IT Engineering Manager (Desktop Platforms)

D-Network; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension plan

Insurance coverage

Mobile phone

Laptop

Hybrid working

Job summary

D-Network is seeking an IT Engineering Manager for an international healthcare technology company based in Mechelen. The role leads teams within the desktop software platforms group during a major modernisation phase.

You will recruit, mentor and align teams to deliver reliable, compliant clinical software across sites in Europe and beyond, while shaping the organisation's engineering standards and governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience including at least 3 years in engineering leadership or people-management roles.
• Proven track record leading teams that deliver complex, long-lived production software where reliability, quality and risk management are critical.
• Strong people-leadership skills: hiring, coaching, feedback and performance management.
• Solid technical foundation, allowing you to engage credibly with architects and senior engineers.
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices: CI/CD, automation, DevOps.
• Comfortable operating in a global, multi-site organisation.
• Clear communicator with sound judgment, ownership and calm leadership under pressure.
• Strong plus: experience in medical devices, healthcare or another regulated, safety-critical or quality-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead and develop high-performing engineering teams building clinical desktop software.
• Bring clarity and stability to a complex, regulated environment.
• Secure predictable delivery through disciplined planning and early risk identification.
• Raise engineering standards across CI/CD, testing, documentation and quality practices.
• Ensure compliance with architectural patterns and regulatory expectations.
• Work closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, Regulatory, Product and Delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement while reducing technical debt and legacy complexity.
• Foster a culture where quality, safety and accountability are the default.

Skills

People leadership

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/EE

Other engineering backgrounds considered

Tools

CI/CD

Automation

DevOps

Job description

D-NETWORK is looking for an IT Engineering Manager for an International Healthcare Technology Company based in Mechelen.

The Opportunity :

Our client is investing heavily in the foundations of its engineering organisation, and is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead teams within its desktop software platforms group during a major modernisation phase.

The programme covers:

• Repeatable, container-based build environments
• A single, harmonised CI/CD pipeline
• Modernisation of the software architecture
• Reinforced cybersecurity practices
• Stronger release governance
• Delivery scaled across several sites in Europe and Australia

This is a technical people-leadership position. You are accountable for outcomes (team capability, delivery predictability, quality and compliance) rather than hands-on coding or project management. Your leadership directly shapes the organisation’s ability to ship safe, dependable clinical software worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, lead and develop high-performing engineering teams building clinical desktop software
• Bring clarity and stability to a complex, regulated environment
• Secure predictable delivery through disciplined planning and early risk identification
• Raise engineering standards across CI/CD, testing, documentation and quality practices
• Ensure compliance with architectural patterns and regulatory expectations
• Work closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, Regulatory, Product and Delivery teams
• Drive continuous improvement while reducing technical debt and legacy complexity
• Foster a culture where quality, safety and accountability are the default

Your Profile

• 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including at least 3 years in engineering leadership or people-management roles
• Proven track record leading teams that deliver complex, long-lived production software where reliability, quality and risk management are critical
• Strong people-leadership skills: hiring, coaching, feedback and performance management
• Solid technical foundation, allowing you to engage credibly with architects and senior engineers
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices: CI/CD, automation, DevOps
• Comfortable operating in a global, multi-site organisation
• Clear communicator with sound judgment, ownership and calm leadership under pressure
• Strong plus: experience in medical devices, healthcare or another regulated, safety-critical or quality-driven environment

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
• Other engineering backgrounds considered with substantial, demonstrable professional software development experience
• A rigorous engineering foundation is required; this role is not suited to non-engineering profiles

Languages

• Fluent professional English (spoken and written) is mandatory
• Dutch and/or French is an advantage but not required

Contract

Permanent employee contract only (no freelancers for this opportunity)

What We Offer

• Attractive salary plus bonus
• Company car (or equivalent)
• Pension plan, insurance coverage and additional benefits
• Mobile phone, smartphone and laptop
• Hybrid working: 60% on site, 40% from home