Java Chapter Lead Proficient

We are looking for a IT Chapter Lead within Tribe Payments. The right candidate will build and improve the platforms for our critical IT assets for our Cash products to serve our customers better every day. Your chapter consists of 2 teams of engineers with expertise both in development as well as operations in Amsterdam (next to Ikea building, easy to reach by public transport) and in Manilla, Philippines.

The team
ING works in multi-disciplinary teams based on Scrum, Agile and DevOps principles. Responsibility for Infra and Security is adapted within the squads, business & IT have joined, making a squad end-to-end responsible for a customer journey or product. For more about our way of working please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3iu2kfZ3w4.

Roles and responsibilities

• Together with the Product Lead, you lead on team development, delivery and timelines
• Ensure quality and ownership for work delivered via sprints, set and improve standards according to the agile way of working
• Together with your Engineers: end-responsible for keeping your IT environment up and running, healthy, secure, documented, and standardized where possible
• Continuously work on skills improvements, expertise and personal growth of your IT engineers
• Line management tasks such as hiring new employees, assess performance of current employees
• Member of Tribe Management team, directing and delivering tribe wide initiatives.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

Your backpack ideally contains:

Leadership, delivery and soft skills:

• Hands-on and pro-active positive attitude
• Strong social and communication skills. Being a sparring partner for our business colleagues
• Experience in formal/informal leadership, speaking up in front of groups and leadership
• We expect the ability to transfer knowledge back to the ING Bank by holding presentations, workshops, documentation and most important: setting new standards for the ways we do tech.
• Fluent in English

Engineering:

• A master’s degree in Software Engineering
  • Proven track record and proficiency in software development (8 + years): backend or front end
  • We are moving towards pure DevOps profiles, so you are expected to refine, code, test and deploy your own work on our on-premise and cloud environments.
  • Great reasoning skills and conceptual / architectural understanding, ability to quickly understand new technical concepts that are outside of your comfort zone.
  • Strong interest and vision in recent trends in software development and technology in general.
  • IT Risk awareness, understanding of security concepts in software development

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and investigating work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button.

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.