Swift

Company Name: Swift
Job Title: Data Engineer Data Science Squad
Job Description: 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.

Overview:

SWIFT is a global leader in international payments, developing world class solutions that serve the banking community, securities trading and most very large corporations worldwide. Every day, we transfer close to half of the world’s GDP in value through our systems. As the financial services industry demands innovation and acceleration, our strategy over the next two years and beyond is to evolve our capabilities to enable seamless, frictionless and instant transactions from one account to another, anywhere in the world.

To reach this goal, SWIFT is becoming a more agile, data-driven organisation. We want to enable the production, access, mining and delivery of data in a highly secure environment as well as developing a standardized analytical environment to enable analytics at scale.

The data and services tribe is looking for talented individuals to help us build the next generation of our data products and services. If you want to have direct impact on how the world adapts to the changes in technology and have an affinity with financial services, then the SWIFT data and services tribe is a place for you.

We are looking for an ambitious, talented, dynamic and self-driven Data Engineer to join our Data Science (DSC) squad. The DSC squad’s mission is to give customers the ability to quickly integrate high quality data insights into their environments by defining a new data consumption model and advanced analytics services. This includes data quality services leveraging transaction data to reduce friction by using machine learning techniques in a production environment (ML Ops).

The Data Science squad in the data and services tribe is a great learning environment, where you will have a rare chance to be deeply involved in the shaping the future of global financial landscape. This is an opportunity, for an ambitious team player who enjoys a combination of strategic thinking, technical and analytical skills and has a keen interest to engage with ongoing developments in the financial world.

Key activities

Lead the creation of a productization framework for DnS data models enhancing our analytics solutions
Interface with business stakeholders and Data Science teams to provide solutions and advice on data infrastructure needs, statistical options, data protection options and ensure optimal product delivery.
Lead engineering teams to improve the way we productise and operate AI/ML models.
Collaborate with Innovation team to on-board and test in our data systems the ML platform the Innovation team is currently rolling out

Critical Skills Required

While working as a Data Scientist/Engineer contributing to solutions development, you will have to demonstrate:

Skills in translating business needs into well-defined specifications and design.
Recognition as a technical expert able to select the best technical option in terms of delivery and operations
Capability to make things happen, from the business opportunities to a working solution
Outstanding conceptual thinking, project management with leadership, strong autonomy, pro-active mindset and open communication
Proven experience of using data-centric approaches to complex business situations
Demonstrate a can-do attitude and the ability to react quickly to identified opportunities
Outstanding communication skills with proven capability to make innovation happen in highly regulated environment

Professional knowledge and expertise

A deep understanding of data science and engineering concepts including business intelligence, data ingestion, data privacy protection, stream processing, statistical analysis, visualization
Hands-on experience with the data science ecosystem including MLOps.

Technologies include but are not limited to Oracle, No-SQL, Elasticsearch, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Python, R, MicroStrategy, TensorFlow, Auto ML, Scikit-learn, MLFlow…)

Experience with setting up and maintaining data pipelines. Data platforms and cloud experience are a plus.
Experience in AI/ML models productization and lifecycle is a plus, including continuous training, deployment, monitoring and model feedback loops.
Experience in NLP techniques is a plus
An interest in macroeconomics related to the financial industry, insights in the SWIFT portfolio and affinity with the financial services sector is a plus
Good communication skills along with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross functional teams
Team player with personal drive
Between 2 and 5 years of experience in a similar role or function

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.

Brussels, Belgium

Hybrid

04-04-2025

Company Name: Swift
Job Title: Software Backend Engineer
Job Description: 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 looking for a back-end software engineer based in Belgium. You will be working as a member of an agile dynamic team that is responsible for end-to-end delivery - from customer engagement to operations. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in term of knowledge and network, and to build your expertise through Swift’s global platform.

Tasks

Software Engineering Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications and systems using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and DevSecOps best practices including automation.
Microservices Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain microservices-based distributed systems to enhance availability, scalability, performance, observability, and resiliency.
Performance Optimization: Identify and solve complex performance challenges, making architectural improvements and enhancements to the system.
Interoperability: Work closely with other teams to understand end-user requirements and translate them into pragmatic technical solutions.
Testing & Quality: Increase test coverage with comprehensive unit, regression and integration tests, ensuring code reliability and maintaining best practices.
Containerisation & Orchestration: Use Docker/Podman for containerisation and Kubernetes for orchestration to deploy and manage applications efficiently.

