– Python Developer / SWIFT ISO 20022 Integration Consultant

Location

Chennai, India – Work from home

Employment Type

Full-Time Contract / Consulting

Work Schedule

8 hours per day

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Python Developer with strong SWIFT and ISO 20022 domain knowledge to support a global banking organization headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.

The consultant will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining Python-based solutions that automate financial messaging, trade settlement matching, and exception identification processes. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Python development and integration, along with a strong understanding of SWIFT messaging standards and ISO 20022.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, maintain, and enhance Python-based applications for financial messaging and trade settlement automation.
- Work with SWIFT messages and financial messaging standards, including ISO 20022.
- Develop solutions to extract and process relevant information from SWIFT messages and perform automated matching based on predefined business criteria.
- Work with SWIFT message types such as MT300, MT320, MT900, MT910, MT544, MT545, MT546, MT547, and MT548 .
- Build and maintain integrations between Python applications and financial systems.
- Support automated trade confirmation and settlement matching processes.
- Develop solutions to identify and manage exceptions in financial transaction processing.
- Work with Python applications hosted on SharePoint and integrated with scheduled/automated task execution.
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance existing automation processes.




- Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
- Ensure solutions are reliable, maintainable, and aligned with financial industry standards.

Required Skills and Experience

- Strong hands-on experience in Python development .
- Experience in Python integration and automation .
- Strong knowledge of SWIFT messaging and financial messaging standards.
- Good understanding of SWIFT ISO 20022 and message mapping concepts.
- Experience working with SWIFT MT messages , particularly:
- MT300
- MT320
- MT900
- MT910
- MT544
- MT545
- MT546
- MT547
- MT548
- Experience in trade confirmation, trade settlement, or financial transaction matching .
- Knowledge of financial markets, banking, treasury, or post-trade processing is highly desirable.
- Experience working with automated scheduling or task schedulers.
- Experience with SharePoint-based applications or integrations is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Domain Experience Candidates with experience in the following areas will be preferred:

- Banking and Financial Services
- Capital Markets
- Treasury Operations
- Trade Confirmation and Settlement
- SWIFT Messaging
- ISO 20022
- Financial Transaction Processing
- Post-Trade Operations

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a Python Developer / Integration Engineer with strong experience in SWIFT messaging and ISO 20022 , preferably with exposure to financial transaction processing and trade settlement automation. Candidates should be comfortable working with financial message formats, developing automated matching solutions, and supporting exception management processes.

📌 Consultant (Chennai)
🏢 ThoughtFocus
📍 Chennai