HRD Solutions is a consulting, strategy formulation and execution, financial services, human resource management, and capacity development. Our management team has over 40 years of practice experience.
Job overview
- To manage the high-availability and security of the bank’s mission-critical transaction switch (FEP), ensuring flawless integration with external payment networks and secure handling of all EFT transactions.
Responsibilities
- Administer and monitor the transaction switch and its integrations with major systems (NIBSS/Interswitch/UPG/MPGS).
- Configure and troubleshoot ISO-8583 message flows, routing, and switching logic.
- Manage cryptographic keys, certificates, and security modules (HSM/MLE, 3-DES/RSA) to maintain regulatory compliance and security.
- Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and triage incidents with efficient incident response.
- Provide L2/L3 support for daily payment operations, settlement, and reconciliation processes
Key Performance Indicators
KPI Area:
- Transaction Success.
- Incident Response.
- Security.
KPI Measure:
- End-to-end Transaction Success Rate (TSR) and Switch Uptime.
- Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR) for critical payment incidents.
- Zero security breaches related to keys, HSM, or unauthorized access.
KPI Target:
- >99.99% TSR
- <15 minutes
- 0 breaches/unauthorized access
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma from Any Approved University or Polytechnic.
- Relevant certifications in IT are an added advantage
- Experience: 4 – 6+ years hands-on experience in full stack development.
- Specific Experience: Prior experience in banking, fintech, or other financial services environments is highly desirable
Knowledge:
- In-depth knowledge of ISO-8583 protocol, EFT switch architecture Payment operations lifecycle, HSM usage, and security best practices
Skills / Competencies:
- Linux/Unix administration, Shell scripting, Incident response, Logs/observability tools, Java/Kotlin/.NET experience (nice to have).
Method of application
Meet the Qualifications? Email your CV to [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email.