Cloud Security Engineer
Swift
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.
As a senior member of the team, you will undertake moderately complex projects ensuring the security and compliance of Swift’s cloud infrastructure, compute, and network resources. You will also contribute to the definition of cloud security controls and policies, within established guidelines; ensuring they are effective and appropriate for SWIFT and its customers, and that they are consistent with the company objectives, company reputation and regulatory requirements.
Job responsibilities
- Analize cloud security non-compliances to determine their root causes. Define solutions to address the root causes of non-compliance. Evaluate security exceptions and risk scenarios.
- Work with the Cloud Platform Security Engineering team to design and integrate into day-by-day operation (operationalize) new cloud security features and services
- Support workloads (application and infrastructure security) in their migration to cloud
- Build an understanding of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations management process, related controls, and key roles and responsibilities
- Create and maintain engineering and architectural documents
- Translate requirements and root cause remediations into Agile epic and user stories or work items for the cloud security engineering team, and cloud platform/workload engineers and developers
- Engage and work directly with application owners, onboard users to cloud security tools, provide user support, perform user acceptance tests, and troubleshoot cloud tool issues
- Design automation to solve repeatable scenarios
What will make you successful?
We are seeking professionals with:
- 8+ years of relevant work experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related field
Technical Skills
- Experience with Cloud Security services, preferably AWS. Azure and GCP knowledge are welcome.
- Solid understanding of core cloud security concepts, services, cloud compute and container technologies
- Experience in Agile operations and supporting tools (Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow)
- Understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and IAM Permissions
- Experience with security vulnerability and configuration scan tools and report analysis
- Understanding of industry standards and compliance requirements, such as PCI-DSS, CIS.
Soft Skills
- Analytical Thinking: ability to analyze security threats and vulnerabilities and develop effective mitigation strategies.
- Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve security issues promptly.
- Communication: Clear communication skills, both verbal and written English, to collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and clients.
- Continuous Learning: Staying updated with the latest security trends, threats, and updates.
- Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change.
- Customer oriented and security mindset – we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
- Open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player.
What we offer
We put you in control of career
We give you a competitive package
We help you perform at your best
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.
We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact accessibility-Sysgroup@swift.com or indicate this in your application.
Please note that this mailbox is not monitored for general recruitment enquiries and should only be used for accessibility or accommodation-related requests (for example related to vision, hearing or neurodiversity).
All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.
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.
