� Banking / FinTech / Payments Technology – UAE 

Job Title: Senior Banking / FinTech Technology Specialist 
Experience: 5–12 Years 
Location: UAE 
Employment Type: Full-Time 

Role Summary 

We are looking for experienced Banking and FinTech technology professionals to support digital banking, payment modernization, core banking transformation, transaction banking, and financial technology initiatives. 

The ideal candidate should combine strong technology expertise with practical knowledge of banking products, payment systems, financial workflows, regulatory requirements, and digital channels. 

� Key Technology Areas 

1. � Payments — Highest Priority 

This should be one of your strongest UAE sourcing niches. 

Skills 

• Payment Gateways  

• Payment Processing  

• Payment Switches  

• Card Payments  

• Merchant Payments  

• Digital Wallets  

• Real-Time Payments  

• ISO 20022  

• SWIFT  

• API Banking  

• Open Banking  

• Payment Reconciliation  

Payment Technologies / Systems 

• UAEFTS  

• Aani  

• SWIFT  

• ISO 20022  

• Visa / Mastercard  

• Payment Switches  

• Real-Time Payment Platforms  

High-value candidates: 
Java + Microservices + Payments 
API + Open Banking + Payments 
ISO 20022 + SWIFT + Banking 

2. � Core Banking 

Target candidates with experience in: 

• Temenos  

• Finacle  

• Oracle FLEXCUBE  

• T24  

• Core Banking Transformation  

• Core Banking Migration  

• Loans  

• Deposits  

• CASA  

• Retail Banking  

• Corporate Banking  

High-value profiles 

• Core Banking Consultant  

• Temenos Consultant  

• FLEXCUBE Consultant  

• Finacle Consultant  

• Core Banking Business Analyst  

• Core Banking Architect  

• Core Banking Integration Specialist  

3. � Transaction / Corporate Banking 

This is particularly useful for UAE banks. 

Skills 

• Cash Management  

• Trade Finance  

• Collections  

• Corporate Banking  

• Treasury  

• Host-to-Host  

• SWIFT  

• Payment APIs  

• Liquidity Management  

• Receivables  

• Payables  

Target roles 

• Senior Business Analyst  

• Product Owner  

• Product Manager  

• Business Consultant  

• Solution Architect  

• Technical Business Analyst  

A particularly strong profile is: 

Business Analyst + Corporate Banking + Cash Management + Digital Channels + APIs 

4. � Digital Banking 

Skills 

• Digital Banking  

• Mobile Banking  

• Internet Banking  

• Digital Channels  

• Customer Experience  

• Open Banking  

• Banking APIs  

• Microservices  

• API Gateway  

• OAuth / IAM  

Technology 

Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | React | Angular | APIs | Kubernetes | Cloud 

Target roles 

• Digital Banking Product Owner  

• Digital Banking Business Analyst  

• Digital Channels Architect  

• Digital Banking Developer  

• API Architect  

• Solution Architect  

5. �️ AML / KYC / Fraud 

This is another excellent specialist niche. 

Skills 

• AML  

• KYC  

• Transaction Monitoring  

• Financial Crime  

• Fraud Detection  

• Sanctions Screening  

• Anti-Financial Crime  

• Customer Due Diligence  

• Transaction Risk  

Technology 

• SAS AML  

• Actimize  

• FICO  

• NICE Actimize  

• Oracle Financial Services  

• AI/ML Fraud Detection  

Roles 

• AML Business Analyst  

• AML Consultant  

• Fraud Analyst  

• Fraud Technology Consultant  

• Financial Crime Specialist  

• KYC Consultant  

• Transaction Monitoring Specialist  

6. � Banking API / Open Banking 

This is an emerging UAE niche worth building early. 

Skills 

Open Banking | REST APIs | API Gateway | Microservices | OAuth | PSD2 concepts | Open Finance | API Security 

Target: 

• Open Banking Consultant  

• API Architect  

• API Product Owner  

• Integration Architect  

• Digital Banking Architect  

• Open Finance Business Analyst  

7. ☁️ Banking Cloud & Modernization 

Banks increasingly need candidates who understand both banking platforms and modern cloud architecture. 

Skill combination 

Banking + AWS/Azure + Kubernetes + Microservices + APIs 

or 

Core Banking + Cloud + Integration 

or 

Payments + Java + Microservices + Kubernetes 

These hybrid profiles are particularly valuable for specialist staffing. 

Desired Candidate Profile

We are looking for experienced Banking and FinTech technology professionals to support digital banking, payment modernization, core banking transformation, transaction banking, and financial technology initiatives.  The ideal candidate should combine strong technology expertise with practical knowledge of banking products, payment systems, financial workflows, regulatory requirements, and digital channels.