Junior Tech Lead Payments & Savings

This is what we offer you

• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance

• 10% Employee Benefit Budget

• EUR 1,400 development budget per year

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

• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

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Job Title

Job Description

Lead secure and seamless SmartPay solutions used by millions of customers.

You & Your function

As a Junior Tech Lead, you guide and inspire three IT squads within the Payment & Identity Solutions area. Your mission: ensure continuity, drive engineering excellence, and help shape the future of Rabobank’s digital payment journey.

You collaborate closely with product management, architecture, and the Area Lead to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing payment solutions used by merchants across the country.

At SmartPay, we build innovative payment solutions that help merchants provide their customers with a smooth and effortless payment experience—whether that’s in their online stores, local shops, or busy malls.

The world of payments is dynamic and fast-changing, creating a challenging and rewarding environment. We work Agile/Scrum and deliver improvements every sprint. You’ll find complex challenges, strong teamwork, and plenty of moments to celebrate success together.

Examples from Practice

• Leading the delivery of new payment products and merchant onboarding journeys.

• Managing contracts, ensuring 24/7 availability, and safeguarding cybersecurity across critical payment systems.

• Working with nearshore development teams in Romania, Portugal, and India to scale IT delivery and capability.

Facts & Figures

• 36 hours per week

• Leadership responsibility for 30+ FTE

• Part of a global Rabobank community of 49,000+ colleagues

Your Top 3 Responsibilities

• Manage IT delivery and vendor relationships in a complex and fast-moving environment.

• Build, coach, and develop high-performing DevOps teams that innovate and take end‑to‑end ownership.

• Drive innovation by maintaining strategic tech roadmaps and fostering a strong engineering culture.

You & Your Talent

• 4+ years of experience in IT delivery and DevOps, or strong proven affinity with IT developed through previous roles or studies.

• Basic understanding of front-end, back-end, and cloud technologies.

• Experience with Agile ways of working and team development.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to solve complex problems.

• Inspirational leadership qualities—or clear potential to grow into this.

• Market-driven mindset with a passion for innovation.

• Fluent in Dutch, both spoken and written (essential for this role).

You & the application process

• Questions about the role? Contact Ward Aarts via [email protected]

• Questions about the process? Contact Rose Osté, Corporate IT Recruiter, via [email protected]

• After you apply with your CV and motivation letter, you’ll hear from us as soon as possible. If we see a match, the process includes two interviews via Microsoft Teams. An individual assessment and mandatory screening are part of the selection process.

• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq.

• A security check is part of the process.

• We respect your privacy.

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