Senior Network Engineer - Firewall

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.

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

What to Expect:

In this role you will:

• Work with the Product Owner and Squad members to design, develop, test, configure, upgrade, and maintain Fortinet and Checkpoint Firewalls with virtual instances (VDOM/VSX) in line with the agreed requirements
• Work with team to implement and operate your solutions
• Deploy infrastructure and network software according to change management processes
• Collaborate with internal and external customers following DevOps/Agile principles and best practices
• Assist in developing and maintaining technical documentation
• Interact and collaborate with other internal teams to ensure excellent customer satisfaction
• Handle issues always focusing on continuous improvement: you will automate, educate and share knowledge transparently.
• Opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true DevOps agile environment.
• This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (min. 2 days onsite and max. 3 days from home/per week)
• Weekend deployment activities and on-call on a rotational basis with peer team members (Estimated: One Saturday out of 4 weekends)

Required technical skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• 8-10 years of experience in a technical operational support area
• Hands-on experience with Fortinet and Checkpoint Firewalls or similar technologies
• Hand-on experience with Firewall management platforms Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, Checkpoint Smart-1
• Familiarity with security policy management tools like Algosec Security Management System
• Familiarity with SD-WAN and Zero Trust
• Capable of troubleshooting complex network flows, interconnectivity, performance and configuration issues
• Provisions/executes firewall requests in accordance with security policies and standards on all environments.
• Familiarity with concepts like Zero Touch/Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Scripting in Shell, Ansible, Python or Perl
• Familiarity with Ansible automation platform to automate tasks
• Familiarity with source code repository like Git, Bitbucket

Professional skills & competencies

• Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change.
• Customer oriented and quality mindset - we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
• Strong analytical skills, open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player - gaining energy through collaboration with others.
• Act as a technical lead to bring in Network Architecture design and drive to implementation

Desired technical skills

• Certification in Fortinet FCP/FCSS Network Security, Checkpoint CCSA/CCSE, Cisco CCNA
• Daily and Weekly FW rule-base management (provisioning, assurance etc.,)
• Contribute, plan and execute Firewall product roadmap/evolution - upgrades and new features
• Independently deploy a new infrastructure/environment i.e. from High Level Design to Detailed Design to Deployment
• Identifies problems and inefficiencies within our network and organizational workflows and assists with any recommended remediation/ changes to correct (example: script and automate routine tasks)
• Participate in the evaluation of new network technologies
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow tools for collaboration
• Knowledge/experience operating in Linux operating system
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline and Automation technologies for build and deployment - Ansible, Jenkins

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $101,000 USD Annual MINIMUM to $150,000 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 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.

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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.