IOS Developers Jobs - Manama Bahrain

<p>VAM Systems is currently looking for Medix Developer for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets &amp; terms and conditions: The selected candidates shall join VAM Systems Bahrain and shall be deputed to one of the leading organizations in Bahrain.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><br></p>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>We are currently looking for Sr. Java Developer for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets &amp; terms and conditions:</p><p><strong>Knowledge of API Management.</strong></p><p>Knowledge of Java (Java 8/11/14), OOP principles, SOLID/DRY.</p><p>Knowledge of Java Concurrency &amp; Multithreading.</p><p>Knowledge of Microservices.</p><p>Knowledge of Spring Framework + Spring Boot + Micro-Services development with JPA.</p><p>Ability to design and implement RESTful APIs.</p><p>Knowledge of message queuing systems (e.g., IBM MQ, Kafka).</p><p>Knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocol, web servers, relational database design and SQL scripting (MySQL).</p><p>Knowledge of NoSQL technologies (MongoDB).</p><p>Knowledge of UI technologies (HTML5, Thyme leaf/JSP, JSF, Prime faces, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery).</p><p>Knowledge of Security &amp; Identity protocols (OpenID, TLS, OAuth, SAML, SSO, PKI encryption &amp; key management).</p><p>Knowledge Testing, debugging, follow best practice in (Git) Version Control System.</p><p>Knowledge of DevOps.</p><p>Must have Banking / Financial Services experience.</p><p><strong>Job Responsibility</strong></p><p>Design, develop, and maintain Java (8/11/14) applications using OOP and clean-code practices (SOLID/DRY).</p><p>Build and enhance backend services using Spring Framework/Spring Boot, ensuring high performance and scalability.</p><p>Develop, expose, and consume RESTful APIs (JSON) and support SOAP/WSDL/XML integrations when required.</p><p>Implement microservices architecture using JPA/Hibernate, including service communication and API lifecycle management.</p><p>Design and optimize data models; write efficient SQL and manage relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB).</p><p>Apply concurrency and multithreading to improve throughput, reliability, and overall system responsiveness.</p><p>Implement security and identity standards including OAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML/SSO, TLS, and PKI concepts</p><p>Troubleshoot production issues, handle multiple support cases in parallel, and perform root-cause analysis.</p><p>Develop and execute testing/debugging activities, ensuring code quality and adherence to engineering best practices.</p><p>Use Git for version control and support CI/CD/DevOps practices, preferably using Azure DevOps pipelines and boards.</p><p>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather integration requirements.</p><p>Document integration flows, technical specifications, and support procedures.</p></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><p><strong>Academic Qualification</strong> Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field</p><p><strong>Experience required:</strong> Years of Experience 7 - 10 years</p><p></p></section>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>Job Description VAM Systems is currently looking for System Developer for our Bahrain operations.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Develop and maintain applications using Laravel Core &amp; PHP 8.x (OOP, MVC, Routing, Middleware, Artisan CLI).</li><li>Design and optimize backend systems with Eloquent ORM, migrations, and seeders.</li><li>Implement frontend integration using Blade templating, JavaScript (Vue.js/React), and CSS frameworks (Bootstrap).</li><li>Build and secure RESTful APIs with authentication (Sanctum/Passport) and protection against vulnerabilities (SQL injection, CSRF).</li><li>Ensure clean code practices (PSR standards), documentation, and automated testing.</li><li>Collaborate with teams via Git, explain technical concepts to non technical stakeholders, and contribute to project success.</li><li>Troubleshoot and debug complex performance bottlenecks.</li><li>Support DevOps activities including Docker, Laravel Forge, CI/CD pipelines, and application troubleshooting in AWS Cloud.</li></ul></div></section><section><p class="heading">Desired Candidate Profile</p><p class="paragraph"></p><ul><li>Strong professional experience in Laravel/PHP development and related frameworks.</li><li>Hands on expertise in backend, frontend, and API security.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to produce high quality code repositories with testing and documentation.</li><li>Relevant professional certifications in software development, cloud, or DevOps tools (preferred).</li><li>Experience working in collaborative environments, with strong communication and teamwork skills.</li><li>Problem solving and debugging complex issues.</li><li>Familiarity with AWS Cloud environments for deployment and troubleshooting.</li><li>Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker).</li><li>Strong portfolio showcasing GitLab/GitHub repositories with clean, documented code.</li></ul><p></p></section>

