Application Manager Consultant

Running the data and analytics applications that Henkel’s business depends on is the core of the Application Manager Consultant post in Cairo, Egypt, which belongs to the DX team at Henkel. The post also leads a team of data engineers and front-end developers and coordinates the maintenance team and delivery partners.

About the application manager consultant job in Cairo

The post sits between the business users who rely on the applications, the support teams, and technical delivery. The aim is that incidents get resolved, repeat problems disappear and small enhancements ship only after controlled testing and release.

Responsibilities

• Runs the analytics and data applications that are critical to the business, keeping them reliable, secure and mindful of cost
• Gets incidents resolved, eliminates repeat problems and delivers small enhancements through controlled testing and release steps
• Leads the team’s data engineers and front-end developers, delegating and balancing their tasks
• Coordinates the maintenance team and the delivery partners involved
• Turns defects and user needs into a prioritized backlog with user stories and acceptance criteria
• Maintains the operational documentation, central repository entries and security controls

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business informatics, Development or any relevant study
• A track record of owning applications or data products that the business cannot run without, in live operation
• Incident, problem, change and release management skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Azure Databricks, Power BI, SQL, Python and DevOps/CI/CD
• Stakeholder management, structured communication and service-oriented decision-making
• Clear operational documentation, process discipline and fluent business English
• Experience with vendor, budget, license or capacity management, and with operating global data and analytics solutions in a large enterprise environment
• Knowledge of IT security, access management, audit and business continuity requirements

Benefits

• A flexible work scheme with flexible hours, a hybrid model and the option to work from anywhere for up to 30 days a year
• National and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards, including health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave of at least 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Health insurance covering the employee and dependents
• Employee Assistance Programme with mental health and wellbeing support

How to apply

Applications go through the application button below on Henkel’s careers site.