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Lead Technical Engineer

About the position

Engineering excellence at AXA Belgium is a transversal team that contributes to the software delivery of the product teams by taking a lead in the technology evolution, standardization of engineering solutions and animation of the software engineering communities.
As a Lead Technical Engineer – focus SDLC practice, you watch over the development practice in the delivery teams. You work on research and introduction of practices that target the areas of improvement. You apply a holistic approach, meaning you get to work on stakeholder management, processes & tooling, technological evolutions and reporting amongst others. You furthermore align with other technology experts and architecture to continuously increase the maturity of the technological foundation for the IT department.

The team consist of experts in the inhouse supported technologies (.NET, Angular, Cobol, Java, Python, Stencil), with whom you will work closely to define the work order and approach.

Core job description

  • Level the software engineering practices in the delivery teams with industry standards
  • Act as an ambassador for the engineering excellence team and secure a feedback loop from/to the delivery teams
  • Evangelize the IT mission to achieve a sustainable (robust, secure, performant) application landscape
  • Set up and animate the community of technical leads to have a helicopter view of major developments in the company
  • Work closely with technical leads on solution design of high-value projects
  • Identify gaps in technologic maturity and search for learning opportunities
  • Write documentation on the target software engineering practices and drive adoption in delivery teams
  • Lead engineering transversal initiatives to strengthen the development processes, tools and deliverables
  • Serve as a reference for cloud integrations and patterns on Azure, AWS, AXA OpenPaas
  • Your Profile

    Required technical skills

  •  Verifiable expertise as a technical lead in a software delivery context
  • Successful experiences in solution analysis and conceptual thinking
  • Resourceful attitude with regards to the market evolution of coding practices, API security, SDLC validation and verification, SDLC governance
  • Experience with both greenfield and legacy development
  • Coding experience with backend and front-end languages and frameworks
  • Certification on containerization, cloud development and architecture
  • Knowledge and experience with E2E flows to setup and run applications in an enterprise environmen
  • Required communicative skills

  • Fluent (oral & written) in English
  • Fluent (oral & written) either Dutch or French
  • Apply effective and decisive communication
  • Clear and concise presentations, tailored to the audience (delivery teams to C-Level)
  • Required soft skills

  • Creative and enthusiastic problem-solving approach
  • Collaborative mindset and lifelong learning orientation
  • Autonomous, proactive and stakeholder oriented
  • Quick and complete in problem analysis
  • Deliver on commitment
  • Social, approachable and able to animate large audiences
  • Expected work experience

  • 5+ years in a professional software development environment
  •  Different roles in delivery teams and/or transversal technology teams
  • About AXA

    At AXA, we want to be more than the world leader in insurance and asset management. 

    Our purpose is ‘ Act for human progress by protecting what matters’ . As an insurance company, we want to watch over every individual, society and the world while always keeping the future in mind.

    As an insurer, AXA Belgium is also a key player in the field of prevention.  Protection is in our DNA , as evidenced every day by the extensive investments in research and risk awareness.

    At AXA, we reject unfair or unlawful discrimination in any form. More info in our .

    About the Entity

    In Belgium, AXA is market leader in non-life insurance. We have more than 3,000 enthusiastic employees whose aim is to move from  payer to partner  for our 3 million clients.

    Our employees are our greatest asset. Therefore, a pleasant and modern working atmosphere is crucial to us. Together we seek to foster a  diverse and inclusive culture  where thoughts and ideas are valued, respected and appreciated.

    With every step we take, we keep our values in mind:  Customer First, Integrity, Courage and One AXA .

    What We Offer
    A nice reward for your hard work

    An attractive salary, supplemented with discretionary personal and collective bonuses and of course, meal and eco vouchers.

    The benefits of working at an insurance company

    From group to hospitalization insurance and ambulatory care (family members can also join at an advantageous rate) and with up to 30% discount on all additional insurance products.

    A job that respects your personal life and dreams

    With 35 days off per year to recharge, home working options, sports facilities and professional training to make sure you stay in shape mentally, physically and professionally!

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    Lead Technical Engineer

    Bedrijf:
    AXA Group
    Gemeente:
    Brussel
    Contracttype: 
    Vast contract, Voltijds
    Opleidingsniveau: 
    Master
    Gepubliceerd:
    02.05.2024
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