First Iraq Bank
API Integration Officer
- Baghdad
- yesterday
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Deadline
- Nov 7, 2026
- Languages
- Arabic · English
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Digital Banking Specialist · Baghdad
First Iraqi Bank is hiring an API Integration Officer in Baghdad to act as the primary technical contact for integrating digital banking services and payment APIs. The position requires a technical bachelor's degree, 0–2 years of relevant experience, a solid understanding of REST APIs and JSON, and proficiency in Arabic and English.
About the job
The API Integration Officer is the main technical contact for merchants, partners, and internal teams integrating with First Iraqi Bank's API products and digital banking services.
The role owns the full integration lifecycle: onboarding, sandbox testing, pre-production validation, credential issuance, go-live, and post-production support.
Products covered include Online Payments ("Pay with FIB"), the XPI card Payment Gateway, Subscriptions, Payouts, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Mini Apps.
The officer makes sure every integration is secure, compliant, and meets FIB's technical standards before it is released to end users.
Responsibilities
- Ensure API integration activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and within agreed timelines and service levels.
- Ensure all integration activities comply with FIB security policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Deliver high-quality technical support and maintain excellent service standards for clients and partners.
- Recommend improvements to integration processes, documentation, and technical support practices.
- Identify integration risks, escalate issues promptly, and support mitigation activities.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date integration documentation, procedures, and technical records.
- Assist clients and partners in integrating FIB APIs including payment services, wallets, cards, and other banking solutions.
- Analyze client technical requirements and provide appropriate API integration solutions and recommendations.
- Support clients during testing phases and ensure successful execution of integration test cases.
- Investigate API errors, review requests and responses, analyze logs, and resolve technical issues.
- Provide technical guidance and support to clients regarding API usage, authentication, security, and best practices.
- Ensure API authentication methods, access controls, and security requirements are implemented correctly.
- Represent the API integration function during client meetings, workshops, and technical discussions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 0–2 years of relevant experience solid understanding of REST APIs, JSON, HTTP methods and status code.
- Both Arabic and English is required
Skills
- REST APIs
- JSON
- HTTP
- API integration
Details
- Profession
- Digital Banking Specialist
- Category
- Banking & Insurance
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- Entry level · None required