Lead Software Engineer
SWIFT
Terhulpen, Belgium
11 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source
Tech stack
Java (Programming Language)
Automation of Tests
Bash Shell
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Python (Programming Language)
Apache Maven
Cisco Nexus Switches
OpenShift
Ansible
Prometheus
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Data Logging
Grafana
Gitlab
Git
Containerization
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Information Technology
Docker
Elk Stack
Jenkins
Job description
- Own and drive technical direction for software delivery and SDLC practices across products and tribes.
- Act as a technical authority for complex system design, architectural trade-offs, and long-term sustainability decisions.
- Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of critical applications and platform components.
- Define and evolve CI/CD standards and reusable pipelines, enabling secure, reliable, and scalable delivery across teams.
- Drive automation-first approaches across build, test, deployment, monitoring, and operations to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
- Coach and mentor senior engineers, raising the overall engineering bar and fostering technical excellence.
- Promote and enable inner-sourcing and knowledge sharing across teams and locations.
- Drive alignment with security, compliance, and reliability requirements in partnership with security and operations teams.
- Collaborate closely with product, architecture, testing, security, and operations stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.
- Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation and deliver presentations for internal stakeholders and, where relevant, customers.
- Operate effectively in a global, agile environment spanning multiple time zones.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously with broad accountability and to influence without direct authority.
- Strong customer and quality mindset, with a focus on delivering measurable business and operational outcomes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in complex, distributed environments.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal English), with the ability to explain complex technical topics to diverse audiences.
- Proven experience working in large-scale agile environments across distributed teams.
Technical Skills
- 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role, with significant leadership responsibility.
- Expertise in Java, along with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and Ansible.
- Deep experience with container platforms and orchestration (Podman, Docker, OpenShift) and infrastructure automation frameworks.
- Strong mastery of CI/CD practices and tooling, including Git, GitLab, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, or equivalent.
- Experience with infrastructure and pipeline test automation.
- Solid background in monitoring, logging, and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or similar).
Benefits & conditions
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Competitive, market-aligned compensation with structured merit and performance-based rewards.
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Access to a rich ecosystem of learning and development programs to deepen both technical and leadership expertise.
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Strong culture of internal mobility and career development, supporting growth at senior and expert levels.
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