<p><br></p><p>About the Role As a Senior .NET Developer, the individual takes a lead role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust software solutions across desktop applications, services, APIs, and integrations. They are responsible for delivering scalable and secure .NET-based systems that align with business requirements, while ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability. The Senior .NET Developer works closely with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams to drive end-to-end solution delivery.</p><p>What We Need From You</p><ul><li>Design, develop, and maintain .NET applications including desktop, console, Windows services, and web-based solutions.</li><li>Lead the development and integration of high-availability APIs and backend services.</li><li>Implement and maintain secure and scalable REST and WCF services.</li><li>Design and deploy applications on IIS with a focus on performance tuning and load balancing.</li><li>Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and refine requirements.</li><li>Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications.</li><li>Perform impact analysis, scoping, and solution design.</li><li>Troubleshoot application issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement fixes.</li><li>Optimize performance of code, database queries, and application behavior.</li><li>Develop and integrate with SQL Server: tables, stored procedures, functions, views, and PLSQL where required.</li><li>Integrate systems with third-party APIs and services including TCP/IP and WebSocket-based communication.</li><li>Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship to other developers.</li><li>Lead planning and estimation sessions, and ensure timely delivery of tasks.</li><li>Work with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployments and environment readiness.</li><li>Work closely with QA for testing, validation, and bug fixing.</li><li>Engage in ongoing reporting, system monitoring, and tuning activities.</li><li>Participate in business meetings, requirement workshops, and sprint planning sessions.</li><li>Ensure security best practices are followed in application design and implementation.</li><li>Stay up to date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and recommend improvements to existing systems.</li><li>Experience or exposure to telecom systems and protocols is considered a strong plus.</li><li>Perform tasks as requested.</li></ul><p>Qualifications and Experience</p><ul><li>Bachelor s Degree in relevant field ( Computer science, Programming)</li><li>5+ years of hands-on experience with .NET (C#), including desktop applications, Windows services, and ASP.NET.</li><li>Telecom industry experience is a plus.</li><li>Strong experience with console applications, libraries (DLLs), and service-oriented architectures.</li><li>In-depth experience with WCF and RESTful services.</li><li>Experience designing load-balanced, fault-tolerant, and high-availability APIs.</li><li>Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.</li><li>Experience gathering business requirements, performing impact analysis, and documenting design specs.</li><li>Strong experience integrating third-party services and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, WebSockets).</li></ul><p>Skills and Knowledge</p><ul><li>Solid knowledge of IIS configuration, hosting, troubleshooting, and tuning.</li><li>Strong proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server: database design, indexing, stored procedures, PLSQL, and views.</li><li>Proven ability to troubleshoot application, performance, and network-related issues.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with business users.</li><li>Strong planning and organizational skills able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.</li><li>Understanding of security principles in .NET applications.</li><li>Knowledge of reporting tools and performance diagnostics.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor s Degree in relevant field ( Computer science, Programming)</li><li>5+ years of hands-on experience with .NET (C#), including desktop applications, Windows services, and ASP.NET.</li><li>Telecom industry experience is a plus.</li><li>Strong experience with console applications, libraries (DLLs), and service-oriented architectures.</li><li>In-depth experience with WCF and RESTful services.</li><li>Experience designing load-balanced, fault-tolerant, and high-availability APIs.</li><li>Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.</li><li>Experience gathering business requirements, performing impact analysis, and documenting design specs.</li><li>Strong experience integrating third-party services and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, WebSockets).</li><li>Solid knowledge of IIS configuration, hosting, troubleshooting, and tuning.</li><li>Strong proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server: database design, indexing, stored procedures, PLSQL, and views.</li><li>Proven ability to troubleshoot application, performance, and network-related issues.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with business users.</li><li>Strong planning and organizational skills able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.</li><li>Understanding of security principles in .NET applications.</li><li>Knowledge of reporting tools and performance diagnostics.</li></ul>

