalent qualification What the job will entail day to day You will lead, manage and work in a team with the following responsibilities: Leading and managing by example the day-to-day activities and health of the Team and the System. Continues improvement of the Team and System Strategic alignment with the Groups objectives Mentor to junior staff. Transaction switching to MasterCard, Visa, BankServ third party processors and directly to back-end systems. Card production. Generation of daily reports to finance. Hardware integration. Production stability. Software testing. Certification with VISA, Mastercard, Reserve bank, BankservAfrAssess, develop, upgrade and document procedures for systems, communications environments and application software. Consulting with Account managers, Executive Head: Innovation, Architecture & Development, Head: Production and fellow colleagues concerning maintenance/enhancements and development of the system. Consulting with network administration employees to evaluate interface between hardware and software. Document and direct software testing and validation procedures. Modifying existing software to correct errors to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performances. Research, analyse and evaluate requirements for software applications and operating systems. Advice on areas that could be improved on and keep up to date with new trends in software development and technologies that can be used to benefit the Company. Opportunity to lead and manage by example the day-to-day activities and health of the Team and the System. Personal Attributes: Excellent Technical, Execution and Work Ethic attributes Excellent Management and leadership skills Excellent Analytical skills Must have good administrative and analytical skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Stress management skills. Time management skills. Target orientated. Decision-making skills. Problem solving skills. Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy. High level of personal integrity and ethics.
