Total 21 help desk specialist job vacancies in Makati, Metro Manila

As a member of our Business SaaS Service Desk team, you are responsible for the end to end management of Avaloq clients. The team is the single point of contact for all clients asking for SaaS support, it manages the incoming calls, tickets and e-mails. All the issues are tracked through the ticketing tool and notified to clients.

The Service Desk also manages the service malfunction/interruption communications and support the service-related report activities.

Your key tasks

• First level Help Desk support: provide a single point of contact for both, internal and external Avaloq clients
• Make an efficient initial assessment of customers` requests: either resolve or assign them to the 2nd level support accordingly
• Record and track incidents and complaints keeping clients informed on their requests’ status and progress
• Manage clients requests’ life-cycle including closure and verification
• Produce and update statistics and reports to both, clients and Avaloq management

Join our team as a Build and Testing Specialist where you'll take on a pivotal role managing our test and build framework. You will focus on internal quality control, and perform preventive maintenance to ensure everything runs smoothly. You'll be packaging our Java-based products, working closely with our development team on manual testing. You will also coach team members to enhance their testing skills. This position is perfect for someone thrive in a dynamic setting while making substantial contributions to the quality and reliability of our software.

Key tasks

• Ensure build processes are closely monitored for consistent quality and swiftly address any flaws discovered in build scripts to maintain internal quality control.
• Compile Java-based applications for release and maintain package repositories alongside version control systems to ensure proficient software rollouts.
• Design and implement enhancements to our build and test systems, ensuring they perform optimally. Regularly monitor these systems to pinpoint potential improvements.
• Conduct preventive maintenance to maintain the integrity and efficiency of our build infrastructure.
• Increase test coverage of our products in close collaboration with developers, execute manual testing, and coach others to perform manual tests.

We have an exciting opportunity within the Avaloq Marketing & Communications team. Join us and work with our international team of diverse, driven and highly skilled financial and technology marketers who are focused on supporting our clients, prospects, partners and industry to understand Avaloq’s complex, market leading and innovative solutions.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Digital Marketing Specialist to join our marketing team. In this role, you will engage in a variety of essential tasks that support our marketing initiatives, providing an exciting opportunity to contribute to diverse projects. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment and be eager to tackle various responsibilities while focusing on enhancing our digital marketing efforts.

Your key tasks

• Set up and manage Google Ads and LinkedIn campaigns to drive awareness, conversions and increase ROI
• Set up and manage email marketing campaigns and event communications
• Monitor, analyse and optimize campaign performance based on data-driven insights and execute A/B tests
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, oversee requests and prioritize projects
• Report on the performance of marketing activities with capability to filter valuable information

We are looking for a skilled Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist to join the Avaloq CISO Governance team. The CISO Governance team is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's Information Security governance, risk management, and compliance programs. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of information security practices, regulatory requirements, and risk management frameworks. The role is based in Manila.

Your key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include the following domains. You don't have to be an expert on everything, but you must be willing to learn!

• Governance and Compliance
  • Participate in the development and maintenance of Avaloq's information security governance framework.
  • Lead and aid with compliance-related issues across stakeholders.
  • Work closely with internal and external audits, both to support the audit activities and to manage the remediation of findings.
  • Report to management and relevant stakeholders on compliance status and security governance effectiveness.
• Policy Management
  • Provide guidance and assist in the drafting, revision, and implementation of security policies and procedures.
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented policies and procedures.
  • Participate in regular policy reviews to ensure alignment with changing regulations and organizational objectives.
• Security Risk Management
  • Conduct and guide risk assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Conduct security assessment of third-party vendors to evaluate compliance with Avaloq’s security standards.
  • Monitor third-party compliance with agreements and performance against organizational benchmarks.
• Awareness and Advocacy
  • Be an advocate for security among your colleagues.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of a comprehensive cybersecurity awareness program.
  • Craft engaging and informative security training materials for Avaloq employees.
  • Measure the effectiveness of employees' knowledge and competencies and adapt strategies based on feedback and trends.
  • Participate in internal security awareness activities such as new employee onboarding.
  • Stay updated with the latest developments in information security, risk management, and compliance.

The First Level Support Engineer is responsible for providing technical support to customers of our SaaS platform. This includes answering customer questions, troubleshooting problems, and escalating issues to the appropriate team members. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Your tasks:

• Answer customer questions via ticketing tool, email or eventually by phone
• Troubleshoot technical problems and provide solutions
• Escalate issues to the appropriate team members
• Document customer interactions and resolutions
• Stay up-to-date on the latest software releases and features
• Work with other team members to improve the customer support experience

We are looking for a DevOps Middleware Engineer for a team of motivated, enthusiastic and committed colleagues who always take the time to look at complex issues from all sides, who together master the challenges of day-to-day business, and who make the job of "running the bank" in Avaloq a success.
On our way to the cloud, we are providing an ever-increasing range of microservices to best combine availability and scalability.

