Lead 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.   

Are you a leader who strives to constantly improve teams and processes? Do you thrive in production support environment working with mission critical applications? If so, we would like to speak with you!

Building on our ambition to deliver our Platform Services applying agile practices, we are looking for a motivated & talented network engineer who brings a strong customer focus, a desire to understand the customer needs and help address their challenges. Based in Manassas, VA, your team is fully responsible for the design, optimization, deployment and support of the Network Firewalls and security aspects. This Agile team engages in the product evolution, covering network architecture and design, development, configuration, quality assurance, security, operations, and IT infrastructure aspects.

You will work in a truly international environment with main hubs across three continents. We have global reach and impact but operate fast as we are a relatively small company. You will have a unique opportunity to expand your reach in terms of knowledge, network and build your expertise through SWIFT’s global platform.

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.

What to expect:

In this role you will:

• Dynamic Challenges: Tackle a mix of proactive design work and reactive troubleshooting, from architecting secure network segments to resolving urgent firewall alerts during peak traffic or attack scenarios
• Leadership Opportunities: Be expected to guide a small team of engineers, balancing hands-on technical work with delegating tasks, reviewing configurations, and ensuring high standards across all firewall deployments
• Continuous Learning: With evolving firewall platforms and ever-changing threat landscape, you’ll regularly explore new features, attend trainings (e.g., NSE certification updates), and adapt to cutting-edge security trends
• Cross-Functional Interaction: Collaborate daily with network admins, developers, and security analysts, often translating technical firewall details into actionable plans for non-experts
• High Impact: Work will directly influence Swift’s security posture, protecting mission critical systems and data while enabling business operations through reliable, secure and optimized network access
• Have an opportunity to develop yourself and others in a true DevOps agile environment
• This position is mission critical and offers flexible work (minimum 2 days onsite and maximum 3 days from home – per week), hence required to be a local candidate
• Be required to perform weekend deployment activities and on-call (estimated: One week including weekend per month), on a rotational basis with peer team members Expected to arrive within 1 hour as Live/Production access is only possible from within office.

What will make you successful?

We are seeking professionals with:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10 -15 years of solid work experience
• Hands-on expertise with firewall platforms such as Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks or Check Point
• Strong knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, IPsec, BGP, OSPF etc.,)
• Hand-on experience with Firewall management platforms Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer, Checkpoint Smart-1
• Familiarity with se