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Location: Leeds or London
Job Description
Are you ready to play a key role in the future of UK payments? As a Lead SWIFT Engineer, you'll be part of the team responsible for supporting and evolving the Bank's Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system - a critical part of the UK's financial infrastructure! You'll lead on delivery, support, maintenance and operation of the SWIFT AMH/FMG components for the RTGS solution, working in a collaborative, agile environment.
Flexible Working Options
This role is open to flexible working patterns, these may include:
A Day in the Role:
You will be working as part of a support rota that provides cover for the operational hours of the RTGS solution, standby emergency cover and occasional weekend working for major releases that cannot be accommodated in the normal working hours.
As the main point of escalation for service issues, you'll be ready to address any technical challenges that arise. You'll lead the team in delivering new features across the RTGS solution, with a focus on SWIFT applications, ensuring high-quality software components and documentation are produced.
You'll run agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, while also maintaining the tools and methodologies that keep the team working efficiently. Throughout the day, you'll monitor the Bank's live and UAT financial messaging systems, proactively resolving issues and ensuring performance is maintained.
If a major incident occurs, you'll take the lead in handling it, applying your analytical skills to resolve it quickly and effectively. You'll also coach and mentor junior engineers, helping them grow their skills and confidence. Occasionally, you'll provide out-of-hours support, including Bank Holidays, to ensure the RTGS system remains resilient and secure.
Whether you're working remotely or in the office, you'll be part of a collaborative, supportive team that values innovation, learning, and making a real impact.
Role Requirements:
The successful candidate should have extensive demonstrable experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products.
Minimum Criteria
We're looking for someone who has the following key skills and experience:
Essential Criteria
We are interested in hearing from candidates who have the following capabilities:
Desirable Criteria
The Lead SWIFT Engineer role offers fantastic opportunities to work on innovative and bespoke technologies within an interesting and highly rewarding environment.
Additional consideration will be given to candidates that can demonstrate:
Given the number and wide scope of these technologies we are not expecting you to know every possible technology in use. This is a great opportunity to get involved and learn new tools and technologies.
How this role fits into the wider Bank:
The RTGS system is at the heart of the UK's financial infrastructure, settling around £775bn in payments every day. As part of the RTGS Engineering team, you'll help ensure this vital system remains secure, resilient, and fit for the future. Your work will directly support the Bank's mission to maintain monetary and financial stability in the UK.
Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.
The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
This role closes on 22 August 2025.
The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.
Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.