About this role
About the Role
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer with strong IBM Sterling B2B Integrator experience to join the Business Platforms team at a leading UAE bank. You will own the design, development, and support of business processes and integrations that move critical banking data securely between internal systems and external partners.
This is a hands on engineering role for someone who knows Sterling deeply, enjoys solving integration problems, and can work directly with business and technology stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Development and Integration
- Design, develop, test, and deploy business processes in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator using BPML
- Build and maintain integrations using Sterling services and adapters, including SFTP, FTP, HTTP, Connect:Direct, and file system adapters
- Develop and maintain data transformation maps in Sterling Map Editor across XML, flat file, and EDI formats
- Write custom code and SQL where needed to extend Sterling capabilities and analyse integration data
Partner and File Management
- Onboard and manage trading partners, communities, and certificates through Sterling File Gateway
- Configure secure file routing, encryption, and transfer policies in line with bank security standards
Performance and Support
- Monitor business process performance, identify bottlenecks and failures, and recommend improvements to throughput and reliability
- Provide production support, investigate incidents, and resolve issues within agreed SLAs
- Support release management and deployments across development, UAT, and production environments
Stakeholder Collaboration and Documentation
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to map, document, and optimise integration workflows
- Maintain clear technical documentation for business processes, maps, adapters, and partner configurations
Standards and Mentoring
- Enforce development standards, code quality, and best practices across the integration landscape
- Guide junior developers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing
Requirements
Must Have
- 6+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4 years hands on in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
- Strong experience developing business processes in BPML
- Hands on experience with Sterling Map Editor and data transformation across XML, flat file, and EDI
- Solid working knowledge of Sterling File Gateway, adapters, and trading partner management
- Good understanding of secure file transfer protocols (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS) and certificate management
- Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, or SQL Server
- Experience supporting production integration environments with defined SLAs
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Strong English communication skills and the confidence to work directly with stakeholders
Nice to Have
- Banking or financial services experience, especially payment flows, host to host integrations, or SWIFT related file exchanges
- IBM Sterling Connect:Direct administration experience
- Java or scripting experience for building custom Sterling services
- Experience running Sterling on containerised or cloud platforms such as OpenShift
- IBM Sterling certification
- Experience working in Agile delivery teams