**Job Purpose Summary:** **Education / Experience Requirements:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or a related technical field. * ### **Strong IT experience in banking domain \& functional expertise of at least 8\+ years in Trade Finance using FIANSTRA Trade Innovation Product suite (Fresh implementations/ upgrades and BAU).** * ### **Experience in different banking systems integrated with Core banking solution, specially EQUATION Core banking** * ### **Experience in test scope analysis and regression testing** * ### **Experience in TIplus , FCC ( Trade Portal) implementation and/or Upgrade projects** * ### **Reviewing and preparing Business Requirement Specification and prepare the test cases exploring all aspects of the scope.** * ### **Reports \& TI Document Template:** * ### **Implementation, customization, configuration and reports development skills.** * ### **Crystal Reports development, especially for TIplus system is value added** * ### **TIplus Document Template creation compatible with TIplus System** * ### **Exposure to FINASTRA FCC (Trade Portal)** * ### **Well Conversant with Trade Finance products \- Letter of Credits, Guarantees, Collections, Finance, Shipping Guarantees, Supply Chain etc.** * ### **Prepare systems business cycle specifications and manage output and controls of calculations and postings** * ### **Track and document changes to business specifications.** * ### **Defect life cycle Management and execution status reporting** * ### **Create and assist others in the writing of user documentation, instruction, procedures, and training** * ### **Good exposure in execution of System integration testing, User Acceptance testing, Test Script preparation, Defect Management** * ### **Good Understanding of Trade Finance Business and associated Accounting procedures.** * ### **Good Understanding on Back office interfaces. e.g. Core banking, SWIFT, Customer Gateway** * ### **Good Understanding of back office System integration, basically front end banking systems integration with Core banking Systems** * ### **Exposure to Java / J2EE Development, Knowledge in IBM BEA Web logic or Apache Tomcat servers, SQL query, DB2 \& Oracle is value addition** * ### **Project Management experience with PMP / Prince2 certification is value added** Required Special Skills: \- Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English, Arabic is preferable. \- Possess strong computer software MS Office (Word, Excel and Access) skills. \- Excellent time management skills and ability to work in a deadline\-oriented environment. \- Excellent business process analysis and mapping. \- Team work and sync with reporting hierarchy \- Customer service oriented \- Strictly adhere to banks ethics and code of conduct \- Ability to effectively interact at all levels in the bank and outside contacts. \- Planning and organizing ability. \- Handling assigned task with commitment and responsibility \- Ensure high standards of data protection and confidentiality.