IT Technology Manager

IT Technology Manager

You will work in our main office in Brussels as IT Technology Manager, taking care of how application development teams within Keytrade use technology. In this quality, you will report to the CIO as Technology Scrum of Scrum (TSoS) of all Feature Teams in the Product Factory, except DATA.

The role of Technology Scrum of Scrum (SoS) @ Keytrade Bank

Keytrade Bank has transformed its delivery organization following the Agile methodology. Business and IT profiles work together in product- or service-oriented Feature Teams where all the profiles needed to deliver the business value end-to-end are present: product owner, business analysts, scrum master, tech leads, developers, devops engineers, data engineers, testers,… 

The business profiles in the Feature Teams report to the Product Owner, while the technical profiles – scrum master, tech lead and developers – report to the Scrum of Scrum (SoS).

The use of technology within the Feature Teams is defined by the technology Chapter Leads – who are also tech leads and/or developers – acting as communities of IT experts.

The Technology Scrum of Scrum heads the technology chapters (React JS, Node JS, Dot Net, DevOps, Mendix), and is responsible for the technology roadmap of Keytrade Bank, elaborated in collaboration with the rest of the IT Management Team.

It also coordinates the resolution of the technical dependencies and the transversal impediments in the Product Factory.

It participates and contributes toward the Solution Architecture Chapter and IT Architecture Board. It drives and manages the Solution Selection Board (SSB) process.

Positioning in the organization

• Reporting to the CIO
• Managing the chapter leads
• Within IT, collaboration with the 2 SoS’ses, with the Head of Infrastructure, the Head of the Technology Centre of Excellence (TCOE), the Head of the CIO Office
• Within the Product Factory, partnership with the Product Owners of the feature teams, and with the business stakeholders of the Feature Teams in general (Marketing, Operations, Compliance)

Responsibilities

• Technology: in collaboration with the TCOE, drive the technology adoption and transformation initiatives related to the applications in scope of the Feature Teams: adoption of new technology and new architecture patterns, improvement of the development lifecycle, obsolescence management, documentation and knowledge transfer, DevOps and automation
• Impediments: assist Feature Teams in levitating technical impediments that cannot be solved by the team, define and execute action plans in order to avoid future occurrence of those impediments, liaise with other teams within IT (infrastructure team, TCOE, other feature team) to manage dependencies
• Sourcing: manage technology chapter leads in the feature teams: work out skills, performance reviews and development plans for internal colleagues, handle relationship with HR, recruiters, headhunters and providers

Skills & Requirements

• Strong technical foundation with knowledge on various technologies used in KTB (.NET, Node, CICD, Cloud, …):
  • Proven experience in software development methodologies, software engineering principles, and IT infrastructure (networks, servers, databases).
  • Solid understanding of programming languages, scripting and DevOps technologies/principles.
  • Ability to understand and evaluate technical architectures, identify potential risks/challenges/impediments, and propose solutions.
• Understand the impact and risks of IT obsolescence and ability to build technology roadmap to mitigate the IT obsolescence:
  • Strong project management skills
  • Proven experience of delivery complex projects.
  • Experience with project management frameworks and methodologies.
  • Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and impediments proactively.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to effectively address and resolve technical and project-related issues.
• Management skills:
  • Ability to lead and motivate technical team members.
  • Strong stakeholder management by building and maintaining strong relationships with other IT managers and Business.

Other requirements

• Fluent in English, Dutch or French is a plus.
• On site presence in Brussels at least 3 days/week is requested

Our Offer

•     Keytrade Bank is a young and dynamic organization with a lean structure. The tempo and the atmosphere in the team are upbeat and no day goes by without an element of fun!

•     The company works in an agile setup with a lot of flexibility regarding remote work.

•     An exciting position within a dynamic online bank

•     A unique opportunity to evolve/create expertise around many different banking related topics (transactions, trading, cards, regulation & compliance…)

•     Hybrid way of working

•     Open culture and working environment

•     A competitive salary package with advantages such as:

•     Meal vouchers: €8/ working day

•     Teleworking allowance

•     Transport allowance

•     Group insurance

•     Hospitalisation insurance

•     Continued education and access to trainings

•     Stepping stone for a continued career within Keytrade Bank

•     Belgian employment contract 

•     Position 100% located in Brussels