Network and Systems Engineer

swift; Leiden; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Sport allowance

In-house fitness center

Job summary

SWIFT is seeking a Network and System Engineer for the CMC Infrastructure department in Leiden, NL. You will manage daily network health, perform diagnostics, and implement changes while supporting customer issues and improvements.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, problem review, and weekend daytime work. Strong UNIX/Linux knowledge, English communication, and team spirit are essential.

Qualifications

• HBO level in IT or equivalent.
• Experience as Network/System Engineer preferred.
• Strong UNIX/Linux knowledge.
• Good knowledge of vendor firewalls and network analytics.
• Excellent English communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administrative activities on the network health and performance.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex problems and drive permanent resolutions.
• Provide support to the Customer Support department during investigations.
• Review problems and identify opportunities to improve processes and tools.
• Implement configuration changes and new installations; weekend daytime work may be required.

Skills

UNIX/Linux

Python scripting

English communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

HBO level in IT

Tools

Juniper SRX

Fortinet

Cisco

F5/BIGIP

Elastic

Kibana

Job description

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 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.

The Department

The CMC Infrastructure department is responsible for delivering and maintaining SWIFT's operational network infrastructure against agreed targets for availability while continuously deploying new features triggered by customer, security, scalability or technological demands.

Responsibilities

• Perform and control day-to-day administrative activities that may include data collection and analyses on the network health and performance, perform diagnostics and manage error logs, monitor and maintain bandwidth and link utilization
• Assist during the troubleshooting of more complex problems and follow through towards a permanent resolution is made
• Provide support to the Customer Support department and interact with them during problem investigation
• Participate in the review of problem situations and identify opportunities for improvement to processes, procedures or tools
• Implement configuration changes and new installations
• You must be willing to work in the weekend (daytime)

Qualifications

• HBO level in IT
• Work experience as a Network and System Engineer is preferable
• Good knowledge of UNIX/LINUX
• Good knowledge of Juniper SRX is a big plus
• Knowledge/experience with Fortinet firewalls, Cisco and F5/BIGIP, analytics software such as Elastic and Kibana and scripting language such as Python is a preference.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Good team spirit, eager to work in a multicultural environment, willingness to learn and good analytical and problem solving skills

In return

In return, you will be part of a dynamic and multinational company (with English as the working language) employing more than 55 nationalities. SWIFT offers a motivating work environment with a structured training and development program for you and plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your personal strengths.

Benefits

• premium free health insurance
• premium free end wage pension
• sport allowance
• a free in-house fitness center
• competitive salary on offer

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.

Inclusive recruitment process

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 [e-mail] 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.