State
Bank of Pakistan
Excellent Career Opportunities
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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Central Bank, is looking for talented and energetic candidates for the following contractual positions in the IT Programs & Project Management Department based at Karachi.
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Senior Applications Developer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Develop enterprise level, web enabled, software solutions to automate business processes, operations and workflows utilizing Web Applications Framework / languages.
- Engage in all project phases during the full software development cycle, including design, coding, testing, post-install configuration and performance tuning, and post-install issue resolution.
- Responsible for the collection and analysis of business requirements and the translation of these requirements into a comprehensive and cohesive solution proposal.
- Develop MIS including fixed reports for publication and dynamic MIS for analytical end-users in the form of multi-dimensional cubes.
- Coordinate with DBA team for the deployment of new applications into live production environment.
- Analyze, discuss and remediate the vulnerabilities identified by IT Security Team.
- Responsible to Implement secure source code practices in relevant SDLC Phases.
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Eligibility
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| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Candidates with relevant certifications in Oracle / Java /Dot Net/ DLT will be preferred.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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| Experience: |
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience of application software development experience in Dot Net/Java/Oracle Apex/PHP/DLT Applications and C-Sharp Frameworks.
- Knowledge of Databases like Oracle/DB2/SQL Server/ MySQL / PostgreSQL/ NoSQL.
- Working experience of Developing and implementing end to end Enterprise Web applications.
- Working knowledge of application integration services e.g. REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, etc.
- Candidates with API Gateways and Enterprise Service Bus implementation experience will be given preference.
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Mobile Application Developer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Design and develop fully functional mobile applications and toolkits.
- Ensure friendly UI/UX.
- Develop APIs for integration with other applications and platforms (Android & iOS).
- Embed Security Protocols and requirements using standard frameworks for integration.
- Identify and understand requirements and perform analysis.
- Prepare related solution design and technical documents.
- Mobile Application Development lifecycle (concept, design, develop, test, release and support).
- Deploy / release applications on the App Store and Android Play Store.
- Creating App updates, including bug fixes and additional features for release.
- Stay up-to-date with new technology trends suggest new mobile products, security protocols and applications.
- Responsible to Implement secure source code practices in relevant SDLC Phases.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Mobile Application development certification will be an added advantage.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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| Experience: |
Minimum 3 years of hands on experience in following:
- Mobile application development in Frameworks and UIs such as Flutter/ React Native/Xarmin/Swift/Core Data/Android Studio, Kotlin, Onsen UI, Native Scripts etc.
- Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store and Android market.
- In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Swift and Java.
- Experience of O-Auth, OIDC and other integration frameworks with Third-Party Libraries and APIs
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Senior Data Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Develop and implement pipelines that extract, transform, and load data into an information product that helps the organization reach its strategic goals.
- Build complex On-premises and cloud routines and data pipelines to bring data into the Data Lake/Warehouse.
- Focus on ingesting, storing, processing, and analyzing large datasets.
- Create scalable, high-performance web services for tracking data.
- Translate complex technical and functional requirements into detailed designs.
- Investigate alternatives for data storing and processing to ensure implementation of the most streamlined solutions.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Certifications related to Big Data Engineer or Data Lake Engineer or Cloud Solution Architect would be an added advantage.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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| Experience: |
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with Python, Spark, and Hive with setting up a data lake (on-prem or cloud based) would be a plus.
- Knowledge and experience to build batch and streaming based workloads on AWS using EMR, Lambda, S3, GLUE, Athena, DynamoDB, RedShift, Kinesis, and Aurora or similar offerings from other cloud providers.
- Hands-on experience working with Terra bytes / Peta bytes scale data and millions of transactions per day.
- Strong experience in analyzing SQL queries and tuning.
- Understanding of data-warehousing and data-modeling techniques.
- Knowledge of industry-wide visualization and analytics tools (ex: Power BI, Tableau, R).
- Experience with at least one of streaming frameworks such as Kafka, Spark, Kinesis, Flink.
- Knowledge of NoSQL and RDBMS databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB.
