Technical Lead (Deputy) for IBM Planning Analytics & Cognos Analytics

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior IT/QA & Technical Lead to join our Finance & Accounting IT Solutions team in Brussels, with a hybrid working arrangement that requires regular attendance at our Brussels office.

This is a dual role combining Quality Assurance and Testing with a technical and architectural back-up responsibility. You will work primarily with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), Cognos Analytics and Cognos Controller, supporting systems used for financial planning, consolidation and reporting.

The main focus of the role is to ensure the quality, accuracy and reliability of changes delivered across the Cognos environment, while also providing technical guidance and supporting the architect & technical manager when needed.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead the QA and testing approach for the Cognos environment, including UAT, regression testing and test automation, ensuring that financial data, reports and system changes are properly validated.

You will establish and improve testing standards and processes across the development team, take ownership of the technical quality of releases and act as a technical escalation point when required.

You will also maintain a strong understanding of the wider application architecture and data integrations, contribute to technical design decisions and provide back-up for the architect & technical manager.

The role involves mentoring junior developers and working closely with the business sponsor, program manager, support manager and technical teams to ensure reliable delivery and stable 24/7 operation of the systems.