Senior SWIFT Specialist – Vilnius, Lithuania

Are you an experienced technologist with strong expertise in SWIFT messaging systems? Do you thrive in complex, distributed environments where reliability, security, and precision are critical? Are you ready to take on a key technical role ensuring the integrity and performance of global financial messaging platforms? Join us as a Senior SWIFT Messaging Technology Engineer.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SWIFT Messaging Technology Engineer to manage and evolve our global SWIFT messaging infrastructure. This role is critical in ensuring the security, performance, and scalability of SWIFT systems that enable international payments, funds transfer, and compliance with global banking standards. The successful candidate will bring strong technical depth in SWIFT systems, Linux proficiency, and experience supporting large-scale financial platforms. In this role, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day SWIFT operations—including connections, jobs, queries, and platform management—while driving automation, reducing reliance on contractors, and ensuring compliance with global banking standards. You will collaborate closely with engineers across distributed teams, applying Agile methodology and modern development practices to deliver high-quality solutions.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage and support SWIFT messaging infrastructure, including system connections, jobs, queries, and requests.
• Oversee platform management and operational changes to ensure secure, efficient, and uninterrupted messaging services.
• Define, design, and implement multi-tier distributed systems supporting SWIFT and related financial applications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across global development centers to deliver solutions aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, estimate engineering effort, and plan implementations with cross-functional impacts.
• Share responsibility for engineering support, releases, and incident management.
• Apply Agile practices daily, maintaining high test coverage and delivering continuous improvements in performance, quality, and reliability.
• Develop domain expertise in financial messaging and apply it to solving operational and technical challenges.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of professional experience, or Master’s with 4+ years of experience.
• Proven expertise in SWIFT systems (must-have).

• Strong proficiency in Linux environments, including commands, infrastructure, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, algorithms, data structures, OOP, and design principles.
• Demonstrated experience in modern programming languages (Java, C++, etc.) and design patterns.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to thrive in fast-paced, iterative environments.
• Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks.

Nice to Have

• Banking or financial services background, with exposure to SWIFT integration in enterprise platforms.
• Experience with web technologies (Java/J2EE, XML, JSON, Web Services, Node.js, JavaScript).
• Knowledge of RDBMS and data ingestion; NoSQL experience a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile, TDD, and CI/CD practices.
• Hands-on experience with high-performance, large-scale systems in financial services.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Salary

The monthly gross base salary range is 3,117 – 6,075 EUR. This range represents anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible for an annual variable target incentive (which may include long-term incentives, if eligible) that aligns with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidate’s qualifications,. skills and competencies.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few
(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your Lithuania specific benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance (3 options)
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Additional days off
• Wide variety of discounts and special offers
• ⁠Free Fitness facilities
• Volunteering activities
• Referral program
• Relocation Buddy support upon request

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. 

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

10-31-2025

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.