Technical Lead (Deputy) for IBM Planning Analytics & Cognos Analytics

We are seeking a Senior IT Professional to join our F&A IT Solutions team in a dual-capacity role. You will serve as the primary Quality Assurance & Testing Engineer for our IBM-based financial suite (Cognos Controller, Planning Analytics, and Cognos Analytics) while simultaneously acting as the designated back-up for the Architect & Technical Manager . This is a high-accountability position requiring a blend of technical expertise, strategic oversight, and leadership to ensure the stability and evolution of our global financial consolidation and reporting systems. Key Responsibilities 1. Quality Assurance & Testing Leadership End-to-End Strategy: Define and execute the QA roadmap for the Cognos program, ensuring all data integration and UI enhancements meet rigorous financial accuracy standards. Testing Execution: Lead UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and regression testing cycles for complex TM1 models and reporting dashboards. Standardisation: Establish testing protocols for the development team (5 FTEs) to ensure "Quality by Design" across all application layers. 2. Architectural Governance (Back-up Lead) Technical Continuity: Maintain a deep understanding of the system architecture to provide seamless coverage for the Senior Architect & Technical Manager. System Design: Assist in designing scalable solutions for Data Integration and Application architecture. Mentorship: Act as a technical escalation point and mentor for Top Graduates and Junior Developers to foster a culture of technical excellence. 3. Operational Excellence & Leadership Ownership: Take full accountability for the technical integrity of releases. Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with the Business Sponsor and Program Manager to align technical delivery with financial reporting timelines. Reliability: Ensure the 24/7 stability of the related architecture in coordination with the Support Manager and Team Administrator. Expertise in IBM Finance Stack: Extensive experience with IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) , and IBM Cognos Analytics . Senior Technical Background: Proven track record as a Technical Lead or Architect in a Financial Systems (F&A) environment. QA Mastery: Deep knowledge of software testing life cycles (STLC) and experience with automated testing tools. Leadership Traits: Demonstrated ability to lead without formal authority, showing high levels of reliability and proactive ownership. Communication: Fluent English; ability to translate complex technical architectural concepts into business-friendly language. What We Offer A pivotal role within a Centre of Excellence in the Eurofins network. High visibility and impact on the Group’s financial consolidation and reporting capabilities. A collaborative environment with a diverse, international team of experts. We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. We embrace diversity! The Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page: Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.