Awash Bank SC. Job Vacancy 2025

Awash Bank SC. Job Vacancy 2025

Awash Bank invites competent and qualified candidates for the following vacant job positions.

Awash Bank, Ethiopia’s pioneering private bank, was established on November 10, 1994 after the downfall of the socialist regime. The Bank was established by 486 founding shareholders with a paid-up capital of Birr 24.2 million and started banking operations on Feb. 13, 1995.

Since embarking operation, the Bank has registered remarkable growth. Notwithstanding global and domestic challenges, Awash Bank has exhibited a superior operational and financial performances among private banks operating in Ethiopia. Awash Bank is currently working towards strengthening its capital base, technological capabilities, human resources and customer base.

Awash Bank S.C Job Vacancy Announcement 2025:

Position 1: IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture and Integration Officer

Qualification & Experience: 

BSc Degree in Information Technology and related fields plus a minimum of Four (4) years’ experience in IT and banking areas.

• Professional certificates in IT (as an added advantage).

The jobholder is responsible for supporting IT strategy, enterprise architecture and integration related activities to achieve the Bank’s strategic objectives. S/he supports in integrating new technology and analyzing its effect on current infrastructure. S/he will support the alignment of the business strategy and IT strategy and further to identify opportunities for improvement in current IT architecture.

Place of work : Addis Ababa (V. No HO/01863/25)

Position 2: Senior – IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture and Integration Officer

Qualification & Experience: 

BSc Degree in Information Technology and related fields plus a minimum of six (6) years’ experience in IT and banking areas.

• Professional certificates in IT (as an added advantage).

The job holder is responsible handling IT strategy, enterprise architecture and integration related activities to achieve the Bank’s strategic objectives. S/he undertakes analysis as to how to integrate new technology and its effect on current infrastructure. S/he also works with business units of the Bank to identify opportunities for improvement in current IT strategy, architecture and integration.

Place of work : Addis Ababa  (V. No HO/01862/25)

Position 3: Senior – IT Quality Assurance and Change Management Officer

Qualification & Experience

BSc Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related fields plus a minimum of six (6) years’ experience in IT, software development, quality inspection, auditing and testing, project management and banking areas.

• Professional certificates in ITIL Foundation (as an added advantage).
• Professional certificates in quality assurance areas including quality auditor, quality engineer, quality improvement associate, six sigma (an added advantage).

Place of work : Addis Ababa (V. No HO/01861/25)

Position 4: Principal -Transformation Projects Management Officer

Qualification & Experience:

BA Degree in Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Banking & Finance, Economics or related discipline plus a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant Banking  experience of which three 3 years in a supervisory position.

The purpose of this role is to organize, co-ordinate, support and control activities related to transformational projects from initiation to implementation in the Bank. The role requires planning, overseeing and coordinating different initiatives or projects of the Bank from ideation through to completion by ensuring that all Bank’s projects are completed on time and within budget, that the project’s objectives are meet, desired results are achieved and the most efficient resources are used.

Place of work : Addis Ababa (V. No HO/01864/25)

Position 5: Principal – IT Quality Assurance and Change Management Officer

Qualification & Experience

BSc Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related fields plus a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in IT, software development, quality inspection, auditing and testing, project management and banking areas.

• Masters in IT related field (an added advantage).

Professional certificates in ITIL Foundation and quality assurance areas including quality auditor, quality engineer, quality improvement associate and six sigma (as an added advantage).

The job holder is responsible for coordinating IT quality assurance and change management activities. S/he ensures that quality issues are assessed and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked and resolved. S/he reviews quality specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. S/he supports in the IT change management initiatives and strategies across the Bank. S/he validates if comprehensive and well-structured test cases are provided by the responsible custodians. S/he will also collaborate with project teams, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure that IT related changes are effectively implemented and adopted.

Place of work: Addis Ababa (V. No HO/01860/25)

Terms of Employment: Permanent 

Salary & Benefits: As per the Bank’s Salary Scale & Benefits Package

Deadline: March 18, 2025

How to Apply:

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, are invited to apply only via Online Job Application System; https://jobs.awasbank.com. within 7 consecutive days from the first date of this announcement.

N.B: Incomplete applications will not be considered

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