Technical Lead - Microsoft Power Platform (Digital Manufacturing)

Be part of something bigger!

As the world and the way people live is changing, at Bekaert we believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. Our ambition is to be the leading partner for shaping the way we live and move. And to always do this the Bekaert Way – safe, smart, and sustainable.

With a heritage of more than 140 years, we continue to strengthen our core competencies that have made Bekaert a global market and technology leader in material science of steel wire transformation and coating technologies. Today, we also apply our expertise beyond steel to create new solutions with innovative materials and services for markets including new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy.

As a dynamic and growing company with over 27,000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 7 billion in combined revenue in 2022, we're looking for someone like you to join our team!

Why join us?

• Personal Growth – Let us help you unlock your full potential
• Pioneering – Join us to challenge the impossible
• Creativity - Discover possibilities beyond steel
• Purpose – Drive progress for our planet and people
• Diversity – Together, we create change

About the role

• Overall IT experience of 10+ years with relevant experience ( 3+ years)  in Microsoft Power Platform including Power apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Data verse, and Microsoft Azure services - Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL DB, Azure DW, Azure Event Hub, Azure Stream Analytics, IoT Edge and Logic App’s

• Power platform certifications

• Experience working for manufacturing or similar industry clients

• Experience in Azure Devops is a plus for backlog and automated release management.

• Experienced in technical solutions implementation, architecture design, and engineering programming / coding on Microsoft platform.

• Knowledge with software development and hands-on programming experience with C#

• Eager to follow, learn and apply new technologies and innovations

• Interest in agile IT application design and build in collaboration with product owners and end users.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum software development practices is a plus

• The ability to work both in a team and alone and to manage your own workload.

• Passionate about quality and continuous improvement, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, result oriented and proactive

• Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders as well as solution developers

• Good written and verbal English communication skills and multi-cultural sensitivity

• Interest to learn about manufacturing and shopfloor processes, proposing process improvements  by using IT solutions.

• Self-motivated, able to self-improve, learn new and complex technologies,

• Good knowledge of data modelling/structures, algorithms and software design principles

• Understanding of programming language structure, object-oriented design, application of design patterns,

• Experience in working with globally distributed teams and partners

We are able to offer you with an opportunity to support your further professional growth by working as a Tech Lead in a Global Digital Manufacturing development team that executes end to end application lifecycle and supports different types of solutions using Microsoft Azure and  Power platform.

Your role

• Contribute together with the Business & Technology teams for defining and implementing the IT solution roadmap for Digital Manufacturing.

• Work closely with product managers, product owners, business analysts, etc. to understand business requirements , design and build solutions using low code Power platform

• Pursue opportunities to improve delivery quality and efficiency within the organization

• Manage Bekaert's power platform environment with app and license usage, app security etc

• Act as a subject matter expert in Power platform solution designs and architecture.

• Lead the analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt, and implement solutions for improvement

• Support pilot and build of complex use cases involving emerging technologies

• Support establishing and shaping Power platform strategy for Manufacturing domain

• Plays a key role in identifying business value enabled use cases for Power applications and flows, helping to build and enrich our product backlog

• Support improvement of software development lifecycle and software development practices of the company

• Prepare the software related technical design documentation when needed

• Coaching the development team and maintaining a close collaboration with them and best practice sharing

• Collaboration with MS for any ongoing issues or functionalities

• Review the requirements, principles and models to guide technology decisions for the ADS ( Advanced Digital Solutions) organization across different product domains at Bekaert.

• Steer efficient utilization and deployment of various technology products, technology platform, development technologies, information, data, security controls and infrastructure services.

• Works with Bekaert Architect community  to analyse enterprise business context (business strategy and trends) and derive the future state technology architecture.

Will you dare to take the next step?

Join us to unlock your full potential AND have a true impact in pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

We're looking for individuals who are not afraid to take risks and explore new ideas. If you are passionate about personal growth and bringing your authentic self to work, we want you on our team!

At Bekaert, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

To learn more about us and our exciting career opportunities, visit Bekaert Careers 

Our Digital Advanced Solutions (ADS) team is a mighty group of technologists from across the globe who continuously push the envelope in Digital, Cyber resilience, data science, intelligent automation, Cloud solutions and New (Agile) ways of working. Want to learn more about our digital opportunities?