Your key tasks

• Declaration of infrastructure components in Terraform for Oracle, GPC, AWS, MS Azure, and the private cloud of our service provider.
• Use of current technologies and tools for continuous improvement and automation of system operation.
• Set-up, operation, monitoring and maintenance of the systems for the realization of the offered services.
• Assumption of tasks within the ITSM lifecycle, especially in performance, service, change, asset, incident, and problem management.
• Participation in on-call duties.
• Administration and configuration of web application server
• Coding of automation and monitoring scripts
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform to ensure efficient and scalable deployment processes
• Issues investigation and troubleshooting
• Contribution to the design, technical documentation, implementation, and administration of enterprise applications
• Middleware refreshment and patching
• Collaboration with specialists of different areas for the implementation of cross-domain activities
• Ticket management (L2/L3 support) in collaboration with our strategic 3rd party suppliers
• On-call service (7x24) and early/late shifts

The Database Competence Center is covering all DBA technologies. We are responsible for the 24 x 7 operations for major regional and global banks.

Your key tasks 

• Create and maintain all databases required for development, testing, education and production usage on different Unix and Linux platforms
• Perform the capacity planning required to create and maintain the databases.
• Perform ongoing tuning of the database instances.
• Install & evaluate new versions of the Oracle RDBMS and its tools and any other tools that access the Oracle database.
• Plan and implement backup and recovery of the Oracle database.
• Control migrations of programs, database changes, reference data changes and menu changes through the development life cycle.
• Implement and enforce security for all Oracle Databases.
• Perform database re-organisations as required to assist performance and ensure maximum uptime of the database.
• Put standards in place to ensure that all application design and code is produced with proper integrity, security and performance.
• Support and perform the migration into the Oracle Cloud and other cloud providers
• Provide technical support to application development teams.
• Assist with impact analysis of any changes made to the database objects.
• Troubleshoot with problems regarding the databases, applications and development tools.
• Ensure all relevant support documentation is up to date and ready for review and audit.
• Declaration of infrastructure components in Terraform for Oracle, GPC, AWS, MS Azure and the private cloud of our service provider
• Use of current technologies and tools for continuous improvement and automation of system operation.
• Set-up, operation, monitoring and maintenance of the systems for the realization of the offered services.

We are looking for a committed and competent IT Service Desk Agent to become the new member of our Global IT Service Desk team in Manila. We are looking for a professional, responsible and self-reliant individual to help our Global IT Service Desk team in Avaloq which requires close collaboration with all IT team members and users worldwide.

Your key tasks 

• Serve as the first point of contact for end users seeking technical assistance over the phone, email, and tickets
• Fixing the problems identified by users
• Capture and conduct progressive incident analysis and remediation of incidents
• Support end users via tickets, phone, email, and remote access
• Prioritizing and resolving IT concerns and escalating serious issues to relevant stakeholders
• Documentation of systems, procedures and processes
• Processing IT service requests and managing the request fulfillment process 
• Provide accurate information on IT products or services

We are looking for a committed and competent IT Service Desk Agent to become the new member of our Global IT Service Desk team in Manila. We are looking for a professional, responsible and self-reliant individual to help our Global IT Service Desk team in Avaloq which requires close collaboration with all IT team members and users worldwide.

Your key tasks 

• Serve as the first point of contact for end users seeking technical assistance over the phone, email, and tickets
• Fixing the problems identified by users
• Capture and conduct progressive incident analysis and remediation of incidents
• Support end users via tickets, phone, email, and remote access
• Prioritizing and resolving IT concerns and escalating serious issues to relevant stakeholders
• Documentation of systems, procedures and processes
• Processing IT service requests and managing the request fulfillment process 
• Provide accurate information on IT products or services

You will be part of a well-established international Information Security team focused on Offensive Security activities. As a Red Team Specialist, you will play a critical role in assessing and enhancing our organization's security defenses.

Your primary responsibility is to simulate attacks on the organization's systems, networks, and applications to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses; document the findings, and work with stakeholders to ensure that any findings are understood and addressed. You will collaborate closely with other security professionals, including Blue team members (defenders) and Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) analysts. Together, you will strengthen the organization's security posture. Your role will contribute to the success of the team and will be reporting to the Head of InfoSec Assurance.

