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.   

About the role

You would be working as a Lead Engineer and a Technical Lead for the AU-NPP Customer Footprint teams. These teams handle the critical customer-edge components of the New Payments Platform (NPP - which is an industry-wide payments platform for Australia).
Together with the teams, you would work closely with the Product Owner, the Business Analyst, and the other business stakeholders to continuously deliver new features and maintain the products.
As a Technical Lead, given business requirements you'd also be expected to

Help refine the requirements to make them more actionable: Through your expert skills and experience, help the team navigate ambiguity and build order out of chaos.Design and devise solutions, provide estimations for them.Lead a team of developers and QAs to deliver the said solutions within reasonable timeframe.

 

What to expect?To work within an agile development team and be accountable for analyzing business requirements and provide sound technical solution.To design, develop, test, install and support programs/systems in line with agreed requirements. Quality is part of everything you do.You will design and implement integration and automated tests.To develop user documentation, prepare and give presentations to other team members, management and customers.You will provide timing/scheduling estimates to the Product Owner and propose corrective actions to timelines when vital.You will work collaboratively with other team members and provide mentorship to more junior squad members.You will develop and maintain strong working relationships with solutions delivery peers and other delivery partners.

 

What will make you successful?University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or similar fields.Minimum eight, preferable twelve or more years of software development experience preferably in a multinational/multicultural environment.Minimum two years of experience in a Technical Team Lead or a similar role.Solid programming/coding experience with Java 8 (or higher), Spring Framework, Spring Boot.Practical experience of Linux OS (RedHat Enterprise Linux).Knowledge of DevSecOps and CI/CD principles and related tools (e.g. Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Jira etc. or other similar tools) and techniques.Ability to work in an Agile environment that requires a high degree of adaptability.Ability to provide technical mentorship to other junior and senior engineers.Ability to establish and instill strong engineering practices.Ability to collaborate with teams operating in other time-zones (APAC, Europe, and US).Excellent written and verbal (English) communications, strong social skills and customer centric demeanor.Excellent problem solving skills in understanding very complex situations and dependencies.Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.Eagerness to learn and to stay up to date with the latest technologies and disseminating these learnings to others.

 

Things that could improve your chances furtherKnowledge of, or some prior experience with C++.Knowledge of, or prior experience with containerization technologies and orchestration platforms (e.g. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift) and the surrounding concepts, technologies, and techniques.Knowledge of, or experience with one or more of the major public cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), and overall knowledge of cloud and surrounding concepts, technologies, and techniques.Knowledge of, or experience with Apache Kafka.Knowledge of, or experience with Swift Messaging standards/formats, especially ISO20022.

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.