Transversal TechLead — Coface Business Information

Coface; Colombes; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coface is seeking a hands-on technical leader to stay close to implementation teams, review designs and code, mentor engineers, and drive complex technical delivery challenges. You will partner with product teams and stakeholders to craft scalable, secure, data-led solutions that align with Coface's digital transformation.

Working with Enterprise and Data Architects, you will bridge business needs with technology execution, ensuring architecture decisions are transparent, cost-effective,

Qualifications

• Must-have: 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack infrastructure, data, microservices, and front-end.
• Designing APIs, web platforms, and mobile apps for credit, insurance, or compliance domains.
• Experience designing and scaling data-intensive applications within B2B data environments.
• Infrastructure migration and modernization (on-prem to cloud).
• Agile team leadership and outsourced development coordination.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product teams to gather and formalize business requirements.
• Translate problems into architectural solutions with Enterprise/Data Architects.
• Review legacy systems and source code to map data flows and integrations.
• Document ADRs and architecture decisions in Confluence.
• Lead analyses of technical debt and modernization roadmaps.
• Design modular, scalable architectures and phased transition plans.
• Define integration patterns for coexistence with legacy systems.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MS SQL Server

Redis

Keycloak

AWS

Kubernetes

REST

GraphQL

Event-driven

Kafka

RabbitMQ

CI/CD

Security architecture

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Job Summary

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role. You are expected to remain close to implementation teams, review designs and code, mentor engineers, and actively support complex technical delivery challenges.

You will collaborate closely with product teams, developers, and stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and data‑led solutions that support Coface's strategic business growth and digital transformation objectives.

Working alongside Enterprise and Data Architects, you will bridge the gap between business requirements and technology execution — ensuring architecture/technical decisions are transparent, cost‑effective, compliant, and future‑proof.

Key Responsibilities

Functional responsibilities

• Collaborate with product teams to gather, clarify, and formalize business requirements.
• Work as a team with Enterprise and Data Architects to translate business problems into architectural solutions.
• Analyze legacy systems and source code to understand current processes, data flows, and integration points.
• Document functional needs, architecture decisions, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) in Confluence.
• Conduct gap analyses between legacy systems and new business needs, identifying technical debt.
• Design modular, scalable functional architectures and phased transition strategies.
• Define integration points and coexistence patterns for parallel operation with legacy systems.
• Maintain a technical debt register and propose remediation roadmaps aligned with business priorities.

Technical responsibilities

• Select appropriate technology stacks through Proof of Concepts (POCs) and benchmarks.
• Design and implement robust, scalable technical architectures.
• Ensure alignment between functional requirements and technical designs.
• Conduct code reviews to enforce architectural standards and best practices.
• Define and enforce non-functional requirements (NFRs): performance, availability, resilience, scalability, and capacity planning.
• Design for observability: structured logging, distributed tracing, monitoring, and alerting.
• Evaluate and recommend integration patterns: REST APIs, event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ), ETL/ELT pipelines, iPaaS, and ESB where appropriate.
• Contribute to AI/ML platform architecture decisions, including model serving, data pipelines, and Agentic AI workloads.

Software Engineering Leadership

• Define engineering standards and development practices.
• Drive code quality initiatives and technical excellence.
• Coach senior developers and lead developers across squads.
• Promote software craftsmanship and engineering best practices.

Hands‑on Technical Leadership

• Review critical solution designs.
• Participate in complex troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Be able to prototype or implement technical spikes when required.
• Maintain sufficient hands‑on knowledge of the technology stack.

Security & Compliance responsibilities

• Contribute to security architecture reviews and ensure security requirements are addressed in solution designs.
• Participate in threat modeling exercises with Security teams.
• Ensure solution designs align with GDPR and corporate compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams on incident management and audit readiness.
• Design architectures that satisfy regulatory requirements specific to financial services and insurance.

Implementation & Delivery Oversight

• Monitor development progress and ensure adherence to architectural guidelines.
• Support teams in resolving technical challenges and optimizing performance.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, architecture story refinement, and backlog grooming.
• Manage architecture runway to ensure upcoming features have the necessary technical foundation.
• Conduct production readiness reviews before go‑live.
• Lead post‑implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and refine architecture practices.

Technical/Architectural Governance

• Participate in and contribute to Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and Architecture Design Authority Committees (ADAC).
• Maintain and enforce architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures.
• Author and curate Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure transparent decision‑making.

Must‑Have Experience

Must-HaveExperience : 10+ YearsFull-stack : infrastructure, data, microservices, and front‑end.Designing APIs, web platforms, and mobile applications for credit, insurance, or compliance domains.Data strategy, integration, orchestration, and governance.Experience designing and scaling data‑intensive applications; experience in the B2B data domain is a strong advantage.Rules engine design and implementation.Infrastructure migration and modernization (on‑premises to cloud).Agile team leadership and outsourced development coordination.Operating in regulated environments (e.g., financial services, insurance).Security architecture, compliance, and incident management.

Nice‑to‑Have Experience

Nice-to-HaveExperience with AI/ML platform architecture and data pipelines for AI workloads.Experience in the credit insurance or trade finance domain.Familiarity with Coface's product ecosystem and competitive landscape.

Technical Skills

Technical SkillsBackEnd technologies : JAVA, Spring BootFrontEnd technologies : AngularDatabase : Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQLserver, RedisAuthentication : KeyClaokCloud services : AWSWorkflow Orchestration : TemporalPlatform experience analytics : ContentSquareArchitecture components and integration patterns (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, event‑driven, ESB).Modeling languages: UML, ArchiMate, C4 model.ITIL, TOGAF, SAFe, or COBIT governance frameworks.DevOps and CI/CD methodologies (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).Network and security architecture principles (Zero Trust, WAF, API Gateways).Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).API gateways (Spring Cloud Gateway), event‑driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and serverless computing.Observability stacks (Instana, Kibana, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent).Data platforms and data‑centric application design (data lakes, data mesh, lakehouse).

Soft Skills & Leadership

Soft Skills & LeadershipExcellent interpersonal, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.Strategic leadership and innovation mindset.Ability to align IT strategy with business transformation goals.Adaptability in hybrid and remote work environments.Ability to coach and mentor technical teams.Strong written and oral communication — ability to present architecture decisions to both technical and executive audiences.

Language Requirements

Language RequirementsFluent in English (written and spoken) — required.French is a plus (daily collaboration with Paris‑based teams).Romanian is a plus (coordination with the Coface development center in Romania).

Education & Certifications

Education & CertificationsMust-HaveMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).Nice-to-HaveAgile certifications (SAFe Architect, Scrum Master, or equivalent).Cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISM, or equivalent).TOGAF certification.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Success in this role will be measured against the following indicators:Architecture compliance rate across projects (target: >90%).Reduction of identified technical debt items year‑on‑year.Successful POC‑to‑production conversion rate.Time‑to‑market improvement for new platform features.SLA adherence for platform availability and performance (uptime, latency).Quality and coverage of architecture documentation (ADRs, Confluence).