Sr Tech Lead Engineering Services

Discover Your Impact as Senior Tech Lead Engineering Services at Rabobank

Empower over 8,000 engineers worldwide by delivering integrated, high-quality IT services that drive innovation, resilience, and business value at Rabobank.

This is what we offer you

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 10,855 and EUR 15,507 (senior kader B).

• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.

• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.

• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).

• A mobility budget: tailor your transportation according to your own needs, for example, by leasing a car or arranging your own transportation.

• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

About the Role

As Senior Tech Lead Engineering Services, you will shape the future of engineering at Rabobank by leading transformation in processes, technologies, and services. You will drive technical strategy and innovation, ensuring engineers are equipped with the right tools and support to deliver value from day one. Your leadership will foster a culture of proactiveness, ownership, and entrepreneurship, bridging the gap between what is available and what is needed to fully enable engineers within Rabobank. At Tech4Engineering, your leadership will empower over 8,000 engineers worldwide.

Practical Examples

• Transform existing tools into scalable, user-friendly and high-quality services that enable engineers to deliver business value from day one.
• Guide teams through the adoption of Managed Standardised Services (MSS) and the Nexa Service Store process.
• Advance DevOps and Simplify at Scale (S@S) maturity, embedding continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Facts & Figures

• Lead a span of control of approximately 180 employees, including around 30 direct reports, fostering a strong engineering culture and continuous learning.
• Within the organisation, you are a pivotal member of the Area Triangle Engineering Services (Area Lead, Senior Tech Lead, Business Architect) and the Sub-area Triangle Consumer Services, contributing to the strategic vision and IT roadmap of both the tribe and the area.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the enterprise-wide cloud delivery strategy, aligning multi-cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) with the broader Tech4Engineering vision and influencing long-term technology direction across the bank.
• Drive organizational transformation through advanced S@S/DevOps maturity, embedding engineering excellence into operating models and integrating delivery practices for continuous improvement at scale.
• Establish executive-level stakeholder engagement and governance, navigating complex political landscapes, influencing strategic decisions, and ensuring alignment across technology, business, and regulatory priorities.
• Ensure operational resilience and regulatory compliance, overseeing risk management frameworks, security posture, and financial stewardship to optimize cost and maintain control globally.
• Lead innovation and service standardization at scale, accelerating adoption of Managed Standardized Services (MSS), enabling onboarding processes, and driving modernization initiatives.

Together we achieve more than alone

"By joining this area, you’ll help ensure that engineers and service providers are equipped with the right tools, insights, and support to start strong and deliver value from day one."

The 180 colleagues of Engineering Services & Consumer Services deliver managed, standardised, and high-quality services that enable engineers to focus on what matters most: delivering business value. Collaboration is our approach; as one decisive team within Rabobank.

Work on yourself & the world around you

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That is why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We can summarise that in one sentence:

"At Rabobank you work on yourself & the world around you at the same time."

This is reflected in your own development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a good work-life balance. You can work on banking matters for our private and business clients but also on social issues such as food and energy transitions.

Your Profile

• Academic working and thinking level, proficiency in both Dutch and English at a business level
• At least 10 years of experience in similar roles within complex IT environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to weigh interests and risks alongside the business, bring sharpness to discussions, and constructively challenge colleagues.
• Strong influencing skills at the highest level, with a focus on broad stakeholder management, people development, and behavioural change.
• Analytical and innovative thinking within defined standards, policies, and objectives, contributing to the strategic vision and IT roadmap.

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.