SWIFT Developer

📍 Location: Tampines

💶 Remuneration: Up to $7,000 + Annual Variable Bonus + Allowances

📝 Contract: 1-Year under TG payroll, convertible to client’s headcount based on performance (Long-term project)

Job Summary

The ideal candidate is an experienced SWIFT Consultant with deep expertise in SWIFT messaging standards (MT/MX/ISO 20022) and comprehensive hands-on knowledge of the SWIFT Alliance suite, including AMH, SAA, SAG, SNL, HSM, and Alliance Cloud. The role requires strong technical acumen, security awareness, and the ability to support end-to-end SWIFT integration and compliance in a financial institution.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SWIFT Alliance products such as AMH, SAA, SAG, SNL, Alliance Cloud, RMA, and HSM.
• Manage and configure SWIFTNet connectivity, including VPN, TLS, and certificate lifecycle management.
• Support onboarding and integration of SWIFT MT/MX messages, including RJE XMLv2 format and AMH AMP.
• Modify routing rules on SAA and AMH to ensure correct message delivery to target channels.
• Monitor system health, message status, and error logs for real-time issue detection and response.
• Investigate NAKs, message rejections, and troubleshoot formatting or connection issues.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP) controls and contribute to annual attestation.
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams for OS hardening, firewall configurations, and secure channel setup.
• Provide technical support during SIT, UAT, and SWIFT audits.
• Maintain proper documentation for audit, compliance, and operations handover.

Qualifications & Experience

SWIFT Expertise

• Strong knowledge of SWIFT MT/MX messaging, ISO 20022, and SWIFT messaging interfaces (SAA, AMH).
• Experience in managing RMA, BIC configurations, and FIN/FileAct/InterAct channels.
• Familiarity with payment systems such as MEPS+, RTGS, or CBPR+.
• Experience working with AMP (AMH Message Processing) and message enrichment/validation rules.

Security & Compliance

• Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining SWIFT CSP controls.
• Knowledge of mandatory/advisory control assessments, evidence gathering, and SWIFT attestation tools.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, incident response, and compliance requirements.

Infrastructure & Systems

• Proficient in Linux/Unix/Windows server administration and shell scripting.
• Experienced with networking protocols, firewalls, VPN setup, and TLS security.

Database & Reporting

• Able to query and generate reports using Oracle or SQL Server for SWIFT message logs and activity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related technical discipline.
• Prior experience working with central banks, financial institutions, or regulatory authorities.
• Min 3 years of experience working in SWIFT.

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work across infra, app, security, and compliance teams.
• Strong documentation skills for technical, audit, and operational processes.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple concurrent initiatives independently.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Harineshwari Lakxmi | EA Personnel Reg No: R25139423

APBA TG Human Resource Pte Ltd | EA License: 14C7275