Core Business Services Engineering Lead

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Engineering Lead to drive the technical transformation of our core backbone system, which supports critical business capabilities including contract administration, technical accounting, retrocession, sub-ledger.  This role sits within the CTO Core & Group organization and reports to the CTO. It plays a key role in SCOR’s transformation agenda, leading the technical evolution of a legacy monolithic platform into modular, cloud-native, domain-driven core services aligned with our target enterprise architecture.  This is a multi year major transformation program driven by strategic initiatives and will enable a product driven operating model. The Engineering Lead, (focusing on the how) will co-lead the initiative alongside the Delivery Lead ( focusing on the what), ensuring strong alignment between business priorities and engineeringexecution. In this context, the role focuses primarily on technical leadership, solution architecture, and delivery excellence, while the Delivery Lead drives functional and business dimensions.  The position operates in a highly transversal environment, working in close collaboration with business domain CTO (P&C, L&H, Finance), AI, Data, and Analytics teams to promote a data-driven architecture and AI-first engineering practices.  The services delivered will be designed as enterprise-wide capabilities, consumed across multiple business domains including P&C, L&H, and Finance, requiring strong alignment and collaboration across the organization. As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

Required experience & competencies Technical : Proven experience in legacy system modernization and transformation (monolith to modular or distributed architectures)  Experience drafting solutions applying agentic SDLC.

Product innovative, with experience in building AI augmented business services or tech operations Strong Engineering Background (10+)  

• Strong expertise in distributed systems, API design, and integration patterns   Hands-on experience with cloud-native platforms (Azure preferred) and modern engineering practices   Mastering of data-driven architectures and collaboration with Data / Analytics teams   Proven experience of AI-assisted or agentic development approach.  Delivery & Transformation   Proven track record in delivering complex transformation programs   Experience defining and executing migration strategies in critical systems   Ability to manage dependencies across multiple systems and domains  Enterprise & Collaboration   Experience working in large-scale, multi-domain environments   Ability to collaborate effectively with business, domain, and transversal teams   Experience operating in a dual leadership model (Engineering Lead / Domain or Product Lead)  Leadership & Soft Skills   Strong hands-on leadership with the ability to lead by example   Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills   Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities   Ability to operate in business-critical and high-impact environments Required Education  Degree in Computer Science, Management of Information Systems, or a related analytical field; or equivalent experience. Key duties and responsibilities Co-lead the transformation with the Delivery Lead, ensuring alignment between functional priorities and engineering delivery   Own the engineering dimension of the initiative, including solution architecture design, development practices, and delivery quality   Lead hands-on engineering activities, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable implementations   Drive the transformation of the existing monolith into modular, domain-aligned, and reusable core services   Promote data-driven and AI-first architecture principles, in collaboration with AI and Data teams   Design and execute migration and decomposition strategies ensuring business continuity and no operational risk   Ensure that developed services are scalable, resilient, and reusable across domains   Collaborate with cloud, platform, Dev

Ops, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure alignment with SCOR standards and target architecture  

• Act as the primary technical counterpart to the Delivery Lead, bridging business needs and engineering solutions   Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement   Posting Date: 2026-07-17