IT Innovation Engineer (M/F)

Founded in 1856, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg is the oldest multi-business bank in the Grand Duchy. From its foundation, the BIL has always played an active role in the development of the Luxembourg economy. It currently operates in retail, private and corporate banking, as well as on major capital markets. Employing more than 2 000 people, BIL is present in the financial hotspots that are Luxembourg, Switzerland, and China.
As a major player in Luxembourg's finance industry and as a signatory of the UN Principles of Responsible Banking, BIL is committed to handing over a responsible and sustainable bank to future generations.

Your next challenge:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Spearhead the identification and exploration of innovative IT platforms, devices, frameworks and libraries that could provide a competitive advantage to the bank
• Act as the technical expert in the evaluation and deployment of innovative technologies that align with the bank's strategic focus.
• Complement in the details of the innovation roadmap, contributing technical insights that facilitate practical implementations.
• Lead the technical aspect of proof-of-concept (PoC) projects, ensuring they meet both business and IT criteria. Implement the PoC in an autonomous manner.
• Collaborate closely with internal IT teams, business units, and external vendors to ensure the successful implementation of projects, a smooth deployment and operationalization of innovative technologies in compliance of the Bank's minimum standards.
• Contribute to the refinement of the innovation methodology by providing post-implementation technical reviews and suggesting improvements.
• Monitor the technical performance and security of implemented innovations, offering insights for optimization or modification.
• Foster technical literacy and innovation orientation within the IT Department by mentoring and coaching team members.

Your skills:

• Proven experience in an innovation or reasearch and development role, preferably in the financial sector, with a track record of successfully implementing new technologies
• You have at least 5 years of relevant experience preferably within the banking sector
• Mandatory languages : French and English. Any other language is an asset
• Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology or Research and Development
• Robust knowledge of current and emerging technology trends, and the ability to understand their potential and but also the impact of their technical integration considering the bank's technological landscape
• You are a kind of all around IT Special Ops with proven and battle tested expertise, ideally combining full-stack and devops engineering profiles.
• Exceptional abilities in diving into an unkown technologies, learning new concepts, to develop PoC and technological implementations.
• Deep expertise in both current and emerging technologies, along with the acumen to apply them for business advantage.
• Highly collaborative, capable of effective interaction with multidisciplinary teams and external collaborators.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on the technical intricacies of innovation.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining intricate technical details to a non-technical audience.
• An entrepreneurial spirit, inclined towards the discovery and qualification of market-ready solutions.
• A good understanding of the regulatory environment in which banks operate, including the specific requirements for IT
• Understanding of the SaaS/PaaS/API architectures and business models

BIL offers a broad range of challenging projects and a huge choice of career paths .We will assist you in finding the one that best meets your skills and expectations. Your personal development is our priority and we greatly encourage you to dive into different business areas for the broadest possible experience.
BIL is firmly of the opinion that diversity & inclusion contribute towards increasing the collective performance of the Bank. We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion that encourages individual development with equal opportunities for all.

NB: The selected candidate will be asked to provide an extract from the criminal record (no.3) as evidence of integrity and justified with regard to the specific needs of the position to be filled. Other documents will be collected, to the extent legally permitted, to perform background checks.