SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

 

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

 

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $137,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

We are seeking a Payments Engineer to be part of the Global Payment Applications Team within JRIA who is responsible for managing and maintaining the SWIFT Alliance platform.

This individual combines SWIFT Alliance expertise with middleware domain expertise. The Payments Engineer is fully knowledgeable about the functionality of the global payment messaging system utilized throughout the enterprise. This role collaborates with vendors, developers, and application managers to resolve performance issues, troubleshoot incidents, and complete application projects. Also coordinates all audit processes to comply with the bank’s internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Role Objectives

Completes Swift Alliance application projects or assigned tasks in accordance with defined project management methodology.

Manages vendors, negotiates, and defines initial contracts, resolves issues and provides ongoing communication.

Participates, where necessary in requirements gathering/elicitation, design and/or testing phases.

Resolves or assists in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas; implements changes where applicable.

Supports coordination of all audit related activities to ensure regulatory compliance.

Works with and makes recommendations for globally distributed environments.

Prepares detailed specifications from which programs are developed and coded.

Communicates any Swift Alliance application issues to the business and management.

Performs impact analyses with development team to identify the impacted areas and develop the required test, test sets for the required build.

Ensures communications across multiple technical teams to prevent or solve performance issues.

Cross trains QA team on new functionality/enhancements for targeted builds.

Troubleshoots production issues and assists in the resolution of all application incidents in a timely fashion.

Provides Disaster Recovery Group (DRG) with application and system priority information.

Submit Change Requests (CRs) and Single Approver Changes (SACs) in ServiceNow platform as per the SMBC/JRIA Change Management Process.

Review, manage and address Incident/Problem tickets and IT Service Requests opened in ServiceNow. Open an incident/problem ticket in ServiceNow for tracking purposes when an issue is found and there is no existing ticket.

Perform tasks in accordance with any Service Level Agreements (SLAs), security policies and security procedures.

Qualifications and Skills

7+ years experience in banking and technology areas including functional knowledge of commercial banking systems.

Hands on experience and strong knowledge of Swift Applications (Swift Alliance Access (SAA), Swift Alliance Gateway (SAG, SWIFTNet Link (SNL), Alliance Web Platform (AWP), Alliance Warehouse (AWH), WebAccess applications, RMA Portal, GPI)Strong knowledge of ISO20022 and Swift Message(MT) Standards

Strong understanding of financial industry standards, regulations and protocols related to SWIFT.

Experience with Swift broadcast services and network connectivity management.

Hands on experience of Shell scripting and Unix environments.

Experience in working with the following a plus:
- Sanctions Screening applications integrated with SAA (particularly Fircosoft)
- IBM WebSphere MQ
- Swift Security (CSP)

Strong work ethic with focus on meeting deadlines, objectives, and ability to learn new products and systems in a timely manner.

Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with users, team members.

Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.

Strong skills working with MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Visio, MS Teams & SharePoint, Atlassian JIRA & Confluence.

Bachelor's degree. Finance, Computer Science or Information Systems preferred.

Previous experience with Agile methodology preferred.

Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.