Lead Software Engineer

Required Skills

Functional Skills

Banking Payments Domain

Escrow Management

Transaction Processing

Reconciliation Processes

Payment Lifecycle Management

Digital Banking Channels

Core Banking Integrations

Technical Skills

REST APIs

SOAP Services

JSON/XML

XSD/WSDL Interpretation

Swagger/OpenAPI

API Testing Tools (Postman, SoapUI)

SQL Queries and Data Validation

Data Mapping & Data Analysis

Integration Middleware Concepts

Event-Driven and Callback Integrations

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Visio

Azure DevOps

Postman

Excel

SQL Developer

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.

6-9 years of Business Analysis experience.

Minimum 4 years working on banking, payments, or financial services integration projects.

Experience working with third-party vendors and external regulatory/payment partners.

Strong understanding of API-based integration projects.

Preferred Experience

UAE Banking Domain Experience.

Digital Payments and Escrow Account Solutions.

Government Entity Integrations.

Land Department, Property Management, or Real Estate Ecosystem Integrations.

Experience in enterprise-scale banking transformation programs.

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent stakeholder management.

Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Strong communication and presentation skills.

Risk and dependency management.

Agile and Waterfall project delivery experience.

Attention to detail and quality focus.

Complete requirement discovery and documentation.

Deliver approved API/interface specifications.

Successfully support SIT and UAT execution.

Coordinate multiple vendor integrations with minimal defects.

Ensure successful production deployment and hypercare support.

Establish traceability between business requirements, APIs, testing, and deployment activities.