Lead Platform Engineer, Deutsche Bank

SWIFT

Salary not provided

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Linux

Splunk

Swift

Prometheus

Grafana

Oracle

Unix

Senior and Expert level

Berlin

Office located in Berlin Otto-Suhr-Allee

Investment bank and financial services company

Open for applications

Investment bank and financial services company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Open for applications

Salary not provided

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Linux

Splunk

Swift

Prometheus

Grafana

Oracle

Unix

Senior and Expert level

Berlin

Office located in Berlin Otto-Suhr-Allee

1001+ employees

B2CB2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Company mission

To be the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients, creating exceptional value for its shareholders and people.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Extensive, hands-on experience administering and supporting the SWIFT Alliance Gateway (SAG), SAA and SWIFTNet Link (SNL) platforms in a large-scale financial institution
Expert-level knowledge of Linux/UNIX including system administration, performance tuning, and shell scripting
Strong proficiency with Oracle databases, including administration, SQL, performance analysis, and troubleshooting
Proven experience in a high-availability, 24/7 production environment where stability is paramount
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with full professional fluency in both German and English is essential for representing the bank in external forums
Experience with high-load systems and performance testing and tuning
Knowledge of messaging middleware (e.g., IBM MQ, Kafka) and network protocols (TCP/IP, SSL/TLS)
Familiarity with modern monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
Understanding of public key infrastructure (PKI), Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and cryptographic principles
Experience working within containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus

What the job involves

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Platform Engineer (f/m/x) to take ownership of our vital SWIFT Alliance Gateway (SAG) platform, ensuring its stability, security, and performance
This is a unique opportunity to be the technical authority for a business-critical system, represent the bank in key industry forums, and shape the future of our payment processing capabilities
Ownership of SWIFT Alliance Gateway (SAG), SWIFT Alliance Access (SAA) and SWIFTNet Link (SNL) platforms, ensuring maximum availability, performance, and security
System Integration: Design, implement, and manage integrations between the SWIFT platform and other internal processing systems, middleware, and applications
Oversee all aspects of the platform lifecycle, including capacity planning, version upgrades, patching, and disaster recovery planning and testing
Lead incident and problem management efforts, providing deep technical analysis to rapidly resolve complex issues across the application, database, and operating system layers
Represent Deutsche Bank in German and European technical forums and SWIFT advisory groups, contributing to industry standards and bringing back key insights to inform our strategy
Work closely with operations, infrastructure, network, and cybersecurity teams to ensure cohesive and secure end-to-end solutions

Application process

Contact Luisa Moderzinski

Our take

Despite its roots in the nineteenth century, Deutsche Bank has seen strategic transformation at countless stages to remain competitive. For example, it recently launched Vert, a new digital payments company for SMEs, in collaboration with Fiserv. As a result, the company successfully filled the gap in the market for a user-friendly, all in one solution which would enable merchants to accept payments and manage money.

The company continues to benefit from its scale and reputation. Despite ongoing criticisms, its strong European ties and a global network means Deutsche Bank is well placed to help clients navigate through geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts, something that can’t be said so confidently of its competitors. Today, it operates in circa 60 countries.

Moving forwards, the company is focused on aligning more closely to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria to facilitate over €500B in sustainable finance and investments between 2020 and 2025.