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IT Chapter Lead

If you are looking for a place with lots of freedom to innovate, where we believe that you can live by the Agile manifesto without jeopardizing the continuity and compliance measures, where we are committed to deliver stable and secure services to end users, and where we have a no-nonsense getting-things done mentality, then please read on!

We currently have an IT Chapter Lead vacancy in the Competitive Services area of the Financial Markets & Global Treasury domain within the chapter Transaction Reporting Development.

You are an energetic IT Engineer with a passion for IT and a positive can-do mindset. You are a team player working as a core member of a multidisciplinary and cross-functional squad: a self-managing, autonomous unit with end-to-end responsibility for a customer journey whose primary driver is the customer perspective. You will be involved in the whole development lifecycle, from refining user stories to monitoring software in production. Close collaboration within and across the squads and with the consumer is of utmost importance for you.

You will be building up expertise in your Chapter and developing your Chapter members. You are enthusiastic about transferring your knowledge to others and coaching Chapter members and oversee their personal development. You love helping people to grow their mastery.

The team

You and your Chapter members work in multiple Squads all dedicated to developing and operate Regulatory Reporting applications which take care of reporting in time and with quality all Financial Markets activities for regulations like MIFID, EMIR, SFTR, Central Bank Benchmarks. Next to developing and operating a set of existing applications, a completely new Reporting Platform will be developed to fulfill the needs for the future due to the continuous growth of importance of Regulator Reporting for a Financial Institution.

Roles and responsibilities

  • As IT Chapter Lead you are the authority in that specific field and have a proven record of accomplishment. You will split your time between being an Engineer in a squad and coaching your Chapter;
  • You hierarchically oversee a chapter of 7-10 Engineers, implying the people management. This covers the recruiting of new talents, people administration, personal development, and evaluation of your Chapter members. You inspire and encourage your Chapter members to develop themselves, providing them coaching both professionally as well as personally;
  • Ambassador for change and a role model in terms of the Agile Way of Working: ensure continuous learning based on feedback, considering the diverse backgrounds of people across cultures and geographies;
  • Develops individuals and teams and maintains an elevated level of performance, considering teams can work at various locations, countries, and time zones;
  • Management responsibility for 7-10 Engineers sharing passion and expert knowledge in one of the fields of the IT Area;
  • Highly proficient at identifying international market trends that may impact the way of working of IT professionals, and able to adopt and implement these trends;
  • Highly proficient at helping the organization structure complex engineering issues so they can be completely redesigned, rather than improved incrementally: technology, development methodologies, end-to-end testing, Identity and Access Management, IT Risk control, infra provisioning, Change Management, Continuous Improvement / Continuous Delivery;
  • Encourages and facilitates people in the Chapter to continuously develop themselves, both personally and within their area of expertise.
  • How to succeed

    We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

  • Proven track record as a people manager
  • Proven track record in this role, preferably in an international environment;
  • Proven track record in Development in Java and/or Python;
  • Experience with Test Automation and related frameworks like TDD/BDD
  • You are highly knowledgeable on Red Hat Linux/Windows operating systems and networking. You are also showing knowledge and interest in cloud environments;
  • Experience with CI/CD tooling (such as: AzureDevOps, Git, Checkmarx), scheduling tools UAC)
  • Experience in setting up high availability applications
  • Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools/frameworks like Prometheus, Grafana ...
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum
  • Rewards and benefits

    We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at

  • A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
  • 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
  • Pension scheme
  • 13th month salary
  • Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), of your gross annual salary
  • 8% Holiday payment
  • Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
  • Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
  • An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
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    IT Chapter Lead

    Bedrijf:
    ING
    Gemeente:
    Amsterdam
    Contracttype: 
    Vast contract, Voltijds
    Categorieën: 
    ICT
    Opleidingsniveau: 
    Master
    Gepubliceerd:
    15.02.2024
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