Team Lead IT Life Insurance Developers

The Monument Re Group
Brussel, Belgium
16 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
Dutch, English, French
Job source

Tech stack

JIRA Continuous Integration IT Management Python (Programming Language) Microsoft Office Object-Oriented Software Development Scrum Methodology Systems Development Life Cycle Release Management Software Engineering Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Job description

You lead a small team (4) of IT developers and develop and design Python based applications. The deliveries are interfaces, scripts and small applications to integrate and automate the activities around one core life insurance policy administration software, i.e. UL3. You will engage with the local IT management team. You collaborate transversally, build and maintain effective working relationships with peers and end-users. Understanding of the life insurance business is important. Following range of responsibilities are part of the role:

  • People manager, you will motivate, coach and take care of the daily functioning of your team; oversee the workload and priority setting and manage the performance, evaluations, training and career development of your team.
  • Be the Scrum master and ensure alignment of practice with rest of the organisation.
  • Enforce practice of SDLC in line with the standards used at Belgian level, develop or validate solution design in accordance with the local NFRs.
  • Facilitate the design, improvement, development and maintenance of automations and interfaces from and to UL3 (with MS office applications, accounting application, ….);
  • Support the development and maintenance of reporting tooling from UL3 and other applications towards external and internal DBs, XML, csv, …..;
  • Ad hoc development of tools supporting the life insurance policy administration and other project work streams in the company.
  • Lead, organize and support the installation of new versions, add-ons to UL3 (organizing testing and release management).

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience in (life) insurance industry applications;
  • Software Development Lifecycle Management tools implementation and management of pipelines is a plus (SDLC/CI-CD);
  • Expertise in Python development combined with SDLC & Object-Oriented Programming;
  • Demonstrated experience in developing solutions around the MS Power platforms to deliver quick-wins and automation solutions;
  • Proven practical knowledge of Agile / Scrum Framework methodology on Jira & Scrum master;
  • Proven organizational, time management and communication skills;
  • Professional knowledge of French, English, and Dutch;
  • Knowledge of the UL3 policy management system and his scripting language asQit is a plus;
  • You recognize yourself in our values: Commit & Own, Trust, Flexible, Collaborate and Learn.

Benefits & conditions

  • An opportunity to lead a team in a dynamic environment with many opportunities.
  • A competitive remuneration package, including advantages such as, meal vouchers, group and hospitalisation insurance.
  • Newly renovated and very pleasant offices, with restaurant, fresh fruits, drinks and great coffee, located at walking distance of Gare du Nord in Brussels.

About the company

Interested to join a dynamic international insurance company? Monument has a unique and successful business model that consists in acquiring Life Insurance Businesses., The Monument Re Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Our Corporate values of Trust and Collaboration demonstrate our commitment to fostering an inclusive culture where all our employees feel respected and valued. We recognise that each employee brings their own unique skill sets, capabilities, immutable characteristics, and varied experiences to their work. In turn, the Monument Re Group provides a work environment for all our employees to achieve personal and professional growth and development throughout their careers with us.

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