Core Business Services Engineering Lead

SCOR; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SCOR seeks a hands-on Engineering Lead to drive technical transformation of the core backbone system, moving from a legacy monolith to modular, cloud-native services. You will co-lead with the Delivery Lead to align engineering with business priorities, and mentor teams in technical excellence.

The role sits in the CTO Core & Group organization, collaborating with AI, Data, and Analytics to enforce data-driven architecture and scalable cross-domain services.

Qualifications

• Experience in modernizing legacy systems and transforming architectures.
• Ability to draft and apply SDLC for large-scale programs.
• Proven track record building AI-augmented business services.

Responsabilités

• Own the engineering dimension of the initiative, including solution architecture and delivery quality.
• Lead hands-on engineering activities to deliver robust, scalable services.
• Drive decomposition of monoliths into modular, domain-aligned core services.
• Promote data-driven, AI-first architecture with AI and Data teams.
• Design migration strategies ensuring business continuity and no operational risk.
• Collaborate with cloud, DevOps, and enterprise architecture teams.

Connaissances

Legacy modernization

SDLC methods

AI-first engineering

Formation

Computer Science degree

Outils

DevOps tools

Cloud platforms

Description du poste

At SCOR, we combine the Art and Science of risk to help build more resilient societies. Technology is a vital resource and partner in every step of our journey. We are seeking innovators to join our dynamic tech team of over 200 professionals across three global hubs. Guided by our corporate values-Collaboration, Courage, Care, Open-Mindedness, and Integrity-our teams develop technology that insures the world. Join us and make a difference!

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by "The SCOR Way." Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Engineering Lead to drive the technical transformation of our core backbone system, which supports critical business capabilities including contract administration, technical accounting, retrocession, sub-ledger.
This role sits within the CTO Core & Group organization and reports to the CTO. It plays a key role in SCOR's transformation agenda, leading the technical evolution of a legacy monolithic platform into modular, cloud-native, domain-driven core services aligned with our target enterprise architecture.
This is a multi year major transformation program driven by strategic initiatives and will enable a product driven operating model.
The Engineering Lead, (focusing on the how) will co-lead the initiative alongside the Delivery Lead ( focusing on the what), ensuring strong alignment between business priorities and engineering
execution. In this context, the role focuses primarily on technical leadership, solution architecture, and delivery excellence, while the Delivery Lead drives functional and business dimensions.
The position operates in a highly transversal environment, working in close collaboration with business domain CTO (P&C, L&H, Finance), AI, Data, and Analytics teams to promote a data-driven architecture and AI-first engineering practices.
The services delivered will be designed as enterprise-wide capabilities, consumed across multiple business domains including P&C, L&H, and Finance, requiring strong alignment and collaboration across the organization.

Co-lead the transformation with the Delivery Lead, ensuring alignment between functional priorities and engineering

• Own the engineering dimension of the initiative, including solution architecture design, development practices, and delivery quality
• Lead hands-on engineering activities, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable implementations
• Drive the transformation of the existing monolith into modular, domain-aligned, and reusable core services
• Promote data-driven and AI-first architecture principles, in collaboration with AI and Data teams
• Design and execute migration and decomposition strategies ensuring business continuity and no operational risk
• Ensure that developed services are scalable, resilient, and reusable across domains
• Collaborate with cloud, platform, DevOps, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure alignment with SCOR standards and target architecture
• Act as the primary technical counterpart to the Delivery Lead, bridging business needs and engineering solutions
• Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement

Technical :

• Proven experience in legacy system modernization and transformation (monolith to modular or distributed architectures)
• Experience drafting solutions applying agentic SDLC.
• Product innovative, with experience in building AI augmented business services or tech operations

Required Education Degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, or a related analytical field; or equivalent experience.