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

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior IT/QA & Technical Lead to join our F&A IT Solutions team in Brussels, working in a hybrid setup with regular presence in our Brussels office required.

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.

Qualifications

We are looking for a senior technical professional with strong hands-on experience in IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) and Cognos Analytics, together with solid QA and testing experience. Experience with Cognos Controller and a background in financial systems, financial reporting, planning or consolidation are highly relevant.

You should have experience with UAT, regression testing, STLC and test automation, as well as an understanding of application architecture and data integration. Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Solution Architect or in a similar senior technical role would be a strong advantage.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are important, as you will work with both technical teams and business/finance stakeholders. You should be comfortable explaining complex technical topics in a clear, business-friendly way, mentoring less experienced colleagues and taking ownership of technical quality and releases.

Fluent English is required, together with the ability to work from our Brussels office as part of a hybrid working model.

What We Offer

• A pivotal role within a Centre of Excellence in the Eurofins network.
• High visibility and impact on the Group’s financial consolidation and reporting capabilities.
• A collaborative environment with a diverse, international team of experts.

Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more on our Careers page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.