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Senior Data Analyst |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards to meet business requirements.
- Develop data cubes using tabular and/or multi-dimensional technology.
- Collaborate with data analysts, data engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and integrity, and design solutions.
- Transform raw data into actionable insights using Power BI data visualization and dashboard development.
- Connect to and extract data from various data sources (e.g., SQL Server Analysis Services, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and cloud data sources).
- Develop and maintain data models, relationships, and calculated measures.
- Implement data visualization best practices to create insightful and user-friendly dashboards.
- Ensure data accuracy, security, and privacy of client information.
- Provide training and support to end-users on Power BI usage.
- Stay up to date with new features and best practices in Power BI and related technologies.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Certifications required are:
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300) certification.
- Designing and Implementing Enterprise-Scale Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI (DP-500).
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission..
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| Experience: |
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience of developing data cubes in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) using both the Tabular and/or Multi-dimensional models.
- Experience with data modelling, data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
- Experience of building measures in tabular model using DAX queries.
- Experience with implementation of on-prem Power BI Report Server would be a plus.
- Experience in automation of SSAS cube processing using XMLA queries.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Strong proficiency in DAX, MDX and SQL queries and tuning.
- Knowledge of Oracle, Linux, and any scripting language.
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Senior AI Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Design and develop scalable solutions using AI tools and machine learning models.
- Utilize big data computations and storage tools for statistical analysis and model development.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify areas where AI solutions can innovate business practices.
- Convert AI/ML models into APIs that other developers can use.
- Manage project infrastructure and the development of AI models and projects.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Certifications related to Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning would be a plus.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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| Experience: |
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with AI solution design and development.
- Proficient with multiple AI languages like Python, Java, or R and machine learning frameworks like Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch and Spark MLlib.
- Familiarity with deep learning and machine learning algorithms.
- Experience working with large data sets using Big Data tools and writing efficient code capable of processing large data streams at speed.
- Hands-on experience working with Terra bytes / Peta bytes scale data and millions of transactions per day.
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Senior Applications Support Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Provide level-1/level-2 Functional and Technical Support.
- Monitor and ensure smooth running of Business Applications in production environment.
- Coordinate with relevant team(s) for timely resolution of issues and deployment of new functionalities and applications.
- Coordinate with Development team for the deployment of the resolution as per SOP.
- Coordinate with relevant teams for the deployment of new module keeping in view the areas/items involved in the deployment.
- Ensure the deployment of new modules/applications on production environment.
- Verify the status of applications in live environment after system configuration changes, e.g. patches, upgrades and security implementations.
- Communicate outages and critical issues to management.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification from an HEC recognized university or a reputable foreign university.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years as on last date of application submission.
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| Experience: |
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with focus on:
- Providing enterprise application support of Oracle EBS, Oracle Apex, Web Applications.
- Development of Standard operating procedures and its implementation.
- Process efficiency and optimization on the basis of analyzing incidents, calls and requests.
- Coordinating with users for resolution of calls and deployment of applications.
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| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Link to Apply: |
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Senior Cloud Specialist |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions.
- Modify and improve existing systems.
- Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud technologies and initiatives.
- Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems.
- Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with best practices.
- Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with Organization security policies and best practices in cloud security.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
- Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements.
- Interact with DevOps Teams, provide cloud support, and make recommendations based on their needs.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Certifications related to Cloud (AWS, Google, Oracle, IBM) would be an added advantage.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with focus on:
- Identification of Cloud solutions best suited for organizational needs.
- Migration of existing platforms to the Cloud.
- Spinning up and spinning out of Cloud environments.
- Implementing / extending recommended security controls to the cloud environment.
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- Proven work experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
- Troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Customer management skills to discuss systems as needed.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Sr. Systems Engineer(Payment Systems Technologies) |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Perform System Administration, configuration and updates of Payment Systems (RTGS and SWIFT).
- Monitor Payment Systems (RTGS & SWIFT) and troubleshoot problems in Applications, Databases and other related system components.
- Perform system Backup and Archiving.
