Senior Network Engineer - Data Center Connectivity

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.

Based in Manassas VA, your team is fully responsible for the design, optimization, deployment and support of the Data Center Network and security aspects. This Agile team engages in product evolution, covering network architecture and design, development, configuration, quality assurance, security, operations, and IT infrastructure aspects. You will work in a truly international environment with main hubs across three continents. We have global reach and impact but operate fast.

You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge, network and build your expertise through SWIFT’s global platform.

In this role you will:

• Work with the Product Owner and Squad members to develop, test, configure, upgrade and maintain Datacenter Network Infrastructure in line with agreed requirements
• Work with your team to implement and operate your solutions
• Deploy Network Infrastructure and Life Cycle management according to our change management processes
• Collaborate with our internal and external customers following Dev Ops/Agile principles and best practices
• Assist in developing and maintaining technical documentation
• Interact and collaborate with other internal teams to ensure excellent customer satisfaction
• Manage issues always focusing on continuous improvement: you will automate, educate and share knowledge transparently
• Have an opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true Dev Ops agile environment
• This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (minimum 2 days onsite and maximum 3 days from home – per week) Willing to perform weekend deployment activities and on-call on a rotational basis with peer team members (Estimated: One Saturday out of 4 weekends).

We are seeking professionals with:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8 + years of solid work experience
• Hands‑on expertise with CISCO ACI infrastructure
• Expertise on CISCO IOS
• Strong knowledge of network Routing Protocols: EIGRP, BGP, ISIS, MPLS, VRF, VDC
• Good knowledge of Quality of Service (QOS)
• Good knowledge on ACI products like Tetration, NDO & NDI (or Orchestrator), APIC
• Good Cisco knowledge is mandatory (CCNA or CCNP certifications are an asset)
• Experience with hybrid or cloud environments (e.g., Integration with AWS/Azure)
• Familiarity with SD‑WAN, Zero Trust architecture
• Familiarity with concepts like Zero Touch/Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC)

• Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change
• Be customer oriented and quality mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value
• Perform Swift Datacenter Network’s Network devices installations and provide end user/application connectivity
• Perform Swift Datacenter Network’s Network Management software deployments and upgrades
• Perform investigation of Swift Datacenter Network problems (at Level
  2) identified by the Daily
  -Operations Level 1 and the execution of the necessary corrective actions to address the issues according to availability targets
• Manage the Swift Datacenter Network Carrier infrastructure maintenance for all SWIFT locations and elevate critical issues…