Skills

Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related.
Young graduate or experience in Java (academic or personal projects accepted).
Strong reasoning skills, autonomous, open-minded, solutions oriented and a team player.
Customer oriented and quality mindset - we continually strive to deliver true customer value and high-quality services to the Swift community.
In-depth knowledge of OOP development best practices, including code quality / performance / security / reliability, design patterns and testing methodologies.
Exposure to security practices for protecting services (authorisation, authentication, integrity, confidentiality, …).
Exposure or interest with microservices architecture and Apache Kafka.
Exposure to Docker/Podman and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
Exposure to application frameworks to build scalable Java applications (e.g., Spring Boot).
Practical experience of databases (e.g., Elastic Search, Oracle, JDBC, JPA) and data modelling.
Ability to tackle complex technical challenges and provide efficient, scalable solutions.
Fluent English communication skills (both verbal and written).

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.

Brussels, Belgium

Hybrid

07-04-2025

Company Name: Swift
Job Title: Chief Security Officer (CSO)
Job Description: 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.

Information technology lies at the heart of Swift's services and plays a vital and ever-expanding role in Swift's mission. Swift's information technology environment is highly distributed and diverse, with strong leadership and coordination. Swift seeks an experienced, energetic, engaging and visionary security leader who wants to become part of an exciting, vibrant community of information technology professionals supporting Swift's mission.

We’ve been driving a program of transformation and investment across the IT area to deliver an agile, responsive, and highly business engaged technology capability that can meet the high expectations of the Swift organization, providing a highly resilient and secure network that supports transactions representing trillions of dollars per day and carrying more than 10 billion transactions per year.

Security plays a vital role in ensuring the operational integrity of Swift's services and maintaining its reputation as a global service provider to the industry. With cyber security a fundamental business enabler, the organization is seeking a strong and knowledgeable Chief Security Officer (CSO) to provide vision, strategy, broad-based planning, and hands-on responsibility.

By leading the Global Security team (GS), you will report to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and lead a team of security professionals organized around the core domains of: Cyber Fusion Centre, Cyber Threat Management, Attack Surface Management, Identity and Access Management, Governance and Strategy, Security in Business, Corporate (Physical) Security, and Zero Trust Security

Your role is to lead and support the Global Security organization to meet its strategic objectives and enable your teams to be successful by ensuring a common vision and aligned priorities. With a focus on delivery, collaboration, and efficiency, you will help teams identify and solve impediments. Beyond this, your role is also to support interactions with the rest of the organization and key external stakeholders, including regulators and customers.

The role will be location flexible across our locations in EMEA with preference for Belgium, with the UK or The Netherlands as options reporting to the CTO who is based in Virginia. Ideally, the candidate will relocate to Belgium in the future. The CSO is a member of the Technology Platform Management Team, and plays a key role in Swift's IT and information security strategy working closely with senior department leadership, industry leaders, government agencies and the Swift Board and community. The incumbent will be an advocate for Swift's overall information security needs.

The role is responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive information security strategy and operations to optimize the security posture of the organization. The role leads the development and implementation of a security program that leverages collaboration and company-wide resources, facilitates information security governance, advises senior leadership on security direction and resource investments, and designs appropriate policies to manage information security risk.

The mission is to build, evolve and communicate our overall cyber strategy in line with the changing threat landscape, Swift business and technology evolution, industry best practices and regulatory changes. The CSO will lead a team of more than 200 professionals located in key Swift office geographic locations and will be responsible for translating the strategy into an execution plan and for driving its implementation for both change and run activities. The CSO is also responsible for identifying and progressing Global Security transformations required to improve engagement with security staff and the efficiency and effectiveness of our controls. The CSO and their team are also responsible for managing human security investments and operations to ensure the right level of security awareness at Swift.

The complexity of this position requires a leadership approach that is experienced, engaging, imaginative, and collaborative, with a demonstrated ability to work with other leaders to set the best balance between security strategies, risk and business priorities at the program level. Developing the overall security capability and developing talent is a key priority for this role.

Direct reports: 9 across Global Security; approx. 230 in 8 countries across 3 continents (APAC, EMEA & US).

Company And Program Leadership

Responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Swift's global information security program leading global security and risk mitigation strategies
Drive the evolution of the global security function towards a service organization (identify customers and develop a service catalogue with proper service level management, capacity management, cost management, etc.)
Provide support to help the organization move towards a risk-based approach where risks, controls and costs are managed as interrelated dimensions to help drive "Operational readiness, resilience and efficiency" investments
Improve employee experience and overall engagement and retention by further developing areas such as functional identity, upskilling the workforce, strengthening the feedback culture, uplifting leadership skills and empowerment of employees
Create more security ownership across the organization to help spread accountability on risks and controls and go beyond changing behavior by changing attitudes and perceptions of security
Continue to transition the cyber program to a risk-based organization that prioritizes security controls and delivers value to the organization (quarterly defined priorities, sprint objectives, value monitoring, etc.)
Enable the secure adoption of Cloud Services and AI (people, process and technology perspectives) and support the transition to a first line of defense and risk-based approach from security perspective in an agile environment, adopting market ...

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

16-04-2025

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