Technical Coordinator

Established in 1927, SICPA is a Swiss private technology company that supports the effective governance and long-term prosperity of nations. SICPA sets the pulse of sovereignty, enabling governments and institutions to authenticate and secure their vital assets. Our platform for sovereignty delivers custom solutions built on a century of cutting-edge innovations in material, digital, and data science domains. At the center of every SICPA solution is a custom crafted molecule, unique to each nation.

For the development of our core strategic solutions, we are currently looking for a very experienced, top motivated, hands-on: TECHNICAL COORDINATOR (SOFTWARE / AUTOMATION) The Technical Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and driving the validation of industrial software and/or automation solutions for our coding machines. The role combines strong technical expertise, delivery accountability, and cross-functional coordination, ensuring predictable execution, high quality, and continuous improvement of both processes and solutions. Role :

• Drive coordination Software release validation for our industrial inhouse coding machines
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor validation and release activities for customer-specific customizations.
• Actively manage planning, risks, technical dependencies, and delivery constraints, taking corrective actions through replanning, reprioritization, or mitigation when required.
• Investigate and solve technical dependencies with people in development teams, QA, deployment teams and operations. Assure availability of machines and material for validation.
• Plan and execute validation assuring operational readiness of coding machines at expected quality on the committed deadlines. Incorporate risks, constraints and dependencies into planning to be able to commit to a delivery date.
• Maintain a structured and transparent status of all ongoing validation activities
• Manage and follow up on incidents, problems, and change requests raised from operations or field technicians.
• Improve internal validation process and tooling for software release validation
• Promote and apply a continuous improvement mindset, simplifying processes, validation approaches, and technical solutions to improve efficiency, robustness, and time-to-market.
• Contribute to the software development of solution in Java
• Support activities both in the office and in the laboratory, including validation, commissioning, and operational support when required.

Profile : 

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field (Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in industrial or technical environments involving complex systems.
• Hands-on expertise in software development (industrial software, platforms, backend or custom applications)
• Good technical understanding of both software and industrial engineering domains, enabling effective coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven experience in delivery-driven environments, managing timelines, priorities, dependencies, and risks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are key, with the ability to align stakeholders, facilitate collaboration, handle priorities, and address issues constructively.
• Ability to take a step back and maintain a global overview while remaining pragmatic and solution oriented.
• Comfortable working both in the office and on-site (support, validation, commissioning, troubleshooting).
• Proactive, reliable, and results-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Curious and improvement-driven, continuously seeking to simplify processes and solutions.
• Fluent in English; Proficient in French; additional European languages are an asset.

JOIN US!We offer an exciting and challenging role, with great potential for personal development within a unique organization in a fascinating industry. Your file will be handled with upmost confidentiality and discretion.