Junior Management Position – System / Network Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Our client, a Karachi-based, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regulated Electronic Money Institution (EMI), seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

Job Role

As a System / Network Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the secure, reliable, and high-performance operation of the IT infrastructure that powers the EMI's digital payment ecosystem. The role involves hands-on management of networks, servers, and production systems, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (including SBP guidelines) and internal security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• System & Network Administration: Manage and maintain production systems (servers, databases, networks, applications) to ensure stability, security, and scalability. Execute day-to-day operational tasks including end-of-day jobs, batch processing, overnight jobs, and backup verification.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Utilize monitoring tools to track system uptime, performance errors, and anomalies. Handle incident detection, classification, and resolution, performing root-cause analysis to ensure minimal downtime and customer impact.
• Vendor Coordination: Interface with infrastructure and cloud service providers to support daily operations. Ensure vendor activities align with SBP compliance requirements regarding security, data protection, and audit standards.
• Capacity & Patching: Monitor storage, processing, and network capacity; plan and execute hardware/software upgrades and security patching to support business growth and security requirements.
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure all infrastructure operations comply with SBP guidelines and internal technology risk frameworks. Assist in generating reports on system performance and incidents as required.

Education

• Minimum 16 years of education, preferably a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, or a related field from an HEC-recognized or equivalent foreign institution.

Experience

• Minimum 3-4 years of professional experience, preferably in a large national/multinational organization with at least 1-2 years of related functional experience in a similar role at an equivalent position.

• Experience in a bank, EMI, fintech, or regulated financial institution growth functions is preferred.

Requirements

• Collaborative Execution – Experience managing multi-stakeholder campaigns, especially in coordination with external partners and retail-facing brands.
• Team Player – Ability to work in teams or agency partners to deliver high-impact creative and campaign outputs.
• Agility & Entrepreneurial Mindset – Thrives in a fast-paced startup setting, with a bias toward action and innovation.

Age

• The candidate should preferably be not more than 33 years of age as of the last date of submission of application.

This advertisement is published on 28 April 2026. The last date to apply is 07 May 2026. Candidates who possess the required experience and educational qualifications to undertake this challenging role are encouraged to submit their applications at https://hrsi.careers-page.com/

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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