- Provide Technical Assistance to End users.
- Develop policies/procedures/SOPs and necessary documentation.
- Coordinate with Audit and IT security Teams to achieve necessary compliance.
- Coordinate with OEM/vendors and other stakeholders in operations and projects.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualification.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience on Enterprise level software solutions specially related to Payment Systems (SWIFT and RTGS).
- Preference will be given to candidates currently working in Banks/FIs/Fintech or Payment System Institutions.
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- Sound Knowledge of software architecture, programming languages (e.g. C-Sharp/C++/Java), Desktop/Web based applications and databases (e.g. Oracle/SQL Server & MS-Access).
- Knowledge of operating systems (Windows server and Linux).
- Knowledge of Payment Messages / SWIFT messages and standards.
- Knowledge of IT security, cryptography and digital certificates.
- Excellent interpersonal, as well as verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience of working on Instant Payment System (IPS), Automated Transfer System (ATS), Credit/Debit card systems and related payment technologies etc. will be added advantages.
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Senior Applications Security Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Assist the organization in the evolution of its application security functions and services for embedding applications security features in deployed / new business applications.
- Ensure that code reviews are adhered to across all code platforms.
- Implement / coordinate for implementing application security controls where applicable in SDLS phases.
- Manage integration with vulnerabilities assessment techniques, including Static Code Analysis and Dynamic Code Analysis.
- Discover security vulnerabilities and devise mitigation strategies, as well as report and resolve technical dependencies.
- Assist Cyber Security team to complete application security/ vulnerabilities fixing tasks.
- Act as a subject matter expert for security solutions.
- Assist & Educate application developers / engineers for application security enhancements and implementation.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Certifications related to IT Applications Security (CISM, CEH etc.) is mandatory.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
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Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in implementing application security controls and fixing of vulnerabilities of cross plat form applications.
Hands on experience in development of security scripts for applications and databases. |
| Other Attributes: |
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Capability to collaborate with top executives across many departments.
- Ability to operate well in a fast-paced, project-oriented setting.
- Capacity to manage sensitive and secret information.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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System Engineer Linux |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Perform configuration, administration and monitoring of Red Hat/Oracle, Ubuntu, Debian Enterprise Linux distribution.
- Monitor server hosting infrastructure component comprising VMware, Hyper-V, SAN and Server hardware.
- Maintain and support data backup and recovery operations of systems hosted on Linux servers using Veritas NetBackup or DELLEMC Networker or similar enterprise backup software.
- Perform Linux systems tuning and optimization for different databases and application system in coordination with respective technical teams.
- Coordinate with OEMs, SLA vendors for the resolution of technical issues.
- Ensure availability of Services to users hosted on Linux based servers.
- Respond and resolve requests from IT Teams pertaining to Linux Servers and associated service.
- Perform DR, BCP and Cyber Recovery drills of servers and applications.
- Contribute in preparing and maintaining documentation related to operations manual, SOPs, technical Installation and configuration documents, disaster recovery procedures, change orders and service request related to Linux based systems.
- Work with internal/external resources to implement changes off hours or when required.
- Undertake and complete any other technology/IT systems related task/s assigned by the supervisor.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Master's or Bachelor's Degree (with a minimum of 16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification from an HEC recognized university or a reputable foreign university from HEC recognized university.
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| Age: |
Maximum 32 years, as on the last date to submit application.
Relaxation may be allowed in case of additional relevant experience and certifications. |
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Minimum 3 years of relevant experience of administration and support on Linux operating system. RHEL and any other relevant certification in the area of Linux will have added advantage.
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Senior Containers Systems Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Responsible for integrating and defining containerization technologies.
- Build, scale and monitor highly scalable applications.
- Create and enhance application's CI/CD pipelines of Development teams requirements.
- Keep up to date with the latest trending technologies.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Minimum 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification.
Preference will be given to candidates having containerization related certificates.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date of application submission.
Relaxation may be allowed in case of additional relevant experience and certifications. |
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- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies.
