Software Engineer REQ37

Key Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in SWIFT-related business and technical domains, including standards, payments, securities messaging, and trading systems.
• Lead and oversee SWIFT technical solution design and review infrastructure architecture blueprints to ensure alignment with business, security, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with internal IT, operations, and cross-functional teams to validate architectural designs and support successful implementation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for third-party SWIFT technical teams, providing guidance on implementation planning and coordinating resource requirements with internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration between business process owners and third-party teams to analyze, model, and optimize business processes.
• Review and drive business process automation initiatives using Business Process Modelling (BPM) methodologies and ensure stakeholder adoption.
• Translate business and functional requirements into technical requirements for third-party analysts and developers to support automation initiatives.
• Review and develop test cases to ensure comprehensive test coverage and successful solution delivery.
• Provide subject matter expertise, issue resolution, and stakeholder alignment when managing requirement discussions between internal and external teams.
• Advise project teams on implementation best practices, governance standards, and technology strategies for medium to large-scale environments.
• Ensure adherence to SWIFT security standards, including the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP).

Job Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably in a Technical Business Lead, SWIFT Consultant, or similar role.
• Strong experience in banking operations, back-office operations, or back-office system integration.
• Solid technical knowledge of SWIFT products, services, and applications, including SWIFT Alliance Gateway, SWIFT Alliance Access, SWIFT WebAccess, SWIFTNet, FIN messaging, and ISO 20022.
• Strong understanding of payments and securities messaging flows.
• Good understanding of SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP) controls and security requirements.
• Experience in business process modelling (BPM) and process automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with IT technology stacks within medium to large-scale enterprise implementations.
• Strong stakeholder management, requirement gathering, and vendor coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, and able to adhere to established governance and operational processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.