IT Chapter Lead - Enterprise Content Services in Amsterdam

IT Chapter Lead - Enterprise Content Services

Regular, Full-time, Noord-Holland (Amsterdam)

We are looking for an experienced IT Chapter Lead who will contribute in the development of enterprise content services at ING.

Enterprise Content Services is the global IT Area in Tech Group Services where enterprise-wide content services are offered to all entities in ING. These services include but are not limited to archiving, search, retention, e-signatures, content generation, content sharing and intelligent content services. They supplement each other and do provide a way to make content available making sure that every record is kept in a compliant manner. ECS also provides the Robotics Process Automation service to automate repetitive tasks.

Hence our purpose; “Your Content: Available, Compliant, Enhanced”.

In the team we offer you the opportunity to try new things or work on innovations, bring your ideas to life. All team members have an equal say in the stories on the backlog and what will be picked up from it. The teams develop new applications and features, but also continuously improve and maintain code, monitoring, alerting and processes.

The squads mainly use the following technologies and frameworks: Java, Spring, Kafka, docker, Kubernetes, helm, shell scripts, lit-html, Web Components, JavaScript, Azure Devops, S3 based OBS

Your job

As a chapter lead, you are responsible for managing and inspiring a chapter of DevOps engineers. Your main task is to enable your engineers to grow their mastery and get a little bit better in what they do every day. In the other 50% of your time, as an engineer you deliver as a squad member.

Next to that, you are part of the leadership team of the IT area. Together with the other chapter leads and the IT area lead you develop vision and execute the strategy to inspire our engineers to grow and drive technological innovation.

Managing your chapter means actively working on the development of your engineers through continuous on-the-job coaching and 1:1 conversations. Creating a development plan and monitoring it together. Finding the true purpose of your engineers and enabling them to grow in what they love to do and are good at to find that win-win situation for the engineer and ING.

For more information on how ING works, please check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXg6hG6FrG0

Your work environment

ING works in multi-disciplinary teams based on Agile and DevOps principles. Scrum is our way of work, but if necessary we are always open to other ways (like Kanban f.e.) as long as it is agile.

ING works as a matrix organization. Which means that you work in your squad but are also part of a chapter, an expertise focused group that shares knowledge and creates and governs standards. Next to that, there are guilds and communities where you can add your value but also can learn a lot.

Who you are

• Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming and Design Patterns

• Front-end TypeScript/LIT Element (Angular, Vue OR React.JS are welcome)

• Excellent knowledge of Java 8, Git, Maven, Spring Framework, like Spring Boot and Spring MVC, Hibernate

• Test driven programming

• You have a pro-active and hands-on attitude; you speak up about your ideas

• 5+ years hands on professional experience

• Database knowledge like Oracle

What we offer

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience.

• Job scale up to 12 inclusive.

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work at home.

• Reimbursement for travel expenses.

• 24 vacation days with a 36-hour working week.

• If you work 40 hours a week, you will receive 27 vacation days.

• Pension scheme.

• 13th-month salary.

• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary.

• 8% Holiday payment.

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions.

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues who strive for the very best.

• Progressive way of working according to the Agile method, so that new ideas come to life.