Your key tasks 

• Conduct Red team exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls.
• Mimic real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Carry out continuous implementation and testing sophisticated Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to be engineered as part of the offensive knowledge base (KB).
• Design and implement advanced attack scenarios targeting modern computer networks and cloud environments.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the existing offensive knowledge base (KB).
• Execute testing, validation, and verification activities (e.g., field testing, performance testing, etc..) to evaluate and certify the effectiveness and stability of engineered capabilities.
• Collaborate with Blue team members and CSOC team to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Produce reports documenting findings and present them to stakeholders.
• Coordinating the engagement of specialized external companies for penetration tests when these activities cannot be carried out by internal personnel.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest attack techniques and security trends.

Your Team 

Vendor Management optimizes expenditure with external vendors and maintains mutually fruitful relationships with our Third Parties. We help Avaloq select, contract, and manage vendors in a way that allows meeting business objectives and quality expectations, minimizing operational disruptions, and avoiding undesired risks, at a competitive price.

Your key tasks 

• Implement and operate vendor segmentation based on performance and risks
• Create meaningful and actionable reporting across the Third Party/vendor portfolio
• Continuously improve and automate segmentation and reporting processes
• Support implementation of ESG-management throughout the supply chain
   

Responsible for all test related processes, KPIs, methodologies throughout testing life-cycle of Avaloq solutions for key customer accounts.

Your key tasks:

• Test processes, standards and templates definition and maintenance
• Projects’ deliverables review (Test Plans, SIT/UAT/NRT Exit reports, Test Closing Phase)
• Review and coordination of Test effort estimates and testing scope for new offers
• Standard estimation templates maintenance
• Test Key Controls review and maintenance
• Monitoring and control of Test Key Controls evidences
• Provisioning of audit evidences to E&Y
• Internal and external audit phases management
• KPI definition for test effectiveness and efficiency
• KPI Framework creation and maintenance
• KPI analysis during all Test Lifecycles
• QC Application administration (“Application Owner” role)
• QC Accounts management and Users support
• QC Application monitoring (performance and issue management) and maintenance (Licenses, version upgrade)
• QC Reporting dashboards maintenance and evolution
• Coordination of new developments, candidate for Test Automation and governance of TA demand

Responsible for all test activities throughout testing life-cycle of Avaloq solutions for key customer accounts.

Excellent presentation and communication skills and ability to manage stress levels in demanding project contexts.

Your key tasks:

• Define Test Policy and Test Plan
• Provide testing effort estimations
• Monitor and control testing activities against planned budget and quality gates
• Manage defects and reporting
• Design, update and execute functional and business test scenarios and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring their reusability
• Manage test environments (baseline definition and maintenance, assessment on environment readiness)
• Manage tools for testing, tracking defects, statistics and requirements coverage reporting
• Document and evaluate the result of the testing, investigate testing deficiencies
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Test Management processes and procedures

About You

You are passionate about Group Controlling. You understand complex systems and can explain them in a simple way to colleagues and management. You keep manuals up to date and you love to elaborate concepts and to bring them to implementation. You can think out of the box and come up with solutions and proposals for various challenges.

We are in the middle of our S4H project. You will follow closely the controlling streams and will support the controlling team in many tasks related to the SAP project. Furthermore, you will be involved in various processes in the Group Controlling team and will be responsible for activities in the monthly closing process, support the constant further development of controlling guidelines and activities and will support to organize the yearly budget process and monthly forecast.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support the SAP project with many controlling related tasks and activities
• Creation of controlling manuals and assist in defining, improving and updating our internal controlling standards and processes
• Support to steer the group wide financial planning activities (budget, forecast)
• Ad-hoc analysis
• Responsible for group controlling tasks in the monthly closing process
• Support the further development of the monthly management report and KPI
• Your reporting line is to the Head Group Controlling

As a part of Controlling team, you will manage SAP Master Data and support the team in monthly closing activities. During month-end closing you will execute project capitalization and cost allocation and will support on the solution of the errors related to the employee time management. You will maintain the documentation for the master data and month-end closing activities and create reports.

Your tasks:

• Manage SAP Master Data, ensure the correctness and availability of the master data for Business usage
• Support CO month-end closing activities
• Support project capitalization process
• Execute needed adjustments in employee time management tool
• Support CO allocation process

We are looking for a committed and competent IT Service Desk Agent to become the new member of our Global IT Service Desk team in Manila. We are looking for a professional, responsible and self-reliant individual to help our Global IT Service Desk team in Avaloq which requires close collaboration with all IT team members and users worldwide.

