Senior Technical Analyst

This position requires a Senior Technical Analyst who will contribute to the technical design and implementation of the Bronze and Silver layers of Swift's Data Platform using the Medallion Architecture. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of data engineering principles, ETL and data modelling concepts and an interest or background in the payment's domain. The role involves collaborating closely with business teams and technical engineers to deliver a reliable, enriched and integrated common set of tables to enable the creation of business-ready datasets in the Gold layer.

• Translate requirements into actionable data-layer specifications: Convert business, functional, and non-functional requirements into clear analysis outputs and detailed specifications for implementing Bronze (ingestion/raw) and Silver (cleansed/conformed) datasets in a medallion architecture.
• Define data structures and transformation logic: Document source-to-target mappings, transformation rules, business logic, metadata, and acceptance criteria for Bronze/Silver pipelines (including schema evolution, incremental loads, and historical handling).
• Bridge squads and align stakeholders: Act as the glue between the Gold squad (business analysts and consumers) and the Bronze/Silver squad (data engineers), ensuring shared understanding of definitions, constraints, dependencies, and delivery priorities.
• Validate feasibility with hands-on technical awareness: Bring sufficient implementation knowledge to challenge assumptions, identify technical constraints (performance, latency, storage, security, orchestration), and propose pragmatic solutions aligned with platform standards.
• Investigate data quality and confirm assumptions: Access the data platform directly and write queries to profile data, detect anomalies, validate data patterns, and support root-cause analysis of data quality issues (e.g., completeness, uniqueness, timeliness).
• Perform technical impact analysis and dependency management: Analyse upstream/downstream impacts of changes (schemas, logic, sources, SLAs), map dependencies across layers, and communicate risks and mitigation plans to keep delivery predictable and controlled.

The Data and Common Application Platform tribe is seeking a Senior Technical Analyst who possesses strong technical abilities, leadership qualities, and a sense of responsibility. Working collaboratively with the team, the successful candidate will help establish the foundations of the new Data Management Platform (DMP) and take part in designing, developing, testing, and deploying features and components to create new Data Products., * Minimum of 5 to 10+ years of relevant software development experience in an international setting.

• Proven expertise in analysis, design, specifications, data engineering and software development practices., * Hands-on experience with Data Engineering, data hub, data lake, and data warehousing concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Agile tools like JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket.
• Hands-on experience with querying language such as SQL or using other engines (Trino, Spark, …)
• Understanding of in programming languages, particularly Java, and their design patterns.
• Understanding of one or more data management tools such as: Spark, Kafka, Nifi, Airflow.
• Experience with large-scale object storage services (Amazon S3 or equivalent is a plus).

Good to Have:

• Understanding of containerization technologies such as OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Red Hat Linux.
• Experience with Elasticsearch/Kibana., * Adaptability and responsiveness to change.
• Accountability for delivering results.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Time management, planning, and organizing abilities.
• Ability to thrive in both multi-cultural team and individual environments.
• Quality-oriented approach.
• Engaged and team-oriented attitude.
• Open communication style.
• Ready to perform on-call support.
• Fluent in English.

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 a member-owned cooperative that provides a communications platform, products, and services connecting more than 10,000 banking organizations, securities institutions, and corporate customers across 211 countries. As part of its Instant, Frictionless payments strategy, SWIFT is rapidly expanding its Data & Analytics capabilities to enhance customer understanding of payments processes.