Senior Dev/Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

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 organization 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, install, and support programs/systems. Support project proposals based on cost/benefit analysis, collaborating with collaborators from different functions and locations.
• Collaborate with customers to comprehend their needs and requirements, offering recommendations on standard methodology systems solutions for projects of different sizes, levels of complexity, and potential risks.
• Analyze detailed system factors, including input/output requirements, information flow, hardware, and software requirements.
• Validate alternative problem management proposals and determine solutions.
• Provide technical assistance to colleagues and assist in resolving issues reported by less senior team members.
• Offer technical guidance to customers and mentor less senior team members, occasionally speaking publicly to management and customers.
• Prepare and complete systems documentation and operating procedures.
• Lead design review meetings for projects of varying size, complexity, and risk.
• Coordinate and supervise activities, such as schedules and costs, of a small project team.
• Evaluate and recommend the technical feasibility and estimates of proposed systems solutions.

• Follow change management processes to deploy and activate software and infrastructure configuration in live environments.

• The role also requires to support on-site and weekend deployments and ready to go in to On-call if needed.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience in Java and Python development.
• Experience with APIs and systems integrations through REST APIs.
• Building applications based on HTTP, TCP/IP.
• Knowledge in XML, JSON parsing methods.
• Experience with debugging, memory leaks, and system performance tuning
• Familiarity with security technologies such as PKI, HMAC, AES, digest algorithms, and SSL.

• Hands-on experience in Infrastructure Monitoring, Management, Automating/Improving Operational tasks via Scripts/Coding.

• Working experience with databases, storage technologies, and RHEL systems.
• Proficient with Agile tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, Artifactory, and Confluence.

Education

• University degree in computer science or related field.

Experience

• 5 to 10 years in systems development.

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position in Virginia is $92,120 USD Annual MINIMUM to $171,080.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.