Cloud Security Operations Engineer

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 procedures/controls/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

• Define and maintain cloud security standards and procedures
• Manage cloud security findings (vulnerabilities and configurations)
• Operationalize new cloud security features and services designed and developed by the Cloud Platform Security Engineering team
• Support workloads (application and infrastructure security) in their migration to cloud
• Support day to day administrative and operational activities for vulnerability and configuration hardening management - assess and triage vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, evaluate security exceptions and risk scenarios
• Build an understanding of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations management process, related controls, and key roles and responsibilities.
• Create and maintain documents and flow charts to document processes 
• Translate requirements and root cause fixes into Agile user stories or work items for 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
• Develop automation to solve repeatable scenarios (eg reporting, reconfigurations, AWS lambda functions) preferably in Python

What will make you successful?

We are seeking professionals with:

• 5+ 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 (Inspector, Security Hub, Config, Macie, Access Analyzer)
• Understanding of core cloud services (AWS S3, EC2, EKS, VPC, etc.) and container technologies
• Understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and IAM Permissions
• Experience with security vulnerability and configuration scan 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 AWS 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 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.