Industrial Software Validation & Release Lead

SICPA; Prilly; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SICPA, located in Waadt/Prilly, seeks an experienced Technical Coordinator to drive validation of industrial software for coding machines. You will coordinate validation activities, manage risks and dependencies, and contribute to Java-based software development while supporting on-site lab activities.

Fluency in English and French is required; additional European languages are a plus. The role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth within a leading security and identity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field (Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical environments involving complex systems.
• Hands-on expertise in software development (industrial software, platforms, backend or custom applications).
• Good technical understanding of software engineering domain, enabling effective coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven experience in delivery-driven environments, managing timelines, priorities, dependencies, and risks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to align stakeholders and facilitate collaboration.
• Ability to maintain a global overview while remaining pragmatic and solution oriented.
• Comfortable working both in the office and on-site (support, validation, commissioning, troubleshooting).
• Proactive, reliable, and results-oriented with ownership and accountability.
• Curious and improvement-driven, continuously seeking to simplify processes and solutions.
• Fluent in English; Proficient in French; additional European languages are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Drive coordination Software release validation for our industrial inhouse coding machines.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor validation and release activities for customer-specific customizations.
• Manage planning, risks, dependencies, and delivery constraints with replanning or mitigation as needed.
• Investigate and solve technical dependencies with development, QA, deployment and operations teams.
• Plan and execute validation to assure operational readiness of coding machines on deadlines.
• Maintain structured and transparent status of all validation activities.
• Follow up on incidents, problems, and change requests from operations or field technicians.
• Improve internal validation process and tooling for software release validation.
• Promote continuous improvement to simplify processes and solutions for efficiency.
• Contribute to the software development of solution in Java.
• Support activities in office and laboratory including validation, commissioning, and operational support.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Software validation

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Software Engineering or CS

Tools

Java

QA tooling

Job description

SICPA, located in Waadt/Prilly, seeks an experienced Technical Coordinator to drive validation of industrial software for coding machines. You will coordinate validation activities, manage risks and dependencies, and contribute to Java-based software development while supporting on-site lab activities.

Fluency in English and French is required; additional European languages are a plus. The role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth within a leading security and identity