Senior Payment Card System Administrator for Addis Ababa
Dashen Bank S.CAbout This Role
This is a high-stakes technical role at one of Ethiopia’s largest banks, focusing on the backend systems that power card payments. You won’t just maintain existing platforms—you’ll be expected to build and improve in-house digital solutions for payment cards, bridging the gap between business needs and technical execution. It suits an experienced IT professional who thrives on system architecture, security, and performance optimization within a regulated financial environment.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The five-year experience requirement signals that the bank expects you to hit the ground running—this is not a training role. The emphasis on “interpreting business needs” suggests you need more than coding skills; you must translate what the business wants into functional, secure, and scalable card payment systems. A degree in IT or software engineering is the baseline, but your real value lies in hands-on expertise with payment card infrastructure, such as HSM, card management systems, or transaction processing.
How to Approach This Application
Tailor your CV to highlight specific projects where you designed, deployed, or optimized payment card systems—not just general IT support. Emphasize any experience with PCI DSS compliance, EMV standards, or integration with banking core systems, as these are critical for a senior role in a bank like Dashen. In your cover letter, demonstrate that you understand the business impact of system uptime and security, not just the technical specs.
Who This Role Suits
This role is ideal for an experienced payment systems specialist seeking deep technical responsibility in a leading Ethiopian bank. Competition will be strong due to the niche skillset required and the prestige of Dashen Bank, so come prepared with concrete examples of system improvements you’ve delivered.
Senior Payment Card System Administrator
External Vacancy
July 11, 2026
Dashen Bank S.C is pleased to announce the following vacancy.
Vacancy Details
Vacancy Number: DB_EX/HO/008/26
Vacancy Posting End Date: 19/07/2026
Job Summary
Senior Payment Card System Administrator is responsible for developing and providing system support for in-house digital solutions/platforms related to payment cards. In addition, the role holder is responsible for demonstrating the ability to interpret and articulate business needs and provide business solutions.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Software Engineering or any other equivalent field
Experience
Minimum of five (5) years relevant experience
Functional/Technical Competencies
Monitoring and follow-up:Checking system health for all card related systems including Base24-eps, CMM, PRM, Perso Systems, Acquirer, Interchange and Issuer.
End of day operation and configuration: Execute daily end of day operation for each network and configure terminals on card channels platforms.
System support and maintenance: Provide support for end-users and systematic process of identifying, diagnosing and resolving issues or malfunctions with in a system.
Behavioral Competencies
Collaboration: Encompasses a range of behaviors, including effective communication, teamwork, dependability, and engagement
Team Work: Collaborating and communicating in a way that allows team members to share their strengths and expertise and to support each other in achieving their goals.
Engagement: Active dedication and involvement from individuals or teams in collaborative endeavors, projects, initiatives, the Bank's platform, culture, CSR initiatives, training programs, and, most importantly, the organization's mission, vision, and values.
Communication: Clear and successful exchange of information and ideas between individuals, ensuring a shared understanding.
Adaptability: Ability to adapt to change without disrupting operations and the ability to adjust to new situations and circumstances.
Continuous Improvement: Commitment to always finding ways to do things better.
Agility: Ability to move quickly and easily.
Responsiveness: Ability to adapt to change and meet new demands quickly.
Customer Centricity: Understand customers’ needs and meet or seek to exceed their expectations by building long term relationships, adopting data-driven decision making, and engaging in continuously improving processes and methods.
Relationship: Demonstrate readiness to collaborate, and build sustainable relationship with stakeholders.
Empathy: Understand and share the feelings, perspectives and experiences of customers.
Data driven; Consistently utilizing data to drive work and make informed decisions.
Respect: is the glue that holds teams, organizations, customers together.
Professionalism: Conducting oneself with competence, integrity, and respect in a work setting.
Inclusivity: Embracing diversity, respecting unique identities, and fostering belonging.
Genuineness: Being authentic, sincere, and transparent in interactions, respecting the truth and authenticity.
Leadership Competency
Place Of Work
Head Office,Addis Ababa
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