Technical Coordinator

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

For the development of our core strategic solutions, we are currently looking for a very experienced, top motivated, hands‑on:

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

The Technical Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and driving the validation of industrial software for our coding machines. The role combines strong technical expertise, delivery accountability, and cross-functional coordination, ensuring predictable execution, high quality, and continuous improvement of both processes and solutions.

Role :

• Drive coordination Software release validation for our industrial inhouse coding machines
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor validation and release activities for customer-specific customizations.
• Actively manage planning, risks, technical dependencies, and delivery constraints, taking corrective actions through replanning, reprioritization, or mitigation when required.
• Investigate and solve technical dependencies with people in development teams, QA, deployment teams and operations. Assure availability of machines and material for validation.
• Plan and execute validation assuring operational readiness of coding machines at expected quality on the committed deadlines. Incorporate risks, constraints and dependencies into planning to be able to commit to a delivery date.
• Maintain a structured and transparent status of all ongoing validation activities
• Manage and follow up on incidents, problems, and change requests raised from operations or field technicians.
• Improve internal validation process and tooling for software release validation
• Promote and apply a continuous improvement mindset, simplifying processes, validation approaches, and technical solutions to improve efficiency, robustness, and time‑to‑market.
• Contribute to the software development of solution in Java
• Support activities both in the office and in the laboratory, including validation, commissioning, and operational support when required.

Profile :

• 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 are key, with the ability to align stakeholders, facilitate collaboration, handle priorities, and address issues constructively.
• Ability to take a step back and 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 a strong sense of 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.

JOIN US!

We offer an exciting and challenging role, with great potential for personal development within a unique organization in a fascinating industry. Your file will be handled with upmost confidentiality and discretion.