Technical Card Systems Expert – Banking

Job Title: Technical Card Systems Expert Banking

Employment type: Contract (On-site)

Contract length: 6 - 12 months

Location: Doha Qatar

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

The Technical Card Systems Expert Banking will play a critical role in supporting our banking and payment technology initiatives in Qatar providing technical expertise across card processing issuing acquiring and related payment systems. The role will work closely with our banking clients technology partners processors and internal technical and product teams to ensure the effective design integration implementation and optimisation of card and payment solutions.

The position will serve as a technical subject-matter expert and trusted advisor to clients translating complex business and product requirements into robust scalable and secure technical solutions. The successful candidate will support the full technology lifecycle from requirements definition and solution architecture through integration testing implementation production readiness and ongoing optimisation. The individual will be expected to independently lead technical workstreams identify and resolve integration challenges assess technical risks and provide practical recommendations that support successful client outcomes.

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide technical subject-matter expertise across card issuing acquiring card processing payment platforms and banking technology environments.
• Work with banks and financial institutions to understand technical requirements and translate them into appropriate solutions.
• Support solution design system integration API/interface requirements data flows and technical architecture for card and payment initiatives.
• Lead or support end-to-end implementation activities including technical discovery requirements gathering integration testing certification migration and production readiness.
• Collaborate with product engineering architecture cybersecurity operations consulting and account teams to deliver technically sound solutions.
• Identify technical dependencies risks gaps and implementation challenges and develop practical mitigation plans.
• Support client technology teams and third-party processors during integration and troubleshooting activities.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong technical understanding of card issuing acquiring transaction processing payment platforms APIs integration architectures and banking systems with practical experience within financial services or payments.
• The ability to lead or support end-to-end system integrations including requirements gathering solution design API/interface specifications testing certification implementation migration and production deployment.
• Strong analytical capability to diagnose complex technical issues assess system dependencies and risks and develop practical scalable solutions in complex banking and payment environments.
• The ability to engage and influence senior banking technology product vendor and internal stakeholders translating complex technical concepts into clear business language and actionable recommendations.

Mandatory Skills:

• 8-10 years hand-on experience.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (Masters preferred).
• Previous experience within Banking Digital Payment & Card solutions or the FinTech industry.
• Regional experience including working in a faced-paced matrix organisation.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written verbal and presentation); Arabic preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• The ability to analyse data troubleshoot payment issues optimize processes and make data-driven decisions.
• Good understanding of payment systems digital platforms system workflows security basics and industry technologies.
• An understanding of regional regulations across financial services or payment networks.