Swift+Payments

ConfidentialHyderabad / Secunderabad, Telangana, India

4 days ago

Job description

Job Title : Engineering Lead – SWIFT Lab

Location : Hyderabad

Experience : 20–26 Years

Diversity Hiring Only

About the Role

As the Engineering Lead for the SWIFT Lab , you will lead a team of 100–120 talented engineers driving innovation, resilience, and transformation across our SWIFT connectivity and payments ecosystem. You will play a critical role in ensuring our systems comply with ISO 20022 standards, deliver exceptional reliability, and enable seamless straight-through processing (STP) across domestic and international payment networks.

This role demands deep technical expertise in SWIFT, strong leadership capabilities, and strategic vision to advance engineering excellence within the payments domain.

Key Responsibilities

1. SWIFT Engineering Expertise

Oversee all aspects of SWIFT connectivity, routing, and message handling.
Ensure adherence to ISO 20022 and all relevant payment scheme requirements.
Drive automation and modernization of SWIFT-related applications.
Maintain system resilience, scalability, and operational stability.

2. Engineering Leadership

Lead and mentor multiple feature teams (100–120 colleagues) across engineering disciplines.

Define and execute the lab's technical and strategic roadmap for SWIFT initiatives.

Champion innovation and transformation initiatives within the payments technology stack.

Build a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

3. Operational Leadership

Ensure end-to-end service stability and regulatory compliance .

Oversee CHAPS and cross-border payment capabilities in alignment with organizational standards.

Collaborate closely with other labs (e.g., International and CHAPS labs) to ensure seamless integration and interoperability.

Partner with operational teams to enhance tooling, incident management, and investigation processes.

Skills Required

Swift, Automation, Regulatory Compliance, modernization

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