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.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Networking Engineer to support, deploy, and optimize our customer access network infrastructure. This role requires strong hands-on experience with Juniper and Cisco network environments, network automation, and infrastructure lifecycle management. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and the ability to contribute to strategic business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the day-to-day operations, deployment, and support of complex customer access network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and reliability.
- Perform in-depth incident management, including troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of complex network issues, often under pressure.
- Participate in on-call rotations and provide out-of-hours support for critical network incidents.
- Implement and manage network configurations, software upgrades, patches, and hardware lifecycle activities, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams, application teams, and vendors to resolve technical challenges and implement new network solutions.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for network infrastructure, operational procedures.
- Proactively identify potential issues and implement preventive measures to enhance network reliability, performance, and security.
- Identify opportunities for network automation and develop scripts, tooling, and workflows to improve operational efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
- Review technical designs, support testing activities, and take primary responsibility for the deployment and implementation of new network platforms, services, and infrastructure changes.
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards by implementing hardening measures and supporting remediation activities.
- Mentor junior team members and share technical knowledge and best practices.
- Adhere to ITIL best practices for incident, problem, and change management.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in network engineering, network administration, or a similar technical role in a complex enterprise environment.
- Proven expertise in enterprise networking technologies and operational support.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco ISR, ASR, and Catalyst platforms, as well as Juniper/HPE SRX and SSR technologies.
- Strong understanding of network protocols including BGP, EIGRP, IPsec, IS-IS.
- Experience managing firewalls, VPN technologies, load balancers, and customer connectivity solutions.
- Proficiency in network automation and scripting using technologies such as Python, Perl, Tcl, Bash, and YAML.
- Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible and version control platforms such as Bitbucket.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues independently and as part of a team.
- Experience planning and executing network deployments, upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure changes.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills with great attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Professional certifications such as CCNP or JNCIP-SEC are a plus.
What we offer
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.
We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact accessibility-Sysgroup@swift.com or indicate this in your application.
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All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.
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.
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