Test Environment Coordinator

Context

Manage and coordinate support & projects activities of the current and coming test environments (integrated with our partners) for the critical applications / services (Core banking, customers mobile applications,...)

Your Position

• Provide and daily maintain a global overview of events (functional, technical) on environments:  useful for future booking request, useful for detecting conflicts, input for the ATC (“Air Traffic Control”) meeting, provide an overview for IT teams
• EMR: Full scope, current, future 
• Test environments: ACC - ATC scope, current, future; ACC2 – with partner’s environments
• Analyze environment requirements 
• Support people (PM, IT teams) to register their request of env booking in the tool
• Participate actively to the ATC
• Inform about detected conflicts the ATC, concerned peoples (SLM, PM),..and suggest alternatives
• Coordinate and improve data refresh, code refresh with IT teams
• Standardize set of procedures to ensure environments implementation and applications deployments follow a consistent and repeatable journey through test and ultimately onto production
• Support continuous improvement initiatives (implement best practice, evaluate new tools and techniques, automate processes, …)
• Optional: Versioning/ source control 
• Optional: Project management in the context of env scope change (extension/ reduction): Works with Infrastructure team to gather and implement environment requirements
• Optional: Harmonization of our test processes/ methodology 
• And in second activity Cloud/ Azure release management

Your Profile

• Master with a first experience or Bachelor with 5 years experience;
• Knowledge of Change & Release management

Experience of environment management and associated tools, methodologies and approaches

• Experience of IT architecture and infrastructure
• Experience of the systems development lifecycle
• Experience of project management principles, tools and methodologies
• Experience of various software environments – client-server applications, web-based applications, SOA, BI systems, Cloud

Technical expertise: deep understanding of infrastructure services , software, network, and data configurations, familiar with tools for software control, for managing software packages, for deploying software

Soft skills

• Problem-solving skills
• Effective communication (Top down and bottom up)
• Excellent project management
• Pay close attention to detail
• Commitment to high quality

Relevant professional qualification or graduate calibre
Facilitator skills is a must in order to keep constructive communication between all stakeholders
Coach all stakeholders and challenge the approach to reach the right maturity level
 

Our offer

Degroof Petercam is big enough and small enough to matter since we are independent, operate internationally and have different métiers under one roof.
Entrepreneurship is our DNA, expertise is our fuel. You will become part of a company with highly skilled, talented and passionate experts that aim for nothing less than excellence.
The impact of our work goes beyond profit by looking at business from a broader perspective, challenging those who want to intellectually. In addition to our fascinating work environment, we also offer:
•    A broad offer of learning & development programs including a Degroof Petercam Academy for both professional and personal goals.
•    An attractive and market conform compensation package
•    Flexible working hours & teleworking
•    An Employee Social Engagement Program
•    Access to the same Private Banking Expertise as our clients