Anas Abubaker

Senior Payment Switch Engineer with 5+ years of experience in managing end-to-end ATM/POS and card payment systems. Specialized in ISO8583 messaging, switch integrations, and card scheme connectivity including Visa and MasterCard. Experienced in handling full lifecycle of payment systems including requirements gathering with banks, development, testing, production releases, and critical incident resolution.

Proven ability to manage payment systems independently and ensure high availability and performance in production environments.

Senior Payment Switch Engineer at ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS) (2025-07 – Present)

• Manage end-to-end ATM/POS payment switch operations across multiple banks.
• Lead ISO8583 integrations including transaction processing, parsing, and routing.
• Handle direct communication with banks to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Manage full release lifecycle including development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Integrate with external payment schemes and networks including Visa, MasterCard, MEPS, BPC and NI.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues within strict SLAs (critical issues within 1 hour).
• Ensure system stability, performance, and transaction accuracy in LIVE environments.
• Proficient in using CRM systems for customer management and tracking.

Payment Systems Engineer at ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS) (2021-08 – 2025-07)

• Worked on card management and payment switching systems (Debit Cards & Payments).
• Supported and enhanced integrations with switching networks (i.e., NI, MEPS, CSC, CR2).
• Developed and tested new features for ATM/POS systems.
• Participated in system testing, debugging, and release preparation.
• Created release documentation and product specification sheets.

Traineeship at Information Technology Center - The University of Jordan (2021-03 – 2021-05)

Training in networks in general (the way of connecting the Internet with offices and how to extend wires).

BSc. in Computer Information Systems (CIS) – The University of Jordan, King Abdullah II School of Information Technology (2018-02 – 2021-06)