Associate Payment System Specialist

Central Bank of Oman; Muscat; On-site; OMR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a self-motivated Associate Payment System Specialist to join their team. This role involves supporting the maintenance of payment systems, managing incidents, and ensuring smooth operations. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in card payment ecosystems and excellent problem-solving skills. You'll work closely with local banks and technology providers, ensuring minimal disruption to operations. If you're eager to contribute to a dynamic environment and enhance your career in the payment systems sector, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in card schemes, banks, or PSPs managing card products.
• Strong project management and financial analysis abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintenance and monitoring of OmanNet and Payment Gateway.
• Support banks with queries regarding Settlement and Dispute Management systems.
• Deliver clear and timely reports to senior management.

Skills

Card payment ecosystems

EMV standards

PCI DSS

ISO 8583

Mobile payments

NFC

Payment gateways

Testing scripts

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Bachelor's in Business Administration

Bachelor's in E-Business Management

Job description

Central Bank of Oman is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic Omani candidate to work as Associate Payment System Specialist.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist and support in maintenance and monitoring of OmanNet, Payment Gateway/Payment Integrator and Settlement & Dispute Management System (Back office)
• Assist the on boarding, testing and certification process for newer entities and ongoing certifications for new products among the existing entities
• Provide adequate support in Incident management and reporting and presenting audit / log reports
• Address day to day issues raised by local banks, PSPs and GCCNET switches.
• Support of OmanNet during business and after business hours to ensure nil / minimal disruption in the running operations
• Ensure smooth operations of the Settlement and Dispute Management systems and support banks in case of queries
• Deliver clear, accurate, and timely reports to senior management.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including vendors and partners, banks, PSPs, merchants, technology providers
• Coordination with internal technical teams, IT teams, security teams, member banks, PSPs and GCCNET switches for different support activities.

Skills and Competencies:

• Working knowledge of card payment ecosystems (issuance, acquiring, tokenization, directory servers, certifications).
• Working knowledge of EMV standards, PCI DSS, ISO 8583), mobile payments, NFC, and payment gateways.
• Desirable to have experience in ACI Base24-eps, and Settlement & Dispute systems
• Experience in writing testing scripts and executing testing & certification.
• Strategic thinking and excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Strong project management and financial analysis abilities.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's in information technology/ information systems/business administration/E-Business Management

2 years of experience in card schemes, banks, or payment service providers (PSPs) managing card products.

Please Submit your application before 15th May 2025.