Product Owner Firewall Services

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

University degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field preferred).

At least 10 years of experience in network security, infrastructure engineering, security product development, or platform service management, including:

• 3 years of team lead experience.
• 3 years acting as Product Owner, Service Owner, or technical lead in a security or infrastructure context.
• Extensive hands‑on exposure to firewall environments, multi‑vendor platforms, automation, and network security operations.

Security / IT / Quality

• Develop and maintain the Firewalling Product Vision and Roadmap, covering architecture evolution, lifecycle management, vendor strategy, automation, observability, and network segmentation.
• Scope technically viable releases considering platform constraints, phased rollout strategies, and multi‑environment deployment patterns.
• Act as owner of technical / product escalations.
• Act as the ambassador of your squad, ensuring clear communication with internal stakeholders.
• Understand and capture needs related to segmentation, logging, policy workflows, and connectivity requirements.
• Define detailed technical and non-technical requirements.
• Ensure the right level of operational excellence is put in place to meet Swift license to operate.
• Build, refine, and prioritize the Firewalling backlog, balancing Life Cycle Management, operational improvements, automation, security requirements, and feature enhancements.
• Lead sprint backlog refinement, sprint planning participation, and acceptance of sprint output.
• Prepare and contribute to Quarterly Business Reviews, Big Room Planning, and OKR definition cycles.
• Synchronize work with adjacent squads and Network Services leadership.
• Monitor squad performance, define the necessary competency set (e.g., Fortinet/Check Point SME, Algosec automation), and support chapter leads in resourcing decisions.
• Provide continuous feedback to squad members.
• Interact and communicate with senior leadership.

• Highly customer as well as technical oriented.
• Ability to communicate effectively in multiple technical and non-technical areas.
• You are an inspiration and you show energy & passion.
• You think big (but you also appreciate small improvements) Capacity to innovate, think out of the box and connect the dots: challenge the status quo, and think out of the box for alternative/most efficient solutions.
• You achieve the best result by empowering and giving teams responsibility, but at the same time you know how to "excite", challenge and keep the team on their toes.
• You stimulate people to really achieve propositions.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to change.
• Ability to influence, work effectively across all levels and transversally; challenger, curious and a positive mindset.
• Strong technical background in network security, firewalling and automation.
• Experience in Agile environments, ability to influence without authority, and skilled in cross‑team coordination.

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 everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

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