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KBC Asset Management team protects the assets of our clients and helps them grow. For our Prague team of 4,  we are currently looking for a fifth member—an Application Support Engineer who will support internal software application—SimCorp Dimension—which is used to manage our investment portfolio. Your main job is configuration in Dimension according to the input from internal clients. As our application engineer, you strengthen the international team that manages this application.   

Your focus?  

 
Translating the business requirements into an end-to-end solution and working out the most appropriate functionality, together with your team. In doing so, you contribute to safe, future-proof application architecture.  

What can you expect? 

• You sit down with your internal clients to capture their needs. Based on the specific business requirements, you propose a functional design of an IT solution.  
• You align with analysts and engineers from other teams to come to the best solution.  
• You perform feasibility studies in which you identify alternative solutions and investigate their feasibility on the basis of scope, budget, time to market and their executability in the IT application landscape.  
• You maintain good work relations with business partners, daring to challenge them in areas such as schedules and deadlines, and budget scopes.  
• System Implementation and Configuration: Assisting in the configuration and customization of Simcorp Dimension to meet business requirements, including setting up modules and workflows.   
• Knowledge of deployment is a big plus. 
• Support and Troubleshooting: Providing first line support for Simcorp users, troubleshooting issues, and escalating complex problems to seniors or related parties.  
• Data Management: Importing the data to the system, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data within Simcorp by performing reconciliation tasks, ensuring seamless data flow and process automation.    

What skills and experience will help you in this role?  
 

• You already have a background in IT, FinTech, Finance, or Asset Management with interest in investment processes and financial instruments (a big plus). Thanks to your background, you quickly make yourself familiar with the business and IT processes at KBC Asset Management.   
• You can also have a background from IT Support (L2) and would like to get into more development side of things. 
• Your greatest strengths are your analytical skills and ability to think conceptually. 
• You love continuously learning new things—it will take time to become an expert with Dimensions. 
• You have no problem comparing alternative solutions to each other and working with business stakeholders to come to well-thought-out decisions that are in line with the strategy.  
• You can set priorities for your tasks and act according to them 
• You’re motivated by responsibility, take initiative, and work constructively with everyone.  
• You’re open minded. Learning something extra and attempting to do things better? You wouldn’t have it any other way.  
• You have strong communication skills – we’re working as a virtual team across multiple locations (Belgium, Prague, Poland). 

3 things you’ll love about KBC Global Services:

#1 Work-life balance for real. Forget overtime and working while sleeping! We empower all employees, including parents and young professionals, juggling careers, studies and hobbies.
#2 Stability. KBC Group includes the Czech ČSOB, the Belgian KBC, the Hungarian K&H, and more. We’ve been based in Prague since 2021 and offer you room for growth.
#3 International environment full of easy-going colleagues.

What you get:

• Bonuses twice a year based on your performance .
• Hybrid working mode with the possibility to work 50% from home. Our core working hours are from 9 am to 3 pm.
• 28 days off per year to recharge.
• Opportunities for business trips to Belgium (to our KBC Group headquarters).
• Many benefits fully paid by us - Multisport card, learning courses, meal voucher card (170 CZK/day), Cafeteria benefit system, fruit and ice cream days.
• Referral bonuses.
• Contribution to pension and life insurance, great deals on ČSOB products and much more.

Recruiter Name

Jan Mackal