Senior Cloud Engineer

SWIFT•Manassas, VA

7d•Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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