Job Location: Brussels

Senior Functional Analysts
Search for some Senior Functional Analysts to join our Middle Office. Experience required in RestFull API Services including possibly micro-service design. The role includes business analysis as well. Working with Java suite in banking environment. 
Mission context The Functional Analyst clearly identifies the problems that the business are experiencing and/or the business requirements and maps out possible solutions that can be developed and integrated in the enterprise production environment. The Functional Analyst investigates costs and benefits.
The Functional Analyst consequently designs the chosen solution in detail, defining exactly what it should look like, which data are involved, and which processes are supported.
Function  description During the preparation phase:

  • Accompany the business analyst and client through the reflection towards a solution – propose alternative and adequate solutions in line with enterprise architecture and strategy, and considering cost/benefit.
  • Ensure that the client understands and adopts enterprise rules and standards concerning architectural standards, security, …
  • Work together with the architects to set up the architecture
  • Close collaboration with project manager / asset manager / product owner
  • Relay between the client, business analyst and involved asset teams, coordination of the involved asset teams (unified view towards the client – ensure that all involved IT parties clearly understand the client needs)

During the elaboration phase:

  • Functional elaboration of the chosen solution alternative, translation of the business requirements in detailed functional requirements
  • Align with involved assets on the functional responsibilities each asset will need to implement
  • Application design of the solution, identifying and detailing the impacts on the different application components as specified in the architecture
  • Align with the different technical teams of the asset in order to specify each of their requirements

During the construction phase:

  • Follow-up of development and testing to ensure coherence between the functional specifications and the developed solution
  • Provide the technical definitions of components that are supported by different teams (queues, security, integration layers, …)
  • Support suppliers during the development and integration and assembly testing (I&AT)
  • Analyse defects during test phase
  • Support the release and deployment teams in the different environments

Once the solution is installed in production, provide 3rd line support to the operational entities and helpdesks. Analyse production incidents and coordinate their solution. Maintain the documentation accordingly.

In an agile context, preparation, elaboration and construction are sliced and combined in sprints.
Language requirements Dutch
French
English Sound knowledge of English as well as (at least) one local language.
Education .
Certification
Travel
Telework
  • Expectation: 50% on site & 50% homeworking
Agile requirements An analyst involved in Agile projects must have the “Agile mindset” which implies:
a positive attitude and pragmatism
thirst for knowledge: Agile is about learning and adapting. Knowledge sharing is key to success.
The goal of team success: Agile is about the success of the team, no individual success or heroic behavior. It is more important for the team to succeed than for the individual to have completed his/her tasks.
There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback, resulting in continuous improvement.Beyond the roles:  Agile teams are cross-functional.  All required disciplines are represented in the team (analysis, development, testing, … ). However, although team members have a primary role representing a discipline, they are expected to take on other roles and contribute to other disciplines  whenever it helps towards reaching the sprint goal.
Required experience / knowledge At least 6 years of relevant experience
Technical experience mandatory Functional and technical knowledge of existing IT systems
preferable
Business experience mandatory
  • Knowledge of the concerned metier(s)
  • Knowledge of analysis methodology (according to enterprise standards)
preferable Specific requirement for agile: practical experience with Scrum
Soft skills
  • Team player
  • Analytical, accurate
  • Communicative, creative
Sharepoint Knowledge Management for IT Architecture Support
Mission context The architecture department upgrades its current sharepoint sites to Office 365.
In this context, we need to migrate site, improve their structure, keep knowledge of past artifacts and drive the change management in all architecture sub-teams (scattered around the org)
Function  description Under the lead of the Architecture Process Owner
– Set up, roll-out and embed office 365 to help a team of 80 IT architects to improve their digital collaboration (both between architects and with internal customers)
– Help the architecture team to get value out of the migration by
– redesigning sharepoint sites when appropriate, streamlining the architecture committee’s registration and validation
– avoiding broken links as much as possible
– improve, via sharepoint, the architecture governance (arc committee preparation, agenda setting, content upload, record validation, record actions to be followed up, ….)