- Experience in managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience in designing auto-scaling system for Kubernetes Nodes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven fluency in English.
- Knowledge of various programming languages such as BASH, Perl, Python, PHP, Shell, etc.
- Experience with provisioning and managing Virtual Machines.
- Familiarity with alerting tools like PagerDuty, Opsgenie, etc.
- Knowledge of monitoring tools like Datadog, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Systems administration and operations experience on Linux.
- Experience in combining Docker with monitoring and logging tools.
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- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Willing to work in a challenging environment.
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Data Base Administrator |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Assist the unit head in planning, organizing and controlling database administration activities.
- Assist unit head in providing Production & Development Database Administration (DBA) support for Oracle, DB2, MS SQL Server database and Core Banking applications experience will be preferred.
- Basic understanding with LINUX and Windows operating system.
- Monitor and analyze database system performance (e.g., stress volume), perform database systems testing, performance and tuning.
- Assist in performing configuration monitoring and proactively reviews statistics for errors, capacity and performance issues of production and development databases.
- Perform disaster recovery periodic drills for mock testing and live operations of databases and applications.
- Receive support queries from different business stakeholders for application and database related issues.
- Participate in the scheduled DR drills for business applications Systems for effective business continuity planning.
- Assist the Unit/Divisional Heads in reviewing the existing applications and share/suggest refinements and improvements to ensure that the most efficient methods are employed.
- Assist in various departmental projects’ information gathering, project implementation and post implementation support.
- Undertake and complete any other technology/IT systems related task/s assigned by the superior.
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Master's or Bachelor's degree with 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on the last date to submit application. |
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Minimum 3 years of post-qualification experience in relevant field.
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Data Engineer |
Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Engage in all project phases during the full software development cycle, including design, coding, testing, post-install configuration and performance measurements, post-install issue interfacing and resolution.
- Learn business processes and data structures to design process automation, ETL workloads, and reporting solutions to support the business.
- Responsible for the collection and analysis of business requirements and the translation of these requirements into a comprehensive and cohesive business intelligence design.
- Design, develop and implement the process automation and ETL workloads for new applications.
- Develop MIS reports including fixed reports for publications and develop analytical environment for business users in the form of cubes.
- Coordinate with DBA team for deployment of newly developed system on Production Server.
- Analyze, discuss and remediate the OCISO application security recommendations
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Eligibility
Criteria: |
| Education: |
Master's or Bachelor's degree with 16 years of education in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent qualification from an HEC recognized university or a reputable foreign university.
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| Age: |
Maximum 35 years, as on last of application submission. |
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At least two years’ relevant experience in software development with specific focus on:
- Advanced working SQL & PL/SQL knowledge and excellent SQL troubleshooting skills working with large databases.
- Strong database design/architecture experience, strong RDBMS concepts and working experience.
- Expertise in Oracle database and data modelling.
- Experience designing and developing commercial grade web applications using Oracle APEX.
- Ability to deliver modern elegant web applications using a combination of APEX and JavaScript.
- Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL/ELT workloads.
- Some knowledge of Shell/Python scripting is preferable.
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Compensation: |
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Competitive compensation package, as per State Bank rules. |
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Application
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Interested candidates meeting the above-stated eligibility criteria may submit their applications online on https://www.sbp.org.pk/careers/status.asp.
The system generated application form may also be shared through surface mail addressed to Assistant Director, Resource Management, HRD, State Bank of Pakistan, 10th Floor, SBP Main Building, I.I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi with the applied position written on top right of the envelope. Last date of application submission is October 2, 2023.
Applications, which are not in accordance with defined requirements in the advertisement, will not be entertained. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Females, candidates from minorities, transgender persons and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
Any candidate who misinforms or fails to provide the required information or documents, does not meet the specified criteria as per advertisement, attempts to influence the recruitment process in any manner, tries to obtain support for his/her candidature by inappropriate means or tampers with evidence of his/her age, educational and other certificates, shall be disqualified from the current and any future recruitment process at the Bank; even if the candidate is otherwise eligible.
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