Project Technical Lead – Sanction Screening System Implementation

The Project Technical Lead will lead the end-to-end technical implementation, migration and integration of a Sanction Screening vendor solution. The role ensures regulatory compliance, system stability, secure integration and business continuity across all customer and payment screening channels. Key Responsibilities: 1. Project Technical Leadership: • Act as the single technical authority for the Sanction Screening project. • Own all technical decisions across design, build, testing and go-live. • Translate business, regulatory and operational requirements to detailed technical solutions 2. Project Implementation and Delivery: • Act as the technical owner of the project from design through go-live. • Coordinate all technical activities with vendor and system integrator teams • Govern system builds and environment setup plans • Ensure audit traceability and data integrity • Manage Parallel run, final cutover and safe decommissioning of legacy system. 3. System Integration: • Lead Integrations with: o Payment Platforms (SWIFT, RTGS, ACH, Instant Payments) o Enterprise Payment Hub o Customer/Business Channels o Faud Management Systems o Middleware / ESB / API gateway • Ensure support for ISO 20022, SWIFT MT/MX and local payment formats • Oversee secure real-time and batch data exchange 4. Compliance, Regulatory & Security Controls: • Ensure alignment with Central Bank and regulatory requirements • International sanctions lists (UN, OFAC, EU, HMT etc.) • Compliance with Bank Information security and cyber security policies. • Lead and support security reviews and penetration testing and remediation activities. 5. Testing & Quality Assurance • Define Test strategy and test data • Define and Govern SIT, UAT, performance, stress and failover testing. • End-to-end payment screening scenario testing • Integration testing with SWIFT and Other Payment channels • Support Security and vulnerability testing • Ensure screening accuracy, alert quality and response-time SLAs. 6. Project Documentation and Knowledge transfer: • Own and maintain all mandatory project documentations including: o HLD, LLD o Interface and API specifications o Message Mapping and Transformation documents o Security and Architecture documents o DR & BCP design o Test strategy and go live plan Official This Document is classified as Official o Lead structured handover to support teams. 7. Stakeholder & Vendor Management: • Act as primary technical interface between IT, compliance, operations and business teams. • Act as the technical coordinator with vendor and external system integrators. • Manage technical risks, dependencies and escalations. Qualifications & Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields. • 10+ years of overall IT experience. • 5+ years in Technical Lead/ Project Technical Lead role • Proven experience implementing sanction screening / AML systems • Strong experience in legacy system replacement and migration projects Payments & Sanction Screening Domain Knowledge: • Solid understanding of Name and Transaction Screening • Understanding of Sanctions, PEP and other Black Lists used for transaction screening • Experience in optimization and fine tuning of Sanction Screening solutions for the efficiency and performance. • Experience in integrating sanction screening solution with payment systems and customer/business channels • Working knowledge of Domestic Payments (ACH, RTGS) and Instant Payments/Speed Transfers • Experience in Cross-border Payments - SWIFT ISO 20022 MX Messages related to CBPR+ and MT messages related to categories such as payments, trade, treasury etc. • In-depth knowledge and field level understanding of SWIFT MT and MX message formats. • Experience in implementing application security and vulnerability fixes. Technical Skills: • High level programming knowledge (java/.net, SQL/PL-SQL, Json, Shell scripting /java scripting). • Knowledge of Middleware / ESB platform • Sanction Screening Systems • API, Micro Services, • REST & SOAP APIs • Messages Queues (IBM MQ, Kafka) • Database: Oracle, MS SQL • Linux environments • Security: Encryption, Certificates, RBAC, Key Management Soft Skills & Leadership: • Strong technical leadership and ownership • Excellent communication with business, compliance and regulators. • Ability to translate regulatory requirements into technical solutions. • Strong problem solving and analytical thinking • Ability to work under tight regulatory deadlines • Effective vendor and stakeholder management. • Strong documentation, reporting and presentation skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RO700.000 - RO1,500.000 per month