Technical lead – enterprise payments & swift- technical implementation

We have an urgent requirement for Technical Lead – Enterprise Payments & SWIFT- technical implementation of an Enterprise Payment Hub (EPH) is required for one of our banking client in Oman Hands on technical experience and functional knowledge in Enterprise Payment Hub Platform.--Must Strong experience end-to-end experience in ACH, RTGS, GCC RTGS, Instant Payments, SWIFT CBPR+, SWIFT GO, ISO 20022, MT/MX transformations.is THE Must Strong experience real-time and batch integrations with Core Banking via ESB/middleware is MUSTStrong experience at least one full-scale Enterprise Payment Hub or SWIFT/ISO 20022 implementation is MUSTDomain Knowledge: Domestic clearing and settlement /Cross-border correspondent banking Payment validation and orchestrations Account posting and reconciliation Regulatory compliance for local & international payments---Must Strong Banking Domain is MUSTRole Purpose The Project Technical Lead will be responsible for leading the end-to-end technical implementation of an Enterprise Payment Hub (EPH) vendor solution across the bank. This role ensures seamless integration with Core Banking Systems, customer/business channels, middleware, external clearing networks and SWIFT while ensuring regulatory compliance, high availability, security and performance. The role act as a primary technical authority between the bank, system integrator, vendor and internal stakeholders throughout the program lifecycle. Key Responsibilities:1. Project Technical Leadership Act as the single technical authority for the EPH project. Own all technical executions across design, build, configurations, testing and go-live. Translate business, regulatory and operational requirements to detailed technical solutions Serve as technical escalation point during the full project life cycle. Domestic and Cross-Border Payments Enablement: Lead and execute technical delivery for ACH, RTGS, GCC RTGS, Instant Payments integrations. Lead and execute technical delivery for SWIFT CBPR+, SWIFT GO, SWIFT API Integrations Define and validate ISO 20022 Message Structure and MT/MT transformations Ensure Central Bank and SWIFT compliance for all payment flows. Integrations with Core Banking via Middleware: Lead real-time and batch integration between EPH and Core Banking through ESB. Ensure Exception handling and automated reconciliation between integrated systems. Integration with Customer & Business Channels: Lead EPH integration through ESB with:o Mobile & Internet Banking o Branch / Teller Systemso Corporate and Business Banking platformso Host to Host and Swift API integrations o Instant/speed transfer integrationso Integration with AML, Sanction Screening, Fraud Management Systems Security, Compliance & Audit Readiness: Ensure full project compliance with Central Bank regulations, SWIFT CBPR+, ISO 20022 Compliance with Bank Information security and cyber security policies. Lead and support security reviews and penetration testing and remediation activities. Support audit / regulatory inspection remediation activities Testing, Cutover and Go-Live: Define Test strategy and test data Perform hands on deployments & configurations in UAT Define and Govern SIT, UAT, performance, stress and failover testing. End-to-end payment scenario testing Integration testing with clearing networks and SWIFT Data migration and reconciliation validation Define, cutover, rollback and deployment plans Lead parallel runs, production deployment. 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 documentso DR & BCP design o Test strategy and go live plano Lead structured handover to support teams. Vendor & System Integrator Governance: Provide hands-on technical oversight of vendors and system integrators. Review and approve technical designs, build deliverables, test results and security artifacts. Ensure delivery quality, regulatory compliance and architectural alignment. Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields. 8 -10 years of overall IT experience. 6+ years in hands on technical experience in payments Systems (Domestic and Cross Border – SWIFT, RTGS, ACH) 3-5 year as Technical Lead in banking payments systems projects Proven delivery of at least one full Enterprise Payment Hub or SWIFT/ISO 20022 implementation in Technical Lead role with hands on experience. Technical & Functional Skills: Hands on technical experience and functional knowledge in Enterprise Payment Hub Platform. SWIFT CBPR+, ISO 20022. Domestic Payments (ACH, RTGS), Instant Payments/Speed Transfers Knowledge of Core Banking Integration (real-time & batch) and Middleware (ESB) API, Micro Services, Messages Queues (IBM MQ, Kafka) Database: Oracle, MS SQL Linux environments, Open Shift Platform Security: Encryption, Certificates, RBAC, Key Management Domain Knowledge: Domestic clearing and settlement Cross-border correspondent banking Payment validation and orchestrations Account posting and reconciliation Regulatory compliance for local & international payments Skills: swift,enterprise,payments #J-18808-Ljbffr