Goodman Masson Muscat jobs

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role As Repo &amp; Collateral Specialist , you will be the operational authority for the platform's repo and collateral services, helping establish one of the defining capabilities of a modern financial market infrastructure.<br> From bilateral repo settlement and tri-party collateral management through to margining, default management and Shari'a-compliant financing structures, you will play a pivotal role in designing and operating a world-class service from day one.<br> This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced practitioner who has personally managed repo transactions, collateral movements, margin calls and default scenarios in a live market environment.<br> During the build phase you will design the operating model, controls and frameworks that will underpin the platform.<br> During the run phase you will operate and continuously enhance the service you have helped create.<br> What you will do Own the end-to-end processing of bilateral repo transactions, including opening and closing settlements, mark-to-market adjustments, substitutions and lifecycle events Manage the operational delivery of the tri-party collateral service, including collateral allocation, optimisation, substitutions and release Develop and maintain collateral eligibility criteria, valuation methodologies, haircut frameworks and concentration limits Operate the daily margin process, including exposure calculations, margin calls, dispute resolution and escalations Process Shari'a-compliant financing structures including murabaha , tawarruq and wakala , ensuring operational accuracy and compliance Manage corporate actions affecting collateralised positions, working closely with the Corporate Actions Specialist to ensure correct entitlement and valuation treatment Support default management processes, including close-out procedures, collateral realisation and regulatory testing Design the repo and collateral operating model, procedures, runbooks and reconciliation framework during the build phase Build strong operational relationships with primary dealers, custodians, settlement banks, ICSDs and other market participants Support participant testing and onboarding to ensure market readiness ahead of go-live Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman .<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> If this is your kind of build, please apply now!<br> What you will bring Degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related discipline At least ten years' hands-on experience in repo and collateral operations within a CSD, ICSD, custody bank, primary dealer, tri-party provider or major financial institution Proven practitioner experience managing bilateral repo settlement, tri-party collateral management, margin processing and default management Experience designing or significantly enhancing repo lifecycle models, collateral frameworks or tri-party operating models Strong understanding of collateral valuation, eligibility frameworks, haircut methodologies and margin calculation Working knowledge of legal documentation including GMRA , GMSLA and ISDA Credit Support Annex Experience managing collateral through market stress, valuation disputes and counterparty events Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex repo and collateral concepts clearly to both technical and business audiences Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Experience processing Shari'a-compliant repo structures including murabaha , tawarruq and wakala Knowledge of AAOIFI standards for Islamic finance Experience using major tri-party collateral platforms such as Euroclear, Clearstream, BNY Mellon or JP Morgan Familiarity with SWIFT ISO 15022 and ISO 20022 messaging for repo and collateral, including MT527 , MT558 , MT569 and colr messages Understanding of the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures Experience working within an international financial centre or regulated financial market infrastructure Arabic language skills</span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role As Corporate Actions Specialist , you will be the operational authority for every corporate action and lifecycle event across the platform.<br> From coupon payments and redemptions through to restructurings, complex structured products and sukuk, you will ensure every event is processed accurately, on time, and in line with market practice.<br> This is a hands-on role for an experienced practitioner who has personally managed corporate actions throughout the full instrument lifecycle, not someone who has only overseen the function from a management perspective.<br> Working closely with issuers, paying agents, trustees, custodians, ICSDs and CSDs, you will help build the corporate actions function from the ground up, designing the operating model, procedures and controls that will underpin one of the region's newest financial market infrastructures.<br> What you will do Own the end-to-end processing of corporate actions and lifecycle events including coupon payments, redemptions, amortisations, calls, puts, restructurings, defaults, tenders and exchanges Manage the full lifecycle of bonds, sukuk, asset-backed securities, floating-rate notes and other structured instruments admitted to the platform Build and maintain the corporate actions calendar, ensuring every event is prepared for and executed accurately Manage operational relationships with issuers, paying agents, calculation agents and trustees, establishing robust operating procedures and escalation processes Coordinate notification chains across issuers, CSDs, ICSDs, custodians, settlement banks and investors Reconcile lifecycle events across all counterparties, investigate exceptions and resolve breaks within agreed service levels Design the corporate actions operating model, procedures, runbooks, controls and reconciliation framework during the platform build phase Support issuer onboarding by providing operational expertise on complex issuance structures and lifecycle event processing Work closely with testing teams to support participant certification and ensure market readiness for corporate actions processing Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman .<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> If this is your kind of build, please apply now!