SWIFT Lead Developer

Seargin Ltd; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

B2B Contract

Stable international firm

Competitive rates

Renowned international projects

MultiSport and private medical care

International collaboration

Job summary

Seargin Ltd. is seeking an experienced middleware specialist to design and support SWIFT–based banking integrations. You will troubleshoot message flows, install and manage WebLogic/WebSphere/IBM MQ across Windows and Linux, and deploy J2EE apps with high availability.

The role involves scripting, automation, and CI/CD support in a demanding financial environment. Join an international team delivering critical systems, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and proactive incident resolution.

Qualifications

• SWIFT messaging expertise in banking integration systems.
• Enterprise middleware knowledge for complex environments.
• Production support for WebLogic, WebSphere and IBM MQ.
• Experience deploying J2EE applications on WebLogic/WebSphere.
• Understanding of load balancing, HA, and performance tuning.
• Scripting to automate deployments and admin tasks (WLST/Shell/Bash).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Bitbucket).
• Production support experience and ITIL practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and support SWIFT messaging solutions and financial integration systems.
• Troubleshoot banking message flows and banking communication processes.
• Install, configure, administer, and support Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, and IBM MQ on Windows and Linux.
• Manage deployments and availability of J2EE apps on WebLogic/WebSphere.
• Automate middleware administration and create deployment/health scripts.
• Maintain and optimize middleware platforms, including upgrades and scaling.
• Support CI/CD and production operations with Jenkins, Ansible, Git, and Bitbucket.

Skills

SWIFT Messaging

Enterprise Middleware

High Availability

CI/CD & DevOps

Scripting & Automation

J2EE Administration

Tools

WebLogic

WebSphere

IBM MQ

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Bitbucket

WLST

Shell

Bash

Job description

• Design, develop, maintain, and support SWIFT messaging solutions and financial integration systems, ensuring reliable banking communication and payment processing.
• Troubleshoot Banking Message Flows
  • Analyze SWIFT message types, payment flows, and banking communication processes to identify issues and ensure the correct exchange of financial messages.
• Install, configure, administer, and support Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and IBM MQ across Windows and Linux environments.
• Manage Application Deployments and Availability
  • Deploy and maintain J2EE applications on WebLogic and WebSphere, ensuring high availability, load balancing, failover, and optimal platform performance.
• Automate Middleware Administration
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for deployments, monitoring, health checks, domain creation, and routine administration using WLST, Shell, and Bash.
• Maintain and Optimize Middleware Platforms
  • Manage middleware upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and horizontal and vertical scaling to maintain stable operations.
• Support CI/CD and Production Operations
  • Support automation and deployment processes using Jenkins, Ansible, Git, and Bitbucket, while investigating incidents and resolving production issues within agreed SLAs.

Requirements

• SWIFT Messaging Expertise
  • Strong hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging and financial or banking integration systems, including knowledge of message types, payment processing, and message flows.
• Enterprise Middleware Knowledge
  • Extensive knowledge of enterprise client-server technologies and transaction middleware, with practical experience supporting complex banking environments.
• WebLogic, WebSphere, and IBM MQ
  • Proven production support experience with Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and IBM MQ across Windows and Linux environments.
• J2EE Application Administration
  • Experience deploying and administering J2EE applications on WebLogic and WebSphere, including knowledge of application servers such as Apache Tomcat.
• High Availability and Performance
  • Strong understanding of load balancing, high availability, failover mechanisms, middleware performance optimization, and platform scalability.
• Scripting and Automation
  • Hands-on experience with WLST, Shell, or Bash scripting to automate middleware deployments, monitoring, configuration, and administration tasks.
• CI/CD and DevOps Tools
  • Practical exposure to Jenkins, Ansible, Git, and Bitbucket, supporting automated deployments and middleware operational processes.
• Production Support and ITIL
  • Experience managing middleware installations, configurations, upgrades, and patches, resolving critical production incidents, meeting SLAs, and applying ITIL practices.

What we offer

• B2B Contract
  • Employment based on a B2B contract
• Stable and Dynamic International Firm
  • Opportunity to work in a stable, dynamically developing international company
• Engaging Projects and Latest IT
  • Chance to participate in interesting projects and work with the latest information technologies
• Competitive Rates
  • Attractive remuneration rates offeres
• Renowned International Projects
  • Involvement in the most prestigious international project
• MultiSport and Private Medical Care
  • MultiSport and Private Medical Care

Nice to have

• Experience supporting large-scale, business-critical banking applications and complex financial integration platforms.
• Cross-Platform Automation
  • Experience automating middleware operations across multiple operating systems, software versions, and hardware platforms.
• Platform Optimization
  • Proven ability to improve middleware scalability, reliability, performance, and overall operational efficiency.
• Technical Leadership
  • Previous experience leading technical activities or coordinating middleware and application support teams.

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