We have an urgent requirement for Technical Lead -Payment Applications(Domestic Card Scheme Program) for our banking client in Oman

Experience in application support, with at least 10 years payment systems.----Must

Proven experience for handling domestic card scheme program preferably in GCC market.---Must

Manage Payment scheme Projects & CR as a Technical point of contact. This includes Debit cards, credit card and POS acquiring Applications.--Must

Strong knowledge of payment protocols, APIs, and integration technologies---Must

Provide necessary support to channels, middleware and other systems integrated with Payment applications---Must

Manage testing specifically SIT and also provide support during other testing phase of the projects including UAT, golive and post golive support.---Must

Main Role

• Manage Payment scheme Projects & CR as a Technical point of contact. This includes Debit cards, credit card and POS acquiring Applications.
• Provide necessary support to channels, middleware and other systems integrated with Payment applications.
• Lead bank’s initiative for domestic card scheme from technology side.
• Manage testing specifically SIT and also provide support during other testing phase of the projects including UAT, golive and post golive support.
• Managing technical project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Recording and managing technical project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Managing skills and techniques including people, communications, risk & change management, with a strong focus on operational excellence.
• Requirement gathering and analytical skills.
• Resource will be engaged to have controlled deployment of patches, fixes and other changes on payment applications with aim to achieve well-documented and controlled deployments so that clarity and transparency is maintained.
• The candidate should have strong knowledge and hands on Payment applications with proven experience for domestic card scheme.
• Resource should understand Payment Scheme application architecture and technical knowledge to analyse impact of relevant changes is a must.
• Prepare production technical golive checklist considering deployments done during testing life cycle.
• Proven hands-on experience on payment system like credit cards, debit cards and POS acquiring will be a plus.
  
  

Principal Accountabilities

As a Technical Lead have to deal with all the below activities for new Projects and CR’s in area of Payment systems.

• Responsible for providing support to the business and operation customers by investigating, troubleshooting and resolving issues across multiple channels limited to test systems only.
• Manage, prioritize and respond to issues, inquiries and escalations.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders in an effective, tactical, and empathetic manner.
• Provide insights, suggestions and feedback to managers and leads.
  
  

Analysis, review and advice for End to End Integrations. Dedicated support to finalize the BRD and design specifications FS with team in Business Analysis/Pre-development Phase.

• Prepare Test Setup buildup document which will become basis for later on prod setup buildup which should contain:
• Hardware Requirement, Software Requirement, Software patches/updates detail & Setup.
• Smooth handing over of the production environment to the operations department.
• Hands-on knowledge on Oracle PL/Sql is a must.
  
  

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Master's degree in Business Administration or relevant field preferred.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in application support, with at least 10 years payment systems.
• Proven experience for handling domestic card scheme program preferably in GCC market.
• Strong knowledge of payment protocols, APIs, and integration technologies.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
  
  

Soft Skills

• Deep understanding of payment processing systems and technologies
• Knowledge of major payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.)
• Familiarity with banking systems and financial protocol
  
  

Skills: requirement gathering,oracle pl/sql,cards,testing (sit, uat, golive),application,project management,domestic card scheme,application support,integration technologies,debit cards,payment,payment protocols,analytical skills,technical support,payment systems,apis

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