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Head of Business Development (Job code: ePay – 003)
Job Description:
- Continually developing NIFT brand and building increasing awareness in the market place.
- Hire sales and service personnel to expand the team across the region in line with business strategy.
- Overall responsibility is to increase revenues, profitability and growth for existing and new product suites offered by NIFT.
- Deliver an exceptional service to existing clients whilst identifying new clients with a "hunter sales" mentality.
- Lead the end-to-end business development processes, including prospecting, new signings, contract negotiations and partner on boarding by collaborating with cross-functional teams across Product, Program Management, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Compliance.
- Generating new leads of potential customers and analysing and anticipating market trend growths.
- Collaborate Fin-Techs & new initiatives to introduce new business parameters for industry.
- Handling Sales for the Cheque truncation project. (Partial Solution offering for On Us Cheque Clearing system for Banks).
- Looking after the project sales for the Digital archiving, Scanning, & warehousing Services.
- Collaborating with both National & International Vendors for any upcoming projects that could add incremental revenue line for NIFT.
- Signing up Banks, corporate companies, e-commerce business for the Local Payment Gateway (E-Pay) to be launched by NIFT under License from SBP.
- Responsible for selling the Hardware solution to banks and other corporate entities related to truncation, image based clearing services & Secure Printing Services.
Job Specification:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration
- 10 years working experience 5 years in a similar field
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Head of Risk and Compliance (Job code: R&C - 093)
Job Description:
- Oversee Risk Management Framework - including the maintenance and development of reporting systems to ensure risks are understood and effective management strategies can be implemented.
- Establish and enhance a positive culture of risk management awareness which emphasizes their commitment to internal controls, risk management and high ethical standards.
- Advise on costing and budgeting for risk management activities.
- Ensure compliance with various policies and procedures; in line with the regulatory requirements of SBP.
- Establish, implement and maintain Information Security controls and program; in line with the regulatory requirements and best practices.
- Evaluate IT risks and develops security standards, procedures and controls to manage risks.
- Provide effective and inspiring leadership to direct reports.
- Identifies training and development requirements of subordinates to take future roles.
Job Specification:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration/Computer Science/Information Technology. ISO/COSO/CRISC are preferred.
- At least 10-15 years’ experience working of risk management in financial/ Technology services industry is essential.
- Comprehensive knowledge of SBP rules and regulations and Fintech industry.
- A broad technical knowledge and expertise covering conduct of business matters, corporate governance matters and regulatory risk and regulatory change matters.
- Knowledge of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing rules and regulations.
- Knowledge of Technical/Technological Standards.
- Experience of influence behaviors at all levels of the organization.
- Basic knowledge of Project Management.
- Leadership, planning and organizing skills.
- Vision and strategic thinking.
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Manager Strategy (Job code: SM - 081)
Job Description:
- Develop and execute strategic plans in alignment with organizational goals.
- Conduct comprehensive market analysis to identify opportunities and threats.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to define and refine the company's long-term vision.
- Lead strategic projects, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
- Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis and market intelligence.
- Evaluate competitive landscapes and industry trends to inform decision-making.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless execution of strategic initiatives.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators related to strategic objectives.
- Identify and assess potential partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.
- Keep abreast of industry best practices and emerging trends.
Job Specification:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, or a related field; MBA preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a strategy-related role, with a track record of successful strategy development and execution.
- Proven experience in strategic planning and execution, preferably in a managerial role.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to drive change.
- Proficiency in using analytical tools and data visualization platforms.
- Understanding of diverse business functions and industries.
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Assistant Manager IT-IS Audit (Job code: IAD – 052)
Job Description:
- • Schedule and plan audits; initiates project planning, assess risk and develops audit direction.
- • Perform preliminary planning and establish direction for audits, provides leadership to assigned auditors, manage project to quality outcomes, while meeting established time budget.
- • Participate in development, implementation and maintenance of policies, objectives, short-and long-range planning; develops and implements projects and programs to assist in accomplishment of established goals.
- • Perform internal control reviews to include system development standards, operating procedures, system security, programming controls, communication protocols, backup and disaster recovery and system maintenance, aligned the same with the SBP provide framework, Internal policies and best international practices.