Additionnaly, via Sharepoint or Teams
– Setup workgroup / discussion forums tools for data sharing and collaboration (e.g. for people preparing an RFI, others working on a reference architecture, and still others preparing a training slidedeck for newcomers)
Language requirements Dutch Fluent in French or Dutch
French Fluent in Dutch or French
English Good working knowledge – all meetings and documentation will be in English
Education IT
Telework 2 days per week onsite, 3 days homeworking
Required experience / knowledge At least 3 years of relevant (sharepoint) experience
Technical experience mandatory Expertise in Sharepoint 365
Expertise in MS-Teams
Able to connect improve collaboration with javascript when appropriate
Soft skills Able to drive the change management of a community of 80+ technical persons
(demo, workshops, appropriate balance between flexibility and making progress)
IAM Business Model Manager
Context Our client’s Access Management department serves the purpose of managing on a global level how the company deals with the management of user access permissions and reduce security risks by offering adequate solutions and services for Logical Access Management.
Within the department, there are multiple work stream that :

  • Ensure that services are properly delivered towards our customers;
  • Ensure that the existing processes and tools are well maintained;
  • Ensure that the security architecture is successfully deployed in the organization.
Function Description The candidate will guarantee the respect of information security and ensure correct implementation of the security model.

The mission of the IAM Business Model Manager Consultant is to ensure proper translation of Business requirements into our client’s security model framework & policies:

  • Taking ownership about the Business Modelling (BM) process and keeping it updated/improved;
  • Ensure proper service delivery (validate & implement) to our internal customers according to defined information security policies, SLA’s, processes and procedures;
  • Provide support on BM activities to the Business Security Offices;
  • Provides advice on IAM architecture implementation;
  • adapts IAM architectures based on new Business, Compliance and Operational requirements;
  • provide guidance, training and support to the security community in the implementation and operation of the security model;
  • Collaborate with other access management teams to continuously improve efficiency and access management models quality;

The IAM Business Model Manager  Consultant will have no direct people management responsibilities.
Education Master (or equivalent by experience)
Languages
Requirement		 French Fluent
Dutch or Fluent
English Fluent (second language has to be English)
The candidate must be able to write documents and have interactive meetings in English.

 

Required knowledge / Experience
Experience
  •   Quick self-starter, pro-active attitude, resilient;
  •   Capable of performing functional analysis on security aspects across different business lines;
  •   Good Communication and Influencing skills;
  •   Good experience in writing business requirements.
Technical Experience Mandatory
  • Experience in security technology and processes (Identity & Access Management aspects, Segregation of Duties, Role Based Access Control)
  • Knowledge of the Information Security Standards & Frameworks
  • Experience with MS Excel and SQL
Preferable
  • 2 years’ experience in security technology and processes (Identity & Access Management aspects)
  • Knowledge of the Information Security Standards & Frameworks
Business Experience Mandatory
  • Minimum 5 years professional experience as business analyst
  • Experience working in cross-functional departments and teams (IT & Business environments)
Preferable Professional experience within the Banking and Finance Industry
Soft skills
  •   Quick self-starter, pro-active attitude, resilient
  •   Excellent communication and influencing skills
  •   Excellent analytical and reporting skills
  •   Autonomy, commitment and perseverance
  •   Focused and result-oriented, strictness in project follow-up
  •   Analytic and open mind, are able to find solutions meeting your clients’ needs
  •   You are able to efficiently plan, organize, coordinate and follow-up   your activities
  •   Team player
  •   Ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment
Security Engineer – Senior
Web security infra engineer – WSA – ISAM/Automation/DEV
Duration 12 months (extendable)
Location Brussels
Context The Web security squads within IT Middleware Services Tribe will work together with the existing Web Infrastructure Tooling &  Hosting, Web Design and Secure Gateways squads for the technical design, installation, set-up, industrialization, management, support and documentation of our client’s Web Security Infrastructure

Our client needs Web Security Engineers to enforce the Web Security and Authentication squad.
Function description The mission has different aspects, where we need someone with focus on web/sysadmin with an interest in development aspects or someone with focus on development with an interest in infrastructure aspects:

  • Design, deliver and support the integration layer between operating systems and business applications within distributed environments for Web and mobile applications.
  • Focuses on the integration of web applications in the Web Infrastructure, for the intranet as well as for the internet (DMZ) and cloud applications.
  • Deploy and maintain a consistent and complex Web site infrastructure
  • Help to identify, recommend, and prioritize new platform features in conjunction with application developers and architects.
  • Ability to challenge new and existing solutions, architectures and defend it towards the interest of the bank (maintenance, costs, security,…)
  • Identify reusable components required for Web Security and ensure the high quality of the service
  • Share knowledge with colleagues on technology subjects, solutions, best practices on vendor specific and also on generic security components
  • Establish and document installations, guidelines, policies and procedures for relevant stakeholders, including the squad.
  • Active participation in production support (incident, problem and change management) for the Web Security squad. Support other squad in non-prod, providing guidelines, troubleshooting
  • Set and enforce compatibility and interoperability standards that ensure site accessibility for all users.
  • Monitor and report on Web site traffic and performance.
  • Contribute to the evolution of our automation framework
  • Participate in the On-Call calendar (7/7 from 18:00 – 7:30)
  • Work on-site  (2-3 days)

 

Education Master or equivalent by experience with at least 3 years’ strong experience in a similar function: WEB Security infrastructure in banking sector
Certification N/A 
Languages
requirement		 French Is a plus
Dutch Is a plus
English Working proficiency oral and written
Required knowledge / Experience
Experience
  • At least 2 years of experience with ISAM/ISVA or similar
  • At least 3 years of experience in Web Security  
  • A professional experience of at least 5 years, some in development.
Technical experience Mandatory
  • Proven experience with reverse proxies, Webseal, ISAM or similar
  • Good and proven knowledge on:  Web access management,  Web authentication practices, SSL/TLS( and mutual auth.), SSO, Identity Federation,  PKI, certificates, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0
  • Good knowledge on: XML/XSLT
  • Good practical knowledge of automation frameworks like eg Ansible (tower) and GIT integration
  • Practical experience with DevOps methodologies and container technologies such as Docker
  • Generic knowledge on: firewalls, web application firewalls, load balancers, networks, DMZ, network security
  • Experience with support on intranet and extranet development
Preferable
  • Proven experience with following Web technologies: ISAM / ISVA (as from version 9 and modules: AAC, Infomap, Federation)
  • Security Token Service (STS) and/or TFIM experience + SOAP and WS-Trust knowledge. Token exchange knowledge
  • Recent successful proven experience in similar/comparable scope
  • Good coding experience: Python; Javascript server side (Rhino JS) are example of used languages & Ability to understand and translate existing code source
  • Strong experience in security of Web Infrastructure in larger organizations
  • Good experience in Shell scripting (automation of curl commands i.e)
  • Knowledge in web and application servers including Apache and Websphere
  • Familiar with an agile environment
Business experience Mandatory
  • High awareness to risks related to the financial sector
  • Follows the defined processes for projects, incident and change management with high attention to business and financial impact
  • Experience with working in a complex organization.
  • Being autonomous and team worker, analytical minded, meet commitment, ability to work in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment, flexible, customer-oriented
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and flexibility to accommodate demanding sprint schedules
Preferable
  • Able to understand bank related business processes and assess impacts on business
  • Agile methodology
  • DevOps
  • ITIL
Soft skills
  • Demonstrated team player with strong and effective customer care skills.
  • Quick self-starter, pro-active and innovative attitude.
  • Open minded and show flexibility in self-learning new technologies/tools.
  • Good analytical and synthesis skills.
  • Process-oriented with high attention to detail.
  • Effective oral and written communicator to both management and technical staff
  • Autonomy, commitment and perseverance.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
  • Flexibility (in peak periods extra efforts may be required).
  • Stress resistant
Scrum Master with Technical Skills

We are looking for a Scrum Master able to perform technical activities and support applications running on Linux platforms. A technical knowledge of Linux or Unix is mandatory. Most of the work will be hands ‘on.

The Servicing & Production squad “Daily Banking, Data Management, Risk & Credits” is responsible for business & technical applications related to those domains.