<p><h4>Career Opportunity in Banking</h4> <p>Are you looking for a career in banking? Bank ABC is the right place for you.</p> <p>We are constantly looking to recruit talent in various roles throughout the year and we have dedicated a slot on our careers page for candidates like you!</p> <p>If you are interested in joining, please apply and we will be in touch when an opportunity arises.</p></p><p></p>

<p><h4>Bank overview</h4> <p>Bank ABC seeks to recruit a Head of IT Application Support in the Group Information Technology Department based in our Head Office in Bahrain. The Head of Application Support provides bank-wide leadership and accountability for the stability, availability, resilience, and controlled change of the bank's application and digital service landscape. This includes core banking platforms (e.g., Temenos), payments, digital channels, treasury and markets, CRM, trade finance, AML/KYC and sanctions, regulatory and finance reporting, data platforms, and enterprise integration.</p> <p>The role owns the Run-the-Bank (RTB) and Change-the-Bank (CTB) operating model and plays a critical role in shaping the Run-and-Change interface between the bank, IT vendors, and managed-service providers, ensuring that production services are delivered in a predictable, secure, compliant, and cost-effective manner across a hybrid cloud environment spanning on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud platforms.</p> <p>As part of the bank's technology transformation agenda, the role is responsible for supporting and executing the application support strategy for core banking and all associated ecosystems, including cloud-hosted deployments, vendor-managed services, and complex integration patterns.</p> <p>The job holder is expected to modernise and adopt AI-enabled capabilities across application support; this includes embedding disciplined ITIL-aligned service management in collaboration with other technology teams. Finally, the Head of Application Support acts as a senior contributor to the wider Group Technology Strategy, supporting technology governance, regulatory readiness, risk management, and architecture discipline.</p> <h4>Responsibilities of the role</h4> <p>The job holder will be responsible for:</p> <h4>Strategy and governance</h4> <ul> <li>Define, own and continuously evolve the application support strategy aligned with business objectives and the wider Group technology strategy, with clear roadmap around Temenos and its digital ecosystem.</li> <li>Work with other technology partners and key stakeholders to establish and enforce a robust governance framework for RTB and CTB, ensuring clear accountability between internal teams, vendors, and managed-service providers.</li> <li>Ensure the application support team comply with regulatory, risk, and internal control requirements, providing senior-level assurance for audits, regulatory reviews, and other examinations.</li> <li>Support the GCITO in shaping and executing Group-wide technology governance, including policy adherence, architectural discipline, service standards, and technology risk management.</li> <li>Sponsor and gradually adopt AI capabilities across application support, ensuring appropriate governance and measurable operational benefits.</li> </ul> <h4>Application ecosystem management</h4> <ul> <li>Lead the definition and execution of application lifecycle and obsolescence management, ensuring early engagement with systems owners to timely decommission, migrate, or consolidate systems in line with the bank's core banking and digital transformation strategy.</li> <li>Own and drive the rationalisation and simplification of the application estate, with the Temenos core banking platform as the strategic foundation around which all supporting, adjacent and downstream systems are designed, integrated, and operated.</li> <li>Ensure the application support model, service processes, and operational tooling are aligned to the bank's technology roadmap, including cloud-hosted deployments, vendor-managed services, and complex integration landscapes.</li> <li>As needed, lead major incident and problem management situations, ensuring timely resolution, executive communication, root-cause analysis, and durable remediation.</li> <li>Own and mature ITIL/ServiceNow-aligned service management practices (incident, problem, change, release, knowledge), ensuring consistent execution across the application support team.</li> </ul> <h4>Collaboration and stakeholder management</h4> <ul> <li>Act as the most senior point of contact for business stakeholders and business-technologist teams on application stability, integration, service performance, and operational risk.