- • Perform IS General, Application and enterprise levels control audits.
- • Perform audit work, including plan preparation, work papers, finding, and associated reports.
- • Manage performance of audit assignments, review work papers and audit reports; edits reports prepared by other auditors.
- • Consult with and advise management and staff on operational and administrative issues.
- • Coordinate and interact with auditees and internal audit staff and with external audit including SBP.
- • Keeps abreast of policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions and changes in local laws, as applicable.
- • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Job Specification:
- MS (CS) / B.E. (CS) / BS (CS) / CISA
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Internal Audit / IS
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to organize, prioritize and schedule work assignments
- Ability to provide technical guidance and training to end users
- Ability to evaluate and review a range of mainframe, PC, and distributed production and applications computer systems
- Ability to perform control reviews on systems development, operation, programming, control, and security procedures and standards
- Ability to review system backup, disaster recovery and maintenance procedures
- Ability to communicate with and understand the requirements of professional staff in area of specialty
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Manager System Admin (Job code: IT - 063)
Exchange Server Administration:
- Configure, monitor, and maintain Microsoft Exchange Server in a DAG configuration for high availability and fault tolerance.
- Perform regular Exchange server updates, patches, and service pack installations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to email delivery, mailbox management, and client connectivity.
- Implement and manage security measures to protect the Exchange environment.
- Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server in a failover cluster configuration with the Always On feature enabled for data redundancy.
- Work with databases, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and everything in between, also, venturing as far as converting Photoshop designs to front-end code. Systems Administration, full stack will be back-end - Networking and front-end - Server-side.
- Can deal either with physical networking like cabling and so on, finishing building hybrid AD infrastructure.
- Conduct regular database backups, maintenance, and recovery tests.
- Troubleshoot and resolve SQL server issues, performance bottlenecks, and connectivity problems.
- Ensure the availability and integrity of data in both Exchange and SQL environments by implementing and testing high availability and disaster recovery strategies.
- Plan, execute, and verify failover and failback procedures for Exchange and SQL systems.
- Provide remote technical support to clients for Exchange and SQL-related issues.
- Collaborate with internal and client teams to diagnose and resolve complex technical problems.
- Document troubleshooting procedures and resolutions for future reference.
- Stay current with industry best practices for Exchange and SQL Server administration.
- Implement optimization techniques to improve the performance and efficiency of Exchange and SQL systems.
- Implement security measures and follow best practices to protect Exchange and SQL environments from threats.
- Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards.
Job Specification:
- Proven experience in administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server with DAG.
- Expertise in managing Microsoft SQL Server in failover cluster configurations with the Always On feature enabled
- Expertise in full stack
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration and networking concepts
- Familiarity with PowerShell scripting for automation and configuration
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
- Effective communication skills for remote collaboration with clients and internal teams
- Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Exchange Server, and Microsoft Certified: SQL Server, are a plus
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a remote work environment
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
IT Audit Supervisor (Job code: IAD - 002)
Job Description:
- Perform internal control reviews to include system development standards, operating procedures, system security, programming controls, communication protocols, backup and disaster recovery and system maintenance, aligned the same with the SBP provide framework, Internal policies and best international practices.
- Perform IS General, Application and enterprise levels control audits.
- Perform audit work, including plan preparation, work papers, finding, and associated reports.
- Prepare work papers and draft audit reports.
- Keeps abreast of policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions and changes in local laws, as applicable.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Job Specification:
- Minimum 2 years of experience directly related to the job description
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to analyze and solve problems
- Ability to organize, prioritize and schedule work assignments
- Auditing concepts and principles
- Software requirements for the auditing of computing systems and procedures
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Manager Network (Job code: IT - 001)
Job Description:
- Maintain contracts and monitor Datacenter AC and Power.
- Analyze system functions and failures to isolate and define problem areas.
- Monitor the reachability of all connections within the network adhering to circuit restoral priorities and initiate troubleshooting to restore full network capability.
- Monitor activity on the network to ensure compliance with established standards.
- Design and implement network security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption technology.