The squad ensures 2nd line support for applications in its scope.
It takes responsibility of deployment of new business releases & IT operational support for their business applications, in the QA and Production environments.

The squad also participates in the migration to the Cloud technologies, for application in its domain, including API and Scheduling.

Main activities are in Brussels but collaboration with our partners abroad is part of the operational context.
Activities can also be performed part time from home (max. 50%).

As Squad Scrum master (30%) :
We expect to work proactively with the squad and Product Owner, as servant leader, in 4 dimensions

  • Facilitation: Prepare and facilitate ceremonies, workshops, QAP
  • Help to deliver: Follow activities, raise and resolve impediments
  • Support & protect the squad: create a safe environment and ensure efficient team spirit, encourage feedback & continuous improvement
  • People : coach and develop the Agile Mindset in the squad; and ensure evolution via T-Shaping, in collaboration with Chapter lead

As OPS engineer (70%) :

  • to ensure that all deployments are carried out on schedule, are fully deployed, implemented and functioning in the operational environments .
  • to help preparing the detailed runbook by identifying all stakeholders and related actions
  • to analyse all technical dependencies between the different components
  • to update the  Current State Architecture  document based on detailed technical design
  • to update or create all documentation for the support.

As incident solver in run mode :

  • to find, advice and implement solutions in order to solve incidents.
  • to document the resolution progress and the applied solutions
  • to investigate, analyse and document incident cause and solution
  • Escalate major incidents to incident managers and manager on duty

 

Experience Experience as Scrum Master, in leading squads in complex changing environment
Experience in 2nd line application support on Unix/Linux platform
Technical Experience Mandatory
  • Knowledge of Agile Framework and Scrum methodology
  • Experience with Agile concepts
  • Knowledge Unix & Linux Environment
  • WebSphere experience
  • Operating system, :  Aix, Unix, Linux, Database oracle / SQL
  • Experience in a second line support
Preferable
  • Windows Server, Mainframe
  • Experience in deployment of business applications
  • Cloud environment
  • Good understanding of automated batch scheduling : Control/M  Distributed (scripting)
IT developer (Cobol)
General description
 In the product tribe Investment & financial insurance, the squad transactional is looking for an expert Cobol developer to join its group.
Together with 3 other developers and in an mixed business and IT squad the developer will help deliver the next generation of backend for the investment product.Knowledge in investment is a plus.
Mission context An agile team consists of a small group of people combining the required skills to design, build and test valuable elements within a limited timeframe.
As a member of the agile team, the DEV engineer applies several useful skills (analysis / design / development / testing / integration), which in combination with the skills of the other members of the team compose all required skills to deliver a product at the end of each sprint.
Function  description The DEV Engineer commits to help the team to deliver a product at the end of each sprint, surpassing his/her own specific knowledge domain in order to collaborate with the team members. The focus is on the completion of the sprint backlog, containing all elements that the team must deliver and of which the sequence has been determined by the Product Owner based on the added value for the (internal or external) client.

The DEV Engineer adheres to the scrum values (focussed, committed, open, respectful, and courageous) and is able to closely collaborate with the team members. Knowledge sharing, open communication, continuous learning and commitment to deliver added value are key.
Language requirements Dutch is a plus
French is a plus
English
  • and active knowledge of at least one local language + passive knowledge of the other language
Education Master
Required experience / knowledge At least 5 years of relevant experience
Technical experience mandatory
  • knowledge of common development languages used in the domain (COBOL)
  • excellent understanding of architecture (hardware, OS, networking, databases, middleware)
  • knowledge of methods, standards and security procedures as well as development tools
preferable
  • experience with integration using different technologies (distributes/mainframe) and infra components
Business experience mandatory
  • knowledge of agile methodology
preferable
Soft skills
  • excellent analysis skills
  • team spirit
  • efficient communication skills
  • ambitious towards the targets of his/her squad
  • agile values: focussed, committed, open, respectful, courageous
  • promote continuous improvement (market evolutions, working methods, …) to improve delivery speed of software and hardware, and to improve operational quality
Senior Project/Program manager

We’re looking for a driven Senior Project/Program Manager with a passion about people and helping them with the right solutions. Do you like to work in a dynamic environment? Do you recognize yourself? Then be sure to read on!