</li> <li>Partner closely with Architecture, IT Delivery, Data Management, Service Management, Cyber Security, and Business technologists to ensure seamless transition of solutions into production and sustained service quality.</li> <li>Build and maintain strong, outcome-driven relationships with vendors, system integrators, and managed-service providers, ensuring SLA compliance, performance transparency, and accountability.</li> <li>Provide clear, timely, and executive-ready communication during incidents, service issues, and material risk events.</li> <li>Represent Application Support in senior management forums, governance committees, and steering groups, contributing informed, risk-based perspectives.</li> </ul> <h4>Leadership and people management</h4> <ul> <li>Lead and develop a high-performance application support team, fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous improvement.</li> <li>Manage clear role boundaries and responsibilities across Tech Leads, support teams, business-technologist teams, and vendor resources, ensuring effective coverage and resilience.</li> <li>Build and execute succession plans and capability uplift strategies, particularly in Temenos, cloud operations, service management, and AI-enabled application delivery and support. Promote modern ways of working, including SRE principles, automation and AI, and data-driven decision-making.</li> <li>Promote a culture of diversity, equality, and inclusion within the Application Support team, championing diversity initiatives and fostering a sense of belonging and respect for all team members.</li> <li>Collaborate with GIT Management and HR to recruit and onboard top talent, ensuring the application support team has the skills, capabilities, and resources needed to achieve its goals and objectives.</li> </ul> <h4>Areas of knowledge, qualification and experience</h4> <ul> <li>20+ years of technology, digital or application support experience.</li> <li>10+ years in a managerial and leadership role (mandatory).</li> <li>Extensive leadership experience in application support, production services, or technology operations within banking or regulated financial services.</li> <li>Proven accountability for the stability, availability, and resilience of large-scale, business-critical application estates.</li> <li>Hands-on experience supporting and operating core banking platforms, preferably Temenos, within complex, multi-vendor and integration-heavy environments.</li> <li>Experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary, geographically distributed teams, including succession planning and capability uplift.</li> <li>Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.</li> <li>Temenos banking platform (desirable) - formal training or certifications related to Temenos implementations, operations, or upgrades.</li> <li>Professional certifications in IT Service Management (e.g., ITIL), Cloud Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), Project delivery/governance (e.g., Agile, PRINCE2, etc.).</li> <li>Banking application landscapes, including core banking platforms (particularly Temenos), payments, digital channels, treasury and markets, trade finance and cash management, regulatory and finance reporting, and enterprise integration patterns.</li> <li>Application support and service management frameworks, including ITIL-aligned practices, service lifecycle management, and the operation of multi-tier (L1-L4) support models across internal teams and managed-service providers.</li> <li>Hybrid cloud architectures and operating models, spanning on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments, with an understanding of operational resilience, availability, and recovery considerations.</li> <li>Non-functional requirements (NFRs) and operational controls, including availability, performance, security, scalability, observability, resilience, and recoverability.</li> <li>Modern reliability and operations concepts, including Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), automation, monitoring, and data-driven service delivery.</li> <li>Data platforms, and strong experience in data integration, ETL processes, and data management platforms and tools.</li> <li>Knowledge of data lake architectures and experience in managing and integrating data lakes using platforms like AWS and Azure.</li> <li>Vendor and managed-service governance, including SLA/OLA models, performance management, and commercial oversight.</li> <li>Technology risk management within regulated financial services, including audit, regulatory expectations, control frameworks, and cyber security and data protection.</li> <li>Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and implementing cloud-based solutions and services.</li> <li>Knowledge of API management and integration, facilitating data exchange between internal systems and external data sources.</li> <li>Understanding of machine learning and AI frameworks and platforms, including AI-enabled operational capabilities.</li> </ul></p><p></p>