State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Central Bank, is looking for experienced IT professionals for following contractual positions in IT Programs & Project Management Department (ITP&PMD).The positions are based in Karachi.

Senior Oracle Applications Developer

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Develop and Launch Enterprise and Industrywide Web Applications to Automate Business Processes and Workflows using Oracle Apex and other related development platforms. Business Analysis, Application Design, Development, Coding, Testing, Deployments, Performance Tuning and Post-implementation Support. Implement Secure Code Development practices through Sec-Dev-Ops, Analyze and Fix Security vulnerabilities and maintain necessary documentation. Migration and re-engineering of legacy applications (e.g., Oracle Forms, older APEX versions, or other custom-built Applications) to latest Oracle release. Any other Task assigned by the supervisor.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university. Candidates with relevant Certifications in Oracle Development Tracks will be preferred.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 3 years relevant experience of: Oracle Applications Development in Oracle Apex and/or Oracle Forms & Reports. API development e.g. REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, etc. Backend Databases like Oracle/DB2/SQL Server/MySQL/PostgreSQL/ NoSQL and Linux and Windows Server OS.

Senior Temenos Developer

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Develop Core Banking Application on Temenos Platform to Automate Banking Processes and Workflows using Temenos Development Framework. Business Analysis, Application Design, Development, Coding, Testing, Deployments, Performance Tuning and Post-implementation Support. Implement Secure Code Development practices through Sec-Dev-Ops, Analyze and Fix Security vulnerabilities and maintain necessary documentation. Any other Task assigned by the supervisor.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 3 years of relevant experience of: Temenos Applications Development Framework (preferably TAFJ) and Reports Development. Working Experience of API development e.g. REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, etc. Working experience of Backend Databases like Oracle/SQL Server/MySQL/PostgreSQL/NoSQL and Linux/Windows Server OS Working experience of Linux and Windows OS.

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Perform Database and Application Installation, Design, Configurations and Administration on Production, Development and Testing DB and Application Environment on Linux or Windows Operating System on On-Prem and Cloud environment. Performance Tuning, Backup Management, Recovery and Optimization. Monitoring, Logging and configuring security parameters. Setup and perform DR Drills Provide necessary support to Application Development and Operations Teams Undertake and complete any other technology/IT systems related task/s assigned by the superior. Any other Task assigned by the supervisor

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university. Certification on Oracle DBA Track is must.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 5 years of experience of: Oracle DBA and Application Administration including Installations, DB Design, Configurations, Performance Tuning, Integrations, Backup, Recovery, Monitoring, Logging, Migrations, Clustering, DR Setups and Upgrades. Candidates with working experience on Oracle ERP based implementations will be preferred. Working experience on Linux and Windows Servers.

Database Administrator

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Perform Database and Application Installation, Design, Configurations and Administration on Production, Development and Testing DB and Application Environment for Oracle/DB2/SQL/My SQL Server DBs on Linux or Windows Operating System on On-Prem and Cloud environment. Performance Tuning, Backup Management, Recovery and Optimization. Monitoring, Logging and configuring security parameters. Setup DR and perform DR Drills Provide necessary support to Application Development and Operations Teams Undertake and complete any other technology/IT systems related task/s assigned by the superior. Any other Task assigned by the supervisor.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university. Certification in Oracle/DB2/SQL/MySQL DBA Track is must.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 3 years of experience in Oracle/DB2/SQL Server/My SQL DB and Application Administration including Installations, DB Design, Configurations, Performance Tuning, Integrations, Backup, Recovery, Monitoring, Logging, Migrations, Clustering, DR Setups and Upgrades. Working Experience of Linux and Windows Server OS.

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Review and Analyze Product Specifications, Business Requirements, Technical Design/System Requirement Specifications and Solutions architecture documents and identify and report early defects Design and develop test plans, test cases, test scripts, procedures on multiple projects of varying size using automated tools. Identify, analyze and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content. Execute manual and automated test cases for web, mobile, and enterprise applications. Perform various types of testing including functional, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing (UAT). Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure Sec-Dev-Ops). Maintain version-controlled repositories of test artifacts, documentation, and results Work closely with developers to reproduce, analyze, and resolve defects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between quality objectives and project deliverables Contribute to defining and implementing QA standards, metrics, and best practices and comply with organizational policies and procedures. Any other Task assigned by the supervisor.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	3 years of hands on experience in Software Quality Assurance Tools. Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines is a plus. Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing with automated testing tools and knowledge of SQL and scripting. Experience is software development is a plus. Knowledge of security and compliance testing frameworks.

Senior AI Engineer

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Architect, Design, Build and Implement innovative end-to-end AI solutions from Data Engineering to deploying sophisticated models using on-prem and cloud services. Engineer agentic systems and complex workflows using advanced prompt engineering techniques. Under take team's projects, ensuring high-quality delivery and translating client business needs into clear technical roadmaps. Partner with business domains to explore and shape exciting new opportunities. Embed AI solutions and techniques in existing systems to innovate output and enhance performance Implement secure source code practices through Sec-Dev-Ops, Analyze and Fix Security vulnerabilities Any other Task assigned by the supervisor.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university. Candidates with relevant certifications in AI and Data Engineering will be preferred.
Age:	Maximum 35 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 3 years of work experience with Machine Learning (ML)/Gen AI/or relevant domains of AI and software development Excellent proficiency in Python, Java and Cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) based AI services.

Senior Cloud Architect

Key responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to, the following: Develop Hybrid Cloud Architecture and Design and Deploy scalable, highly available, fault tolerant and secure setup on Domestic and International Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) Embedding Best Architectural Practices Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models - including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and other cloud services Plan and Implement migration of existing systems, applications and services to CSP Configure, optimize and monitor cloud operations and compute resources Identify, design , integrate and monitor cloud services Procurement, Contracting, Budgeting, Metering and Managing Cost controls Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks Any other Task assigned by the supervisor

 Eligibility Criteria:

Education:	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (16 years of education) in IT, Computer Science/Systems, Computer/Electrical/Electronic/Engineering/Information Systems/AI/Data Sciences or relevant field from HEC recognized domestic or from a reputable foreign university. Certification of relevant Cloud is must.
Age:	Maximum 40 years as on the date of advertisement.
Experience:	Minimum 3 years of work experience with Major Cloud Service Provider (e.g AWS, Azure, Huawei)

 Compensation:

Competitive market based compensation package backed by attractive salary and well-rounded benefits structure as per State Bank's rules.

 Application Procedure:

Interested candidates meeting the eligibility criteria may submit their applications online on https://career.sbp.org.pk/login. Last date of application submission is November 17, 2025. Applications, which are not in accordance with defined requirements in the advertisement, will not be entertained. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Females, candidates from minorities, transgender persons and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

Any candidate who misinforms, 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. Candidate who fails to provide the required information or documents or does not meet the specified criteria as per advertisement shall be disqualified from the current drive.