Core Banking Specialist

Ahlibank; Muscat; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ahlibank is seeking a Core Banking Specialist to implement the Equation core banking solution and support new requirements through internal API development. The role involves analyzing and resolving technical issues, and managing interactions with users, vendors, and internal technical teams.

Experience with Mysis TI is advantageous. The successful candidate will lead technical workstreams, govern application standards, and drive continuous improvement across core banking functionality to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the banking sector or IT companies supporting financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical management, support and development of core banking applications, ensuring stability and governance.
• Oversee delivery of system enhancements and releases with technical readiness and cross‑team communication.
• Resolve complex technical incidents with root cause analysis and vendor escalation to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate interface testing and certification for system integrations, ensuring production readiness.

Skills

Core banking

API development

Vendor management

Incident resolution

System optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Equation core banking

Mysis TI

Job description

SUMMARY OF ROLE:

The Core Banking Specialist is a technical professional with expertise in implementing the Equation core banking solution. This role focuses on supporting new requirements through internal API development, analyzing and resolving technical issues, and managing interactions with users, vendors, and internal technical teams. Experience with additional Mysis products, such as TI, is advantageous.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical Leadership and Application Governance:
  • Lead the technical management, support, and development of core banking applications, ensuring system stability, service continuity, and adherence to application governance standards.
  • Oversee the delivery and implementation of system enhancements and releases, ensuring technical readiness and effective communication with relevant teams and departments.
  • Lead the resolution of complex technical incidents, ensuring thorough root cause analysis, appropriate vendor escalation, and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Oversee interface testing and certification for system integrations, ensuring compliance with technical standards and readiness for production deployment.
• Business Stakeholder and Vendor Management:
  • Lead engagement with business stakeholders to assess system issues, define requirements, and prioritize changes in line with business needs and operational impact.
  • Manage vendor delivery and technical performance, ensuring system packages and fixes meet agreed requirements, quality standards, and delivery timelines.
  • Drive the resolution of outstanding vendor issues and escalated delivery risks to relevant management stakeholders.
• System Optimization and Continuous Improvement:
  • Drive the assessment and enhancement of core banking functionality to support evolving operational requirements and business priorities.
  • Define and prioritize improvements that strengthen system performance, reliability, operational efficiency, and user experience.
  • Evaluate proposed technical solutions and recommend approaches that balance business value, implementation feasibility, and system risk.
• Project Leadership and Delivery:
  • Lead the core banking technical workstream within IT projects, ensuring solutions align with business objectives, architectural standards, and operational requirements.
  • Oversee technical planning, dependencies, risks, testing, and implementation readiness to support successful project delivery.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve technical challenges and ensure a controlled transition into production and ongoing support.
• Process Innovation, Automation & Digitalization:
  • Drive continuous process improvement through innovative, automated, and digital solutions once required
• Business Control & Governance:
  • Ensure adherence to the bank's policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards in all operational activities.
• Self/People Development & Continuous Learning:
  • Continually update oneself through knowledge acquisition, on-the-job training, or project involvement; advocate and support others to do the same.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the banking sector or IT companies supporting financial institutions