<br> What you will bring Degree in finance, accounting, business, economics or a related discipline At least ten years' hands-on experience in corporate actions within a paying agent, custody, CSD, ICSD or similar capital markets environment Direct experience processing the full lifecycle of bonds, sukuk, asset-backed securities, callable and puttable structures, floating-rate notes and other structured products Strong experience managing coupon payments, redemptions, restructurings, tax events and complex lifecycle processing Proven ability to coordinate corporate actions across issuers, paying agents, trustees, custodians, CSDs, ICSDs and investors Experience reconciling lifecycle events across multiple parties and resolving operational breaks under time pressure Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex operational processes clearly to both technical and business stakeholders Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Experience working within a paying agent environment with ownership of redemption processing and lifecycle event management Knowledge of sukuk and Islamic finance instruments Experience with SWIFT ISO 15022 and ISO 20022 corporate actions messaging, including MT564, MT566, MT568 and seev messages Familiarity with Securities Market Practice Group (SMPG) standards Understanding of the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures Experience working within an international financial centre or regulated financial market infrastructure Arabic language skills</span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>The opportunity Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role As Lead Post-Trade Support Specialist you own the operational health of the post-trade platform in production: the settlement and registry lifecycle, corporate actions and reconciliation, the interfaces to settlement banks and market counterparties, and the messaging that carries every instruction in and out.<br> On a single-platform business this is the function that keeps settlement finality flowing and stands between a production fault and a settlement failure.<br> In the build phase you design the support model that will run the platform.<br> In the run phase you operate the service and the team you have designed.<br> What you will do Own second- and third-line application support across the settlement, registry, clearing, and corporate actions functions Monitor the trade, settlement, corporate actions, and reconciliation lifecycle in production, and act on exceptions before they reach participants Own incident, problem, and root-cause management, and lead the technical bridge in a major incident Support and monitor the messaging and integration layer including SWIFT ISO 15022 and ISO 20022, and resolve message and interface failures Own the batch estate and the schedulers that drive the settlement day, and recover processing within the settlement-day timetable Design the run-phase support model, author the runbooks, and build and lead the support team Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman.<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> Omani nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.<br> If this is your kind of build, please apply now!<br> What you will bring Degree in computer science, information technology, or a related discipline Six to ten years in post-trade support within capital markets or a comparable financial institution Deep knowledge of the post-trade lifecycle: settlement, clearing, corporate actions, reconciliations, and off-market transactions Knowledge across asset classes: equities, fixed income, and derivatives Direct experience supporting a SWIFT ISO 15022 or ISO 20022 integration layer Hands-on experience with an enterprise scheduler such as Control-M or Autosys Strong SQL, Unix or Linux, and scripting, with production monitoring tools ITIL-aligned incident, problem, and change management Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Direct experience supporting a financial market infrastructure such as a central securities depository, central counterparty, exchange, or settlement system Familiarity with the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, particularly the operational risk and resilience principles Experience supporting a modern central securities depository or clearing platform ITIL certification Depth in scripting and automation such as Python or shell</span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role As Lead Database Administrator you own the data layer the platform runs on: the databases holding the register of ownership, the transaction history, and the audit trail.<br> The database is the authoritative record of who owns what, so its integrity, availability, and recoverability are the operational core of the business.<br> In the build phase you design and stand up the database estate from a blank sheet.<br> In the run phase you operate the estate and the team you have designed.<br> What you will do Design the database architecture from first principles: platform selection, schema and storage design, high availability, replication and clustering, backup and point-in-time recovery, and the security model Install, configure, and operate enterprise database platforms across the estate, and own build standards, patching, and version currency Own high availability and disaster recovery for the authoritative register, and prove failover and restore on a defined cycle Own performance monitoring and tuning, SQL optimisation, and capacity planning across the settlement and registry lifecycle Own database security in the first line: hardening, encryption, privileged access, and vulnerability management Design the run-phase operating model, author the runbooks, and build and lead the database team Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman.<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> Omani nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.<br> If this is your kind of build, please apply now!