- Establishing security measures to protect network infrastructure from unauthorized access.
- Monitor system performance and track usage and develop and deliver a trend analysis of system load, usage and response.
- Perform diagnostic analysis of the network system, identify possible faulty devices, troubleshoot faulty modules, troubleshoot network problems and outages and prepare necessary documentation detailing actions taken.
- Provide on-site and telephonic technical services necessary to ensure the continuing operation and optimization of the network.
Job Specification:
- Proven working experience as a Network Manager for 12 years
- BSc degree in Computer Science or similar relevant field
- Experienced Antivirus/Cisco VPN solutions
- Hands on experience in networking, routing and switching
- In depth knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Analytical thinker and problem solver
- Attention to details
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Network Security Manager (Job code: IT - 002)
Job Description:
- Ensure network security assessments and risk analysis, and makes recommendations to improve network security.
- Deliver design and implementation of network security control and system.
- Responsible for investigation of security incidents and breaches.
- Stays abreast of the latest network security trends and technology, and recommends appropriate security products and solutions for various network platforms.
- Ensure that IT security audits are conducted periodically or as needed.
- Train network security team on relevant networks, tools, policies, and procedures.
Job Specification:
- Bachelor's / Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, etc
- At least 10 years of working experience
- Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Network Administrator (Job code: IT - 003)
Job Description:
- Responsible for physical and logical resources of data center network device environment , including L2 / L3 network and voice communication platform and enterprise network infrastructure.
- Provide 2nd /3rd level support and maintenance of virtual data center especially in the area of network management and provisioning.
- Using remedy to manage problems that arise and provide technical expertise for hardware and software problems diagnostic.
- Provide on-call 24x7.
- Applying network security polices in accordance with relevant security certification and NIFTeTRUST/NIFTepay published security guidelines.
- Produce and manage documentation for support maintenance and integration of polices,processes and procedures for data center.
- Setup new work stations assigning system resources such as E-mail and internet access, and maintain the functionality of data center network infrastructure for data center personnel.
- Responsible for for the enterprise architecture of all network including L2 and L3 switches routers, firewalls, content load balancers and remote access devices.this is also include NSX I implementation including.
- Distributed switching, load balancing etc.in VMWare.
- Maintain and analyze logs from routers, switches, firewall, critical services for proactive incident mitigation.
- Implement deep packet inspection mechanism to thwart security vulnerability.
- Maintain software and hardware inventory for data center including departments.
Job Specification:
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree from a reputable university in Computer science or relevant field
- Minimum 5 years of sound experience in financial institution
- Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF and PIX/Net screen sophos/fortigate firewall products , including CISCO/ juniper H3c routers and switches/ firewall
- Able to write intricate system and user documentation
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Network Security Administrator (Job code: IT - 005)
Job Description:
- Monitor security systems for potential vulnerabilities or intrusion attempts by hackers or malware.
- Instal anti-virus software and other security products on company computers to protect against viruses and malware.
- Perform penetration testing to identify security vulnerabilities in the company’s computer systems or networks.
- Maintain a list of all network users and their assigned privileges to ensure only authorized individuals have access to sensitive information.
- Monitor network performance to ensure that applications are working properly and efficiently.
- Review logs to identify misuse of network resources or attempts to breach security protocols.
- Providing security consulting services to small business clients regarding best practices in IT security.
- Monitor employee activities to ensure compliance with company policies.
- Control and optimize server use while backing up all critical data.
- Improves the strength of the security system and evaluates and maintains network security efficiency.
Job Specification:
- Master’s degree in computer science or in a related field
- Proven experience in a network administrator role
- Hands-on experience in networking, routing, and switching
- Knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure
- Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution
- Ability to set up and configure server hardware
- Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
PMO (Job code: CEO Sec - 001)
Job Description:
- Plan project management activities, set deadlines, prioritize tasks and assign deliverables to all stakeholders.
- Analyse financial data including but not limited to project budgets, risks and resource allocation.
- Provide financial reports and budget outline to all Hods.
- Oversee development of the project and ensure that hods are carrying out their tasks efficiently.
- Evaluate projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhere to budgets and meet deadlines.
