Senior Cloud 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.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver secure, compliant, and scalable cloud infrastructure as reusable internal products
• Enable self‑service infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Standardize and automate onboarding of applications into the Landing Zones–AWS, Azure, OCI or GCP
• Partner with engineering, security, product, and platform teams on DevOps pipelines and tooling
• Manage and evolve Landing Zone governance (SCPs, permission sets, security controls)
• Build operational tooling for deployment, monitoring, cost optimization, and analysis
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform issues across AWS services

What To Expect

• High ownership and accountability for well‑governed cloud solutions
• Collaboration across regions and time zones in an Agile squad model
• Exposure to complex cloud setup, security, and automation challenges
• Continuous learning culture with modern cloud tooling
• Must be willing to participate in 24/7 on‑call support rotation for critical operations
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in cloud, security, platform, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong Infrastructure‑as‑Code and automation experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD)
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Node.js
• Experience with Linux, Git‑based workflows, and CI/CD platforms
• Solid foundations in networking, load balancing, PKI, and databases (SQL/NoSQL)
• Strong ownership mindset and collaborative approach

Nice to Have

• Hands‑on AWS experience (VPC, EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch)
• Kubernetes and container platform experience
• AWS Landing Zone / Control Tower exposure
• Familiarity with AWS security services (Guard Duty, Security Hub, Inspector, Config, Macie)

Who Thrives Here

• Engineers who own outcomes and lead by example
• Curious problem‑solvers who enjoy complex systems
• Strong communicators comfortable working across teams and time zones
• Leads by example; mentors others and contributes positively to team culture
• Proven track record of delivering and supporting production workloads on AWS

Education & Certifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field
• AWS and/or security certifications are a plus

The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position in Virginia is $101,303 USD Annual to $188,135 Annual USD. 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 employees 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 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 [email protected] 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.