<br> What you will bring Degree in computer science or a related discipline Six to ten years in database administration, with substantial time in large financial institutions such as banks or capital markets Strong expertise across enterprise database platforms including Oracle and SQL Server, with PostgreSQL and or MySQL Deep expertise in backup and recovery, high availability, replication, and clustering Strong performance tuning and SQL optimisation Direct experience of database security, access control, patching, and compliance Linux and Windows administration, and scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Experience administering the data estate of a financial market infrastructure such as a central securities depository, central counterparty, exchange, or settlement system Familiarity with the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, particularly the operational risk and resilience principles Cloud database exposure across Azure, AWS, or GCP Relevant certifications such as Oracle OCP, Microsoft Azure Database, or PostgreSQL Experience designing recovery time and recovery point objectives for a regulated platform</span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role The Network and Security Engineer builds and looks after the network the platform runs on, and keeps it secure at the same time.<br> In the build phase you help design and then stand up the network from the ground up.<br> In the run phase you keep it working, watch it, and fix it when something breaks.<br> What you will do Help design and then build the network: segmentation and zoning, routing and switching, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, and time synchronisation, engineered for steady low-latency performance Set up and secure connectivity to external counterparties such as custodians, settlement banks, and market systems Own perimeter and internal network security in the first line: firewalls, segmentation, secure and privileged remote access, and certificate and encryption management Keep network devices patched and hardened, support penetration testing, and close network findings Lead the first response to network and security incidents, and escalate cleanly when needed Keep the network documented to a standard that holds up under review Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman.<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> Omani nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.<br> If this is your kind of build, please apply now!<br> What you will bring Degree in computer science, networking, information security, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience At least six years in network engineering, with direct hands-on responsibility for network security as well as the network itself Strong network design and operation: segmentation and zoning, routing and switching, firewalls, load balancing, secure remote access, and low-latency design Direct experience owning first-line network security including firewalls, hardening, certificates, and secure connectivity Experience securing external-facing connectivity in a regulated or high-assurance setting Experience leading the first response to a live network or security incident Hands-on credibility: able to configure a firewall and a switch, segment a network, read a packet capture, and challenge a vendor design Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Experience in financial services or financial market infrastructure such as a central securities depository, central counterparty, exchange, or payment system Experience with secure connectivity to SWIFT, Bloomberg, or the international central securities depositories Infrastructure-as-code and automation experience such as Terraform or Ansible Relevant certifications in networking such as CCNP or CCIE, and in security such as CISSP</span> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Goodman Masson is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture under formation in Oman.<br> Backed by prominent institutional investors, the business is building a greenfield platform from the ground up, and is now hiring at the build stage.<br> This is a rare chance to help stand up critical market infrastructure from a blank sheet and then run what you have built.<br> The role As Cyber Security Lead you keep the platform safe from attack and make sure it stays that way.<br> In the build phase you design the security architecture from the ground up.<br> In the run phase you operate that estate, watch it around the clock, and lead the response to any incident.<br> What you will do Design the security architecture from a blank sheet: identity and access, encryption at rest and in transit, network and endpoint controls, and the monitoring and detection stack Build and run security monitoring and threat detection, set and tune detection rules, and run threat-hunting exercises Own identity, privileged access, and encryption to the standard a regulated financial platform requires Run the vulnerability management cycle, coordinate penetration testing, and drive remediation to close Own security incident response end to end, from detection through containment, recovery, and review Design the run-phase security operating model, author the playbooks, and build and lead the security team Location and terms Based in Muscat, Oman.<br> Permanent for Omani nationals; two-year fixed-term contract for expatriate hires.<br> If this is your kind of build, apply through this posting or message me directly for a confidential conversation.<br> What you will bring Degree in computer science, engineering, information security, or a related field At least ten years in cyber and information security, with real time owning the security of a mission-critical platform end to end Direct experience designing and standing up the security capability of a mission-critical regulated platform from a blank sheet, not only running one built by others Direct experience as a senior security authority in financial services or a comparable mission-critical regulated setting such as capital markets, banking, payments, or financial market infrastructure Deep expertise in security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response, including running or directing a SOC or managed security service Strong grasp of identity and access management, privileged access, and encryption for a regulated platform Hands-on technical credibility and sound judgement under a live incident Fluent English, written and spoken Also of interest Experience with financial market infrastructure such as a central securities depository, central counterparty, exchange, or payment system Familiarity with the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, especially the operational and cyber resilience principles Experience securing connectivity to industry networks and market data services such as SWIFT, Bloomberg, and the international central securities depositories Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC</span> </div>