Brussel

Company & department description

SWIFT provides the platform, messaging, standards, and products & services to over 10.500 customers in 215 countries and territories. Our employees are the foundation of this success.
SWIFT has an unique corporate mindset, where diversity, personal development and networking are actively encouraged. And we think you'll like our office culture, built around the way we work to achieve a healthier work/life balance.
If you want to be part of our dynamic, multi-cultural institution with over 2400 employees of 75 nationalities, in 26 offices worldwide, then explore the vast opportunities, rewards and internationally competitive packages that we are waiting for you here at SWIFT.

Built, hosted and operated by SWIFT, Alliance Lite2 is for corporates, banks and investment managers who choose for the the benefits of a cloud-based solution.

The IT Matching Applications team is looking for skilled and motivated integration specialist for its Alliance Lite2 platform. The candidate with strong technical background and skills will participate in the design, development, system integration and testing of the different Alliance Lite2 initiatives.

The candidate will work with a diversified team comprising Developers, Business Analysts and QA Testers on exciting projects related to infrastructure using among others Oracle Solaris, and databases; other projects will include Java developments for some of the internal components of Alliance Lite2.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the understanding of the functional requirements for each project, transforming them into technical solutions.
• Contribute to the design, implementation and deployment of the proposed solutions. This includes writing installation and configuration guides for the operational group.
• Participate in the maintenance and creation of automated integration and regression tests
• Participate in the investigation and resolution of production issues
• Provide technical assistance to other SWIFT colleagues and assist in resolving problems reported by less senior team members.

Qualifications

Education

University degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience

Experience

5+ years of experience in a similar position in a comparable technical environment.

Professional knowledge and expertise

• The candidate should have at least a 5 years proven track record working in Unix environments (integrating different technologies, including monitoring tools)
• Having experience with Java developments is also an asset

Essential Technical skills

• Exposure to various OS platforms: Windows, UNIX (Oracle Solaris, AIX, HPUX), Linux (RedHat). Including shell scripting.
• JVM performance tuning on various OS platforms: Windows, UNIX (Oracle Solaris, AIX, HPUX), Linux (RedHat).
• J2EE: application server, servlets, JSP, EJB, JavaScript, JMS, Web Services, …
• Network protocols: TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, HTTP/S
• XML (schema, xslt, …)
• Software development environments and tools: Configuration Management (ClearCase), Integrated Development Environment (Eclipse), Change Management.
• Java development skills

Additional Technical skills (knowledge in the following domains is an additional asset; specific training program will be provided to complement the candidate expertise when needed)

• Java JDK (version >= 8)
• Security technologies: PKI, HMAC, AES, SSL, HSM
• Familiarity with development and integration using SWIFT Interfaces products for SWIFTNet InterAct, FileAct, FIN, Browse services is a strong asset.

Soft skills

• Fluent in English

• Adaptability & responsiveness to change

• Team player

• Proactive and autonomous

• Planning & organization

• Open communication