About the Role

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.

Platform Services Operations is looking for a motivated and solution focused Senior Engineer with database experience to join us to boost effectiveness, accelerate delivery and enhance the product. Based in Manassas, VA, you will be working alongside a dynamic team of engineers working on development & maintenance of oracle database infrastructure in Swift. Your team is fully responsible for the design, optimization and life cycle management of the Oracle database platform within Swift. This DevOps team engages in the product evolution; covering software architecture, development, quality assurance, security, life cycle management and infrastructure aspects.

As a driving force of technological change, we operate in a true agile way. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge, network and build your expertise through Swift’s global platform. We want the right people. If you’ve got what it takes, we will have a role for your level of expertise. Are you ready to contribute to high-paced software development and work on innovative technology? Become a part of a very successful development team for Critically Important application for the financial world.

What to expect

In this role you will:

• Resolve complex problems by investigating and supporting the critically important applications consuming these database services
• Automate installations procedures, configuration and maintenance of the database infrastructure
• Develop and integrate third party components including system testing and monitoring
• Contribute to new development and designing solutions for service operations as well as maintenance of existing complex database infrastructure
• Opportunities to lead and participate in design discussions, code walkthrough meetings
• Ensure compliance to Swift security best practices and coding standards
• Ensure compliance to Swift database reference architecture and requirement/ design artefacts
• Ensure compliance to Swift development and release methodologies (CM as well as CI/CD)
• Provide TOI (Transfer of Information) and technical guidance as necessary to team members
• Support set-up of test environment, write unit test driver, functional drivers.
• This position offers flexible work between onsite and remote (At least 2 days working onsite)

What will make you successful?

We are seeking professionals with:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• 5 + years of experience as a database engineer
• Good understanding and experience with multitenant (19c CDB and PDB) oracle database infrastructure
• Solid understanding and experience in implementing different facets of Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) such as Active Data Guard, zero downtime patching, or Multitenant MAA
• Exposure and 3+ years of experience with DevOps practices and toolset with strong focus on automation of provisioning, quality controls, security auditing and maintenance
• Hands on experience with Automation/Scripting (Ansible, Python, Robot framework etc) and CI/CD tooling, including Jenkins, CloudBees, Nexus, Bitbucket/git, or equivalent
• Experience with RHEL operating system and bash/shell scripting
• Analytical skills to resolve operational problems within the defined schedules and SLAs.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to change
• Take accountability for delivering results
• Experience in working on critically important, highly available, high-performance software systems
• Problem solving capabilities and take accountability for delivering results
• Strong communication skills (Both Written & Oral)
• Agile mindset and be able to work in a fast paced environment, as well experience with Agile/Scrum tooling including Jira, Confluence, or equivalent
• Demonstrates Operational Excellence
• Leads with a team focus

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Oracle Golden Gate replication architecture
• Knowledge on Oracle Advanced Security, Transparent Data Encryption and Database Vault
• Knowledge of TLS/SSL and configuration of Oracle Wallet
• Additional knowledge of Real Application Clusters, Fleet patching are added on

The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position in Virginia is $92,120.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $171,080.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.

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.