Swift IT Engineer

If you’re passionate about Swift, you thrive in a challenging environment and you’re not afraid of compliance and regulations, then this is the opportunity for you!

You join us to make the difference as you dare to take the initiative and are well aware of recent developments, for example in Target Consolidation, CBPR+, Swift APIs, Transaction Manager and the annual Swift Customer Security Programme.

Your job

As an IT Engineer with an in-depth understanding of and hands-on experience with the Swift Alliance software suite, you will be part of the ABN AMRO Amsterdam-based Swift team, which is working according to the DevOps principles.

Your activities include:

• Participating in changes and new initiatives
• Providing user management and support
• Aligning with users and stakeholders
• Incident and Problem management
• Continuously improving security and making sure we stay compliant
• Stand-by shifts and participating in changes outside of business hours

Working environment

You will be part of a multidisciplinary DevOps team, consisting of IT Engineers, a Product Owner and a (rotating) Scrum Master. Together with your team you are responsible for building, running and maintaining critical applications.

The Swift team is fully based in the Netherlands and works in a hybrid way.

Your profile

• You have 5 to 10 years of experience working in the financial industry, preferably with a bank.
• You must have a good understanding and hands-on experience of the Swift Alliance software suite (SAA, SAG, AWP).
• You must have in-depth knowledge concerning the various Swift services.
• You understand the security aspects, compliance and risks involved in the Swift environment.
• You have good communication skills: Fluent English speaking and writing skills.
• You are analytical: You are able to collect and analyse information and draw actionable conclusions.
• You are a team player with experience working in a DevOps team.
• You are proficient working in an ITIL environment, i.e. incident, change and problem management.
• You have experience with tools like Azure Boards, ServiceNow, Atlassian Suite (Confluence).
• Experience with automation is a nice-to-have.

We are offering

We believe it is important to be a good employer. Joining us means stepping into a role with impact, supported by excellent employment conditions that foster your job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing.

In addition, we offer:

• An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future.
• Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you.
• Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually.
• Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work.
• Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.