Technology Lead - Renewable Energy Systems

ENGIE Belgium; Brussel; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tax-optimized bonus

Insurance covering you and family

Meal vouchers

Retirement plan

Green company car or mobility plan

Public transport subsidy

34 holidays + work-from-home option

On-site gym and wellness program

Résumé du poste

ENGIE Belgium is seeking a Technology Lead – Renewable Energy Systems in Brussels to drive architecture, deliver backend services, and coach a development team within the Renewables Post-Trade group. You will shape the Green Power Suite and collaborate across Europe, US and APAC, while guiding SDLC practices and AI-enabled tooling.

You will lead design decisions, orchestrate API development, and mentor engineers to ensure reliable delivery of energy management solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in information technology or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in software development.
• Experience as Technical Lead/Lead Developer/Architect.
• Proven ability to design scalable enterprise architectures.
• Strong Python development and PostgreSQL skills.
• Experience with API development and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and messaging platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Hands-on AWS and containerized solutions; CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Excellent English communication; mentoring and collaboration skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead architecture evolution and key technology decisions.
• Participate in Agile delivery processes and team coordination.
• Deliver software increments and guide SDLC improvements; coach developers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for SDLC governance and release management.
• Design backend services and APIs; build data integration and storage solutions (PostgreSQL, S3, DynamoDB).
• Engage in recruitment and assess technical competencies.
• Support GPS Refoundation program and ensure timely delivery.

Connaissances

Python

PostgreSQL

API development

Data pipelines

Event-driven architecture

Messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka)

AWS cloud

Docker

CI/CD & DevOps

English communication

Mentoring

Formation

Master's degree in information technology

Outils

Docker

AWS

PostgreSQL

Description du poste

Are you passionate about technology and renewable energy?
Do you enjoy designing scalable software solutions while coaching and inspiring development teams?
Then ENGIE, leader of the Energy Transition, needs YOU!
For the Origination and Contract management IS team within our Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (GBU S&EM) based in Brussels, we are currently looking for a Technology Lead – Renewable Energy Systems (F/M/X).
WE OFFER YOU as Technology Lead

• Take on a key leadership role combining technical expertise, solution architecture, and team coaching.
• Shape the future of the Green Power Suite , a strategic application landscape supporting wind, solar, battery and flexibility assets.
• Work in an international environment with stakeholders across Europe, the US and APAC.
• Cutting edge trainings that are organized by ENGIE University. These will not only help you to develop your knowledge on our different businesses, but also will give you a chance to acquire new hard and/or soft skills.
• A competitive salary package, with numerous extra-legal benefits:
  • A tax-optimized bonus plan
  • Hospitalization and medical expenses insurance for you and your family members
  • Meal vouchers of 10 EUR with net contribution of 1,09 EUR
  • An attractive retirement plan
  • Green (electric) Company car with load pass for Belgium and neighboring countries or a green alternative through our mobility plan
• A public transport subscription; our offices are less than 10 minutes from Brussels North station
• A healthy work-life balance thanks to 34 holidays, possibility to work up to 2 days from home.
• A gym on-site and a variety of activities offered in the ENGIE’s Body-Mind & Social program which aims to enhance our employees’ well-being.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES as Technology Lead

The Origination and Contract Management (OCM) IS team is responsible for the maintenance and evolution of a critical application suite called Green Power Suite (GPS), which enables Energy Management teams to manage upstream power and gas assets for ENGIE and its clients, as well as market risk exposure.

The suite supports all activities required to manage Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with asset owners across various technologies, including wind, solar, battery storage and decentralised flexibility assets, covering the full lifecycle from tender management and contract administration to asset steering, optimisation decisions, risk management, curtailment management and invoicing.

As Technology Lead Developer, you act as the technical reference within the Renewables Post-Trade team, part of the OCM IS organisation.

You are responsible for delivering software increments, driving the evolution of the technical architecture of the team's application landscape to support the GPS Refoundation programme, contributing to the continuous improvement of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and coaching team members on development best practices.

You are the immediate partner of the team's Team Lead, providing technical guidance, advising on the team's technical skill mix, and playing a key role in the staffing and selection of developer profiles.

You maintain strong alignment with the cross-functional teams responsible for SDLC governance, release management and test management, while closely collaborating with the GPS Refoundation team.

Your key activities will include:

• Supporting the evolution of technical architecture and making key technology decisions.
• Participating in Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives and team coordination.
• Contributing to project organization by reporting status, participating in project scoping activities, identifying and mitigating technical risks, and ensuring delivery timelines are met.
• Designing and implementing backend services; developing APIs to integrate application components within the broader information ecosystem (internal and external applications, data platforms and storage systems); building event-based data integration system; working with data repositories such as PostgreSQL, S3 and DynamoDB; and leveraging AWS services including RDS, S3, IAM, Lambda, ECS and Docker.
• Contributing to the team's continuous improvement initiatives, development practices and tooling strategy (incl. the adoption of AI); sharing software development best practices and coaching developers.
• Participating in recruitment activities and being responsible for assessing and validating candidates' technical competencies.

YOUR PROFILE as Technology Lead

• A master’s degree in information technology or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in software development.
• Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Developer or Technical Architect with:
• Proven expertise in designing scalable enterprise application architecture:
  • Strong proficiency in Python development and solid experience with PostgreSQL and data modelling.
  • Experience with API development and data pipelines.
  • Knowledge of event-driven architectures and messaging platforms (RabbitMQ, Kafka or equivalent).
  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud environments and containerized solutions
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle practices, CI/CD and DevOps principles.
• Excellent communication skills and professional proficiency in English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset and a passion for mentoring others.

YOUR HR CONTACT PERSON

Laetitia Lebrun – [e-mail].

We believe any recruitment decision should be a sustainable one, taken by both parties and in full transparency. Don’t hesitate to reach out in case you have specific questions you want to get answered before applying.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• Short pre-screener conversation in teams with the Talent Acquisition Partner
• HR in-depth interview on-site / in teams with the Talent Acquisition Partner
• 1h online questionnaires and abstract reasoning exercises
• Final interview with the hiring manager
• Offer proposal and onboarding journey

MORE ABOUT US

ENGIE is committed to promote Equal Opportunity employment. We pro-actively foster an inclusive environment that not only embraces but celebrates diversity. Our goal is for all employees to experience a real sense of belonging. We aim to provide them with a safe and inclusive working environment in which they feel empowered to thrive and excel.

At ENGIE, every talent has a role to play in accelerating the energy transition. Make a difference and enjoy a fulfilling professional experience. Take on exciting challenges and build a career path that reflects who you are.

ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, relies on its Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (GBU S&EM) to provide reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy to all its customers. This strategic unit optimizes the Group’s and clients’ production assets and designs tailored energy solutions for our 200,000 professional clients and 15 million consumers.

The Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management leverages ENGIE’s assets to deliver secure and sustainable energy to its B2B and B2C customers. It uses its expertise in energy management to provide decarbonized electricity 24/7.

Joining Supply & Energy Management means becoming part of a team of over 10,000 passionate experts spread across 20 countries, all united by a shared mission: shaping a greener and more efficient energy future. Together, we push the boundaries of innovation to deliver decarbonized energy 24/7.

Join us and be part of the adventure of the century!

Business Unit: GEMS
Division: GEMS - EC IS
Legal Entity: ENGIE GLOBAL MARKETS, BELGIAN BRANCH
Company Name: ENGIE Belgium
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