The Company

Our client is a new partner in card payment processing for professional customers (also known as “Acquiring”). that have great ambitions to grow in the coming years. In order to achieve these ambitious goals, we are looking for a Project Manager.

What your day will look like?

As a project/program manager:

  • Establish a program approach.
  • Deliver project(s) according to plan (scope, time, budget).
  • Manage projects interdependencies.
  • Make sure the project will allow to reach the business case.
  • When risk or issues arise, propose solutions to the project sponsor and steering committee.
  • Make sure all steps of the project are followed and all parties are involved at the right time.

What skill will you need?

  • Minimum of 10 years of (work) experience, including at least 5 years in Project/Program Management.
  • Ability to see the overall picture (helicopter view) – strategic thinking.
  • Ability to manage complex projects (Governance, process, technical…) with lot of interdependencies.
  • Strong stakeholder management skill and experience in interacting with complex organisations.
  • Decision-making & proactive.
  • Strong communicator, diplomatic and customer-oriented.
  • Management skills and the ability to motivate people.
  • Structured approach and goal-oriented.
  • Proven experience in the management of complex projects.
  • Fluent in Dutch, French and English.
  • Technical experience & good understanding of workflow processes.
  • Strong expertise in MS Office.
  • Very good knowledge of Project management methodologies and tools (Prince2 and Agile, PMBOK, Clarity, MS project)

What will you get in return?

An attractive mix of challenging job content, a great team spirit in a start-up mentality within a people-oriented company with great colleagues!

Project Management Officer
Mission context
Project Management Officer
– KYC –

A KYC fluidity Program team has been mandated by the group’s two Deputy Chief Executive Officers to transform the KYC process for Corporates, as part of the 22-25 plan. The objectives of the program are on the one hand, to improve the customer experience by improving leadtime and reducing back and forth with the customer, on the other hand to gain operational efficiency.
It is a worldwide project, structuring impacting procedures, organizations and tools. 
Function  description The mission will focus on the following activities in support of the 2 co-leaders of the program:
– Preparation of the various committees (monitoring committees, steering committees and Board) and drafting of minutes
– Follow-up of the 5 main streams and other projects (quick wins …) covered by the program
– Management of governance with the different countries/poles the analysis of these requests and the qualification of the underlying problem (compliance, legal, organization, IT …)
– Sharing and communicating the information adequately

This PMO role will be for ~40% of the total mission workload. For the the remaining 60%, the mission will consist of managing 1 medium or 2 small projects.
Language requirements Dutch N/A               
French Fluent
English Fluent
Education
  • Master
Certification
Travel 1 day in Paris / week
Telework
  • Expectation: 50% on site & 50% homeworking
Required experience / knowledge
  • At least 8 years of relevant experience
Technical experience mandatory
  • PMO and project management for cross-border/cross-business projects
preferable
Business experience mandatory
  • Banking sector
preferable
  • KYC knowledge, corporate banking
Soft skills Core Behavioural Competencies
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Organizational capacity
– Ability to collaborate
– ability to take initiatives
– Rigor and precision
– Result oriented
DEV Engineer – Junior
Mission context Within the document design squad, we are looking for someone that will do the technical analysis (based on the requirements of the stakeholders), design and testing of documents in all languages.
As a member of the agile team, the DEV engineer applies several useful skills (analysis / design / development / testing / integration), which in combination with the skills of the other members of the team compose all required skills to deliver a product at the end of each sprint.
Function  description
  • Make detailed technical analysis of requested documents.
  • Data modelling: xml, xsd.
  • Programming the lay-out and logic of the documents using the DOC1/Engage One Designer tool.
  • Unit testing: write and execute test cases.
  • Deployment in different non-production environments.
  • Estimation of development workload and impact analysis.
  • Support test management in the execution of tests (including bug fixing)
  • Documentation of development activities (design, code, unit testing, code review)

