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

​​​​​​​Purpose of the job

Bekaert is leading a digital transformation program to enhance the end-to-end digital experience with a focus to improve relative cost position & cash utilization in manufacturing domain.

We offer you with an opportunity to support your further professional growth by working as a Tech Lead in a Global Digital Manufacturing team that supports in realizing the ambition of digital manufacturing to empower shop floor teams, fast decision making, assure traceability and go paperless.

Your role

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers/owners, business analysts and stakeholders, to understand business requirements, design and build scalable and efficient IT solutions for Digital Manufacturing using Microsoft technologies like Power platform and Microsoft Azure services.

• Act as a subject matter expert in Power platform solution designs and architecture, app and license usage, security,performance, COE setups etc.

• Proactive in identifying business value enabled use cases (leveraging emerging technologies), helping to build and enrich the product backlog.

• Support in establishing and shaping Power platform strategy for Manufacturing domain.

• Pursue opportunities to improve delivery quality and drive the simplification of the technical architecture and Azure data pipelines to improve overall system quality, reduce bugs and technical debt, and enhance maintainability.

• Challenge and review technical designs and implementation strategies, ensuring they align with best practices and industry standards.

• Prepare the software related technical design documentation.

• Coaching the development team and maintaining a close collaboration with them, providing technical guidance, support, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, best practice sharing and improvement.

• Stay updated with emerging trends, technologies, and advancements in Microsoft Power platform and Azure services, recommending, and implementing innovative solutions to drive continuous improvement.

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

• Overall IT experience of 8+ years with relevant experience of 3+ years  in Microsoft Power Platform including Power apps, Power Automate, Data verse and Power BI.

• Proven experience (3+ years) with Microsoft Azure services like Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure functions, Azure SQL DB, IoT Edge and Logic App’s

• Demonstrated experience in Azure Devops for backlog and automated release management.

• Experienced in technical solutions implementation and architecture design with expertise in programming languages like Python, C# and proficiency in SQL.

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

• Experience working for manufacturing or similar industry clients is a plus

• Interest to follow and learn about manufacturing and shopfloor processes, propose process improvements by applying new technologies and innovations.

• Self-motivated to learn emerging and complex technologies.

• Power platform certifications is an added advantage.

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

• Good written and verbal English communication skills

• Team player with good experience in working with globally distributed teams and partners.

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?