Market Data Application Support

About the role

We are looking for a highly motivated Market Data Application Support professional to join our client’s IT team in Muscat. You will manage, govern and optimise the bank’s market data services across all business units, ensuring data accuracy, cost‑efficiency and compliance with vendor licensing.

Key responsibilities

• Act as primary relationship owner for global market data vendors (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, exchanges, rating agencies, news providers).
• Manage contracts, renewals, amendments and licensing agreements; oversee subscriptions, user access and entitlements.
• Monitor data quality, availability and compliance; support vendor audits and remediation.
• Administer enterprise market data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg B‑PIPE, BDL, Refinitiv EMS) and lead onboarding of new data feeds.
• Produce usage and compliance reports; identify and implement cost‑optimisation plans.
• Support technology transformation projects and maintain documentation and user guidance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Banking, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems or Data Analytics.
• Post‑graduate qualification in Finance, Financial Engineering or Data Analytics is a plus.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in market data, financial markets or banking IT.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, exchange operations and primary financial instruments.

Required skills

• Bloomberg B‑PIPE
• Bloomberg BDL
• Bloomberg Terminal
• Refinitiv EMS
• Refinitiv DSS
• Refinitiv Eikon
• Quanthouse

What we offer

• Fixed‑term contract until the end of the year.
• Salary to be discussed.