Your key tasks 

• Serve as the first point of contact for end users seeking technical assistance over the phone, email, and tickets
• Fixing the problems identified by users
• Capture and conduct progressive incident analysis and remediation of incidents
• Support end users via tickets, phone, email, and remote access
• Prioritizing and resolving IT concerns and escalating serious issues to relevant stakeholders
• Documentation of systems, procedures and processes
• Processing IT service requests and managing the request fulfillment process 
• Provide accurate information on IT products or services

To support the Global IT User Support team, we are looking for a committed and skilled IT User Support Specialist. Due to our internationalization strategy, the User Support team must cover some other global locations remotely. Therefore, we are looking for a competent, responsible and independent person who helps us make this Global IT User Support Team a success. This requires close cooperation with all IT team members and users worldwide.  You will be part of a warm, friendly and welcoming culture within the  Manila Office, so we expect you to be equally warm and welcoming.

Your key tasks

• Solve the problems encountered by the users
• 1st and 2nd level support
• Recording, dispatching, carrying out progressive incident analysis, and resolving incidents
• Supporting internal users via tickets, phone, remotely, and on-site assistance
• Document systems, procedures, and processes
• Handle IT service requests and manage request fulfillment process 
• Be responsible for the management of end-user assets and devices

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Vulnerability Management Specialist to join our SecOps team. The Vulnerability Management Specialist will be responsible for conducting regular vulnerability assessments, analysing scan results, prioritizing vulnerabilities, and working collaboratively with stakeholders to remediate identified security weaknesses. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in vulnerability, hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools, and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

Your key tasks 

• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and scans across systems, applications, and network infrastructure.
• Analyse scan results and prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, potential impact, and exploitability.
• Collaborate with system administrators, developers, and other stakeholders to remediate identified vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain vulnerability management processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Monitor industry sources for emerging threats and vulnerabilities and assess their potential impact on the organization.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to improve security posture and mitigate risks associated with identified vulnerabilities.
• Participate in incident response activities as needed, particularly in assessing the impact of vulnerabilities exploited during security incidents.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including technical teams, management, and external auditors, to provide updates on vulnerability management activities and findings.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends, tools, and best practices in vulnerability management and cybersecurity.

We are looking to hire a skilled test specialist to design and implement quality-check procedures for our products. As a test specialist, you are responsible to perform all the Quality assurance related activities with due diligence to ensure highest quality product delivered to the clients.

Your key tasks

• Manage all aspects of testing for one or more clients from Test Strategy to execution.
• Contribute to definition of Test Policy and Test Plan
• Provide effort estimations.
• Design, update and execute functional and business test scenarios and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring their reusability.
• Manage test environments (baseline definition and maintenance, assessment on environment readiness)
• Manage tools for testing, tracking defects, statistics and requirements coverage reporting.
• Document and evaluate the result of the testing, investigate testing deficiencies.
• Monitor and control testing activities against planned budget and quality gates.
• Report progress to management and client
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Test Management processes and procedures.
• Actively manage client relationship with appropriate communication if required.

We are looking to hire a skilled senior test specialist to design and implement quality-check procedures for our products. As a test specialist, you are responsible to perform all the Quality assurance related activities with due diligence to ensure highest quality product delivered to the clients.

Your key tasks

• Manage all aspects of testing for one or more clients from Test Strategy to execution.
• Contribute to definition of Test Policy and Test Plan
• Provide effort estimations.
• Design, update and execute functional and business test scenarios and test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring their reusability.
• Manage test environments (baseline definition and maintenance, assessment on environment readiness)
• Manage tools for testing, tracking defects, statistics and requirements coverage reporting.
• Document and evaluate the result of the testing, investigate testing deficiencies.
• Monitor and control testing activities against planned budget and quality gates.
• Report progress to management and client
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Test Management processes and procedures.
• Actively manage client relationship with appropriate communication if required.

The Contract Manager will be joining the Procurement Operations team under the centralized Vendor Management function that ensures Avaloq has the necessary externally provided services to succeed in our client engagements. The Procurement Operations team consists of diverse professionals with responsibilities in contracting, procure-to-pay, and system/tool administration.

This role will work closely with legal, other teams from Vendor Management, and global stakeholders including project managers and PMOs to ensure that contracts and documents are aligned in compliance to recent processes and policy.  A core result of this position is to gain an understanding of Avaloq’s contracting process, with the goal of developing into a procurement operation professional who can manage contracts and external resource-related processes efficiently and be able to support the team confidently.

Your key tasks

• Create contracts and other necessary document for external resources in coordination with stakeholders from Region Europe, Business Area Banking Operations, and other areas as needed.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for the onboarding, extension, and leaves of external resources in the system.
• Build a good relationship with suppliers and serve as point of contact for matters concerning contracts in responsible areas.
• Maintain files for correspondence and documentation in relation to established contracts and those in progress. Ensuring that it is accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible.
• Monitor contracts and proper managing of dismissal, extensions, or renewal.
• Ensure that suppliers receive contracts and purchase order documents in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist with process improvements and testing of new systems.
• Provide administrative support to line manager.