Automation Development Lead

Role purpose

The Development Lead is the senior technical authority for automation across the full GTS Network and Datacenter Department. The role is not limited to one squad or application.

The main focus is the automation of primarily on-premises network infrastructure and the services delivered by the department to the company.

The role operates within a collaborative, cohesive and motivated team (12 people) organised around two complementary areas: Automation, with seven team members including three junior developers, and Monitoring, with four team members.

The Development Lead provides technical direction to the automation team and actively supports the development and coaching of junior engineers. The role also collaborates closely with the monitoring team to ensure consistent, reusable and operationally effective solutions.

Working closely with the Team Lead and Product Owner, the Development Lead shapes the department-wide technical roadmap and translates Euroclear’s strategy into practical automation solutions.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role with no direct people-management responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Department-wide technical vision: Define the automation architecture and direction for the full GTS Network and Datacenter Department.

• On-premises infrastructure: Drive the automation of primarily on-premises network infrastructure.

• Company services: Automate and evolve the services delivered by the department to the company.

• Solution delivery: Translate business, network and infrastructure requirements into robust software solutions.

• Hands-on engineering: Design, code, test, troubleshooting and support production solutions.

• Technical authority: Lead design discussions and make key architecture decisions.

• Quality ownership: Own security, performance, reliability and maintainability.

• Automation roadmap: Drive Infrastructure as Code, network service automation and Data Centre Modernization initiatives.

• Engineering standards: Define reusable frameworks, APIs, libraries and development practices.

• Delivery partnership: Work closely with the Team Lead and Product Owner on scope, risks and priorities.

• Cross-squad consistency: Create reusable automation capabilities across all department squads.

• Domain partnership: Work with network engineers who provide requirements, constraints, and domain expertise.

• Coaching: Mentor junior and mid-level developers through reviews, pairing and knowledge sharing.

• Risk management: Identify technical debt, dependencies and delivery risks early.

• Communication: Explain decisions and trade-offs to technical and business stakeholders.

• Experience

• 6+ years: Professional Python development in production environments.

• Technical leadership: Experience as a Development Lead, Technical Lead, Lead Developer or highly experienced Senior Developer.

• Enterprise delivery: Proven delivery of enterprise-grade software or automation solutions.

• Architecture: Experience defining application architecture, standards and reusable components.

• Coaching: Ability to develop others while remaining hands-on.

• Complex environments: Experience with architecture, security and engineering governance.

Mandatory technical skills

• Python Expert-level development, architecture and best practices.
• FastAPI Production-grade APIs and microservices.
• API design Secure and maintainable REST APIs.
• Terraform Infrastructure as Code.
• Ansible Playbooks, roles and workflows.
• CI/CD Pipeline design and quality controls.
• Git & Azure DevOp s Version control, pull requests and reviews.
• Testing Pytest, unit and integration tests.
• Docker Containerised delivery.
• Kubernetes Working deployment knowledge.
• Architecture Integration patterns and reusable components.
• Security Secure coding, API security and secrets.
• Observability Logging, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Documentation Designs, decisions, APIs and operations.

Nice-to-have skills

• Microsoft Azure: Basic cloud knowledge.

• Advanced Python: Asynchronous programming and concurrency.

• Modern delivery: GitOps, event-driven architecture and messaging.

• Domain exposure: Infrastructure, datacenter or network automation.

• Data: NoSQL knowledge, particularly MongoDB.

• Ways of working: Agile.

• Network basic expertise is required but not mandatory. Network engineers will provide domain requirements. The candidate must learn the domain through project delivery.

Behavioral competencies

• Leadership & Influence: Build credibility, influence outcomes without hierarchical authority, and constructively challenge decisions while proposing practical alternatives.
• Problem Solving & Ownership: Analyse complex issues, identify pragmatic solutions, and take end-to-end accountability for technical outcomes.
• Communication & Collaboration: Communicate complex topics clearly and concisely while building trusted relationships across squads and disciplines.
• Coaching & Development: Support and develop less experienced engineers through practical guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentoring.
• Autonomy & Adaptability: Work independently while staying aligned with the Team Lead and Product Owner and adapt effectively to changing priorities and technologies.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively improve engineering quality, efficiency, ways of working, and overall team capability.

Languages

• English: Mandatory professional proficiency for technical discussions and documentation.

• French: Nice to have.

Candidate Profile

• The ideal candidate is an exceptionally strong, hands-on Python developer. They combine software engineering, automation architecture, technical leadership and coaching.

• They operate across the full Network and Datacenter Department. They shape strategy, write code, review solutions, resolve complex issues and mentor developers.

• Their primary focus is on-premises network infrastructure and department services. Network expertise is not required, but they must turn engineering requirements into reliable automation solutions.

• The role suits someone who wants to remain deeply involved in development while acting as the senior technical reference for automation across the full department.

Please note that this is a permanent position, and we do not offer freelance/contract arrangement for the role.