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If you are passionate about building robust, scalable solutions and want to make a real impact in a global organisation, we want to hear from you!\nAbout the Role\nThis is a fantastic opportunity to step into a pivotal role at the intersection of technology and finance. As an Engineering Manager, you will co-lead a skilled engineering team, shaping the technical direction of key applications that power Swiss Re's Group Tax function. You will bring your deep technical expertise to bear - from hands-on development to architectural decisions - while fostering a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead and mentor a team of Java, SAP application engineers and DevOps engineers, guiding their technical growth, distributing tasks effectively, and scaling the team's delivery capacity\nDesign, implement, and maintain new features, components, and interfaces across our application platforms, with a strong focus on simplicity, performance, maintainability, and scalability\nTake full lifecycle ownership of key applications and components hosted on both Public and Private cloud platforms, ensuring stability and continuous improvement\nDrive innovation by evaluating and introducing new technologies and creative solutions to evolve our platforms and meet evolving business needs\nCollaborate closely with business partners in the Group Tax function to understand requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and deliver high-quality outcomes\nChampion engineering best practices, including test-driven development, CI/CD pipelines, and code quality standards across the team\nManage and coordinate IT activities to support financial closing cycles and project deliveries, ensuring timely and reliable execution\nContribute to the product roadmap, helping to prioritise the backlog and align technical delivery with business strategy\nAbout the Team\nYou would be joining a dynamic international IT team - the IT Group Tax team - providing change and run support for a suite of applications serving Swiss Re's Group Finance and Tax functions. The team co-leads engineering efforts, combining technical excellence with a deep understanding of financial processes. Operating in a landscape that never stands still, the team ensures that no two days are the same, offering rich opportunities for curious minds to grow and get exposure to key financial and tax processes used across the globe. We value agility in our approaches, stability in our platforms, and a genuine passion for learning and collaboration.\nAbout You\nYou are a results-driven technical leader who is equally comfortable writing elegant code and guiding a team through complex challenges. You thrive under pressure, meet deadlines with confidence, and bring an energetic, inventive approach to problem-solving - knowing when to push boundaries and when to seek input. You have a proven track record of technical leadership, can confidently drive technical conversations, and are passionate about coaching others to reach their potential. You embrace change, challenge the status quo, and are committed to continuously developing your own skills alongside those of your team.\nWe are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:\nSolid professional experience in Java application development and support, gained within a large corporation working with internationally distributed teams, including hands-on experience with the Spring Framework\nDemonstrable cloud-native development experience on public cloud infrastructure, with Azure strongly preferred, including containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes\nSignificant experience with CI/CD practices, including establishing and maintaining test-driven development approaches and working with tools such as JIRA or Azure DevOps\nProven experience in technical leadership or mentoring, including task distribution, team management, and coaching engineers at various levels of seniority\nThese are additional nice to haves:\nExperience with SAP technologies, such as SAP S/4 HANA, ABAP CDS Views, SAP Analytics Cloud, or SAP FI/CO - particularly relevant given the Finance context\nFamiliarity with Angular/TypeScript (recent versions) for front-end development\nExperience in workflow orchestration and scheduling tools and frameworks\nUnderstanding of key ITIL processes, including incident, problem, and release management\nExperience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, including backlog management and sprint planning\nKnowledge of SAP SQL or ABAP as a complement to relational database skills\nExposure to financial or tax processes in a corporate or reinsurance environment\nFor Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 3,800 and EUR 6,300 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:\n· the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,\n· the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.\nIn addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.\nEligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.\nAbout Swiss Re\nSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. 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