Job Specification:
- Bachelors / masters in Business Administration
- Project management professional (PMP) certification will be a plus
- Proven 2-4 years of relevant experience
- Strong organisational and leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
AM Information Security (Job code: R&C - 003)
Job Description:
- Good Understanding of Information Security, with current trends.
- Assist in defining and implementing policies and procedures to ensure protection of critical infrastructure as appropriate.
- Assist in Performing security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan.
- Assist in Performing risk analysis (e.g., threat, vulnerability, and probability of occurrence) on information systems.
- Assist in Participating in Risk Governance process to provide security risks, mitigations, and input on other technical risk.
- Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).
- Continuously validate the organization against policies/guidelines/procedures/regulations/laws to ensure compliance.
- Assist in patching network vulnerabilities to ensure that information systems are safeguarded.
- Conduct and/or support authorized penetration testing on enterprise network assets.
- Assist in executing and managing risk and vulnerability assessments processes.
Job Specification:
- Minimum Graduate. Relevant certification(s), training courses can be a plus
- 1 - 3 years working experience in relevant field
- Basic Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk)
- Basic Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy
- Basic Knowledge of Application Security Risks (e.g. Open Web Application Security Project Top 10 list)
- Basic Knowledge of SIEM deployment and management throughout its lifecycle
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Risk and Compliance AM-DM (Job code: R&C - 004)
Job Description:
- Evaluate and Define all aspects of risk to the organization, its employees, clients, reputation, assets and interests of stakeholders for the establishment of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
- Define and Implement R&C areas including operational risk, corporate governance, business continuity, information security and regulatory compliance.
- Perform risk analysis (e.g., threat, vulnerability, and probability of occurrence), risk reviews, identify gaps in risk management plan.
- Define and implement policies and procedures to ensure establishment of R&C mandate across the organization.
- Participate in Risk Governance process to provide security risks, mitigations, and input on other technical risk.
- Support necessary compliance activities, perform compliance reviews (e.g., ensure that system security guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).
- Continuously validate the organization against policies/guidelines/procedures/regulations/laws (SBP and SECP) to ensure compliance.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise's Risk framework to ensure that they provide the intended level of protection.
- Conduct audits of policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors.
- Facilitate the organization in implementing and maintaining Business continuity and information security programs by periodically identifying their risk.
Job Specification:
- Minimum Graduate with relevant certification(s) such as ISO / CISM / CRISC /COSO / COBIT, etc
- 2-5+ years working experience in relevant field
- Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk)
- Knowledge of Regulatory laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to Regulatory Framework such as ETGRM
- Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) hands on implementation experience
- Working knowledge of GRC related best practices, international framework(s), such as COBIT, or ITIL, or ISO Standards etc
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
Information Security Manager (Job code: R&C - 005)
Job Description:
- Responsible for developing and managing Information Systems cyber security, including disaster recovery, database protection and software development.
- Manages IS security analysts to ensure that all applications are functional and secure.
- Develops and delivers IS security standards, best practices, architecture and systems to ensure information system security across the enterprise.
- Provide information security awareness training to organization personnel.
- Implements procedures and methods for auditing and addressing non-compliance to information security standards.
- Evaluates the organization to ensure compliance with standards and relevance with industry security norms.
- Assess current technology architecture for vulnerabilities, weaknesses and for possible upgrades or improvement.
- Manage and configure physical security, disaster recovery and data backup systems.
Job Specification:
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in computer science, information security, or a related field
- 10 years of experience in information security, risks, and developing security threat solutions
- Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”
DotNet Developer: (Job code: Dev - 002)
Job Description:
- Develop annually a risk-based internal audit plan for Audit Committee review and approval. Oversee the implementation of plan.
- Assists the external auditors in their work as regard to the identification of risky areas and for the effective communication of external auditors with the senior management.
- Develop an effective internal control system.
- Investigate and report to the Audit Committee on activity reported through CEO for investigations/ inquiry.
Job Specification:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or relevant field
- 2-3 of experience working with C# software development
Location:
- Karachi
Salary & benefits:
- Market competitive
“To apply for this position, kindly submit your CV to [email protected], referencing the Job Code for the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.”