ABOUT US
We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.
We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.
What to expect
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Design, develop, test, install and support programs/systems in line with agreed requirements.
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Quality is part of everything you do
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Develop and maintain technical documentation.
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Design and implement integration and automated tests
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Assist with the analysis of requirements and the development of recommendations as to the systems approach to follow.
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Prepare specifications, tests, deliverables, acceptance criteria, time frames, etc. for software tasks
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Review designs, code, unit test and technical documentation created by other developers.
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Analyze problems, develop and propose solutions to more senior team members.
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Prepare and study the technical feasibility and estimates of the proposed systems solutions
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Work collaboratively with other team members and provide guidance to more junior team members.
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Develop and maintain technical documentation, prepare and give presentations to other team members, management and customers.
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Provide coaching and training to more junior team members.
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Provide timing/scheduling estimates to team leader and propose corrective actions to timelines when necessary
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Develop and maintain strong working relationships with solutions delivery peers and other IT Delivery partners.
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Demonstrate customer centricity by working closely together with the internal customer.
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Organize an efficient handover through high quality documentation and training.
What will make you successful
Qualifications:
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At least 10 + years' of relevant experience and at least last 2 years working as a Technical Lead
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Proven experience in Data engineering and Software development practices.
Technical Skills Requirements:
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Must have:
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Education and experience in programming languages and their design patterns (mainly Java, Python, Unix Shell scripting)
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Understanding of containerization technologies like Openshift and Kubernetes
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Experience with massive object storage services (Amazon S3 storage or equivalent) is a plus
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Solid understanding of Data Engineering, data hub, data lake and data warehousing concepts
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Experience in continuous integration/delivery build environment: GIT, Jenkins, Maven, Coverage and Static/Dynamic Code Analysis tools.
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Experience with Agile Tools (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Github)
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Good to have:
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Apache Data management tools (Spark, Kafka, NiFi, Airflow)
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Red Hat Linux
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Elasticsearch/Kibana and Oracle databases.
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Helm Charts / Infrastructure-as-code / Terraform
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Experience in handling PKI / TLS
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Professional Skills Requirements:
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Leadership
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Creativity and innovation
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Adaptability and responsiveness to change
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Take accountability for delivering results
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Strong communication skills, both written and oral
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Time management, planning and organizing
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Ability to work well in both a team and individual environment
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Quality oriented
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Engaged and team oriented
- Open communication
What we offer
We put you in control of career
We give you a competitive package
We help you perform at your best
We help you make a difference
We give you the freedom to be yourself
We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.
If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.
Top Skills
What We Do
SWIFT is a global member-owned cooperative and the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services.
We provide our community with a platform for messaging and standards for communicating, and we offer products and services to facilitate access and integration, identification, analysis and regulatory compliance.
Our messaging platform, products and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organisations, market infrastructures and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.
SWIFT also brings the financial community together – at global, regional and local levels – to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest or concern.
For more information, visit www.swift.com or follow us on Twitter: @swiftcommunity