The DEV Engineer commits to help the team to deliver a product at the end of each sprint, surpassing his/her own specific knowledge domain in order to collaborate with the team members. The focus is on the completion of the sprint backlog, containing all elements that the team must deliver and of which the sequence has been determined by the Product Owner based on the added value for the (internal or external) client.
The DEV Engineer adheres to the scrum values (focused, committed, open, respectful, and courageous) and is able to closely collaborate with the team members. Knowledge sharing, open communication, continuous learning and commitment to deliver added value are key.
Language requirements Dutch (optional)
French (optional)
English (mandatory)
  • Active knowledge of a local language will be seen as an asset
Education Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience
Travel
Belgian resident
Telework
  • Expectation: 50% on site & 50% homeworking
Required experience / knowledge At least 4 years of relevant experience
Technical experience mandatory
  • DOC 1 / Engage One Design or equivalent document design tool.
  • Xml, xsd.
preferable
  • MS Office
Business experience mandatory
  • knowledge of agile methodology
preferable
  • experience in banking industry
Soft skills
  • excellent analysis skills
  • team spirit
  • efficient communication skills
  • ambitious towards the targets of his/her squad
  • agile values: focused, committed, open, respectful, courageous
  • promote continuous improvement (market evolutions, working methods, …) to improve delivery speed of software and hardware, and to improve operational quality
  • able to work independently
Scrum master
Mission context The Scrum Master is the key reference in a project following an agile framework as the Scrum methodology. He/she ensures the global understanding of the methodology by the Project Team and helps the team to maximise the project’s result. He/she protects the team for internal and external distractions.

The Scrum Master ensures the proper use and application of the Agile Methodology and coaches the Project Team along with the business lines and stakeholders, explaining which interactions with the team are helpful and which not.

This Job requisition is for the Scrum Master position in the Risk squad within DataHub Tribe: This squad takes care of Data needs related to the Risk department of the bank.
Function  description Project follow-up

  • set up and facilitate the Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Retrospective) and other meetings
  • schedule and follow the key steps of the methodology
  • guarantee a smooth use of the Scrum methodology and help the Project Team face any obstacles
  • provide assistance or support to the Product Owner concerning the Product Backlog
  • assist and support the team in the delivery of the Definition of Done (DoD), Sprint Backlog, etc.
  • track team capacity and velocity metrics for planning and progress purposes

Project methodology and Coaching

  • coach and challenge the Project Team
  • help the Project Team face any difficulties and promote its gradual self-organization
  • remove barriers to team effectiveness and protect the team from outside distractions
  • ambassador of agile methods within the company
  • provide to his/her superiors a reporting on the proper deployment of the Scrum methodology within projects
  • risk & issue management
 Language requirements English + French or Dutch Sound knowledge of English as well as (at least) one local language.
Education Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience
Agile requirements Agile teams are cross-functional.  All required disciplines are represented in the team (analysis, development, testing, … ). However, although team members have a primary role representing a discipline, they are expected to take on other roles and contribute to other disciplines  whenever it helps towards reaching the sprint goal.
Required experience / knowledge At least 5 years of relevant experience
Technical experience mandatory
  • Knowledge of agile reporting and follow-up tools (e.g. Rally, Jira)
  • Understanding of tooling on automated unit testing, automated functional testing and continuous integration tooling
  • Sound knowledge of software development methodology
  • Sound knowledge of project management methodology
Business experience mandatory Expert knowledge of agile methodology and techniques (e.g. Kanban)
Knowledge of Data / Business Intelligence is a plus
Soft skills
Attitude/Behaviour		 The Scrum Master represents and embodies the Agile spirit and acts as a « servant leader », which implies:
o a positive attitude, with empathy, excellent communication skills and pragmatic approach: listen to the team and support the team in their problem solving, create an environment of open feedback and trust.
o Encourages the sharing of knowledge and best practices.
o Shows a pro-active approach to the development of competences of the team and each one of its members
o Continuous improvement: There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback
o Be a team player: encourages team building, based on collaboration and autonomy: use of persuasive power before authority, ask questions before giving instructions, support the team in resolving their problems before providing the answers.
o Looks further than the day-to-day objectives, enable actions in line with the IT strategy
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