Network Architect

Senior Network & Infrastructure Architect (with Leadership Responsibilities)

We are looking a seasoned Network and Infrastructure Architect with strong managerial capabilities to drive architectural evolution and lead technical excellence across our platforms.

This role combines hands-on architecture (50%) with team leadership and governance responsibilities (50%) requiring both deep technical expertise and the ability to influence guide and deliver in a complex enterprise environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in defining high-level architectures (HLDs) advancing modernization initiatives and ensuring alignment with regulatory operational and enterprise architecture standards.

Architecture & Delivery

• Design and deliver High-Level Architectures (HLDs) across network compute storage or platform domains ensuring alignment with business and non-functional requirements

• Translate requirements into scalable resilient and secure solutions validated through lab testing and proof-of-concepts

• Lead end-to-end architecture activities from requirements definition to production-ready designs

Technology Leadership & Innovation

• Drive cross-functional transformation initiatives focused on automation simplification resiliency and cost efficiency

• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends identifying opportunities to enhance platform capabilities

• Promote automation-first approaches leveraging tools such as Ansible Python or equivalent

Stakeholder & Governance Engagement

• Work closely with internal stakeholders external partners and vendors to ensure alignment and effective delivery

• Contribute to enterprise architecture governance regulatory compliance audit readiness and risk management activities

• Support and leverage EA frameworks and tooling (e.g. LeanIX ITIL)

People Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and architects

• Foster a culture of collaboration continuous learning and accountability

• Support delivery planning prioritization and team performance management

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or equivalent experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience in enterprise IT engineering/architecture roles

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure or network architectures in large-scale environments

• Hands-on expertise in:

  • Infrastructure platforms (compute storage network)

  • Virtualization technologies (KVM Hyper-V VMware ESXi)

  • Containerized and cloud-native environments

• Strong working knowledge of:

  • Linux systems administration

  • Automation and scripting (Python Ansible or similar)

• Demonstrated ability to:

  • Lead proof-of-concepts and technical validations

  • Communicate complex topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

  • Manage and motivate teams while driving delivery outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (ITIL) and tools such as LeanIX

• Exposure to regulated environments (audit compliance risk management)

• Strong orientation toward operational resilience and platform standardization

Profile Summary

• Strategic thinker with hands-on expertise

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to balance delivery governance and innovation in a fast-evolving enterprise landscape

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 everyones voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

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Dont meet every single requirement At Swift we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team so if you are excited about this role we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.