Technical Lead – IFS

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

We empower people through technologyJoin our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

At Wilhelmsen, empowering people through technology is more than an aspiration. It defines how we work and how we continue to shape the future of the maritime industry. As part of our digital transformation journey, we are continuously investing in and modernizing our ERP landscape, ensuring our IFS Cloud platform remains evergreen, scalable, and aligned with the needs of a global business.

To strengthen our ERP organization, we are looking for an experienced Technical Lead who will play a key role in designing, developing, and evolving our IFS Cloud platform. This is an exciting opportunity for a technology-driven professional who enjoys combining technical leadership, architecture, integration, and platform governance to deliver business-critical solutions.

Our ERP platform is the operational backbone of a significant part of Wilhelmsen's global operations. As Technical Lead, you will be instrumental in ensuring the platform remains reliable, innovative, and capable of supporting future business growth.

If you are collaborative, curious, self-driven, and passionate about technology, we would love to hear from you.

Your future duties and responsibilitiesAs Technical Lead, you will be responsible for the technical direction and delivery of our IFS Cloud platform and related enterprise applications.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the technical design, development, and continuous improvement of the IFS Cloud platform.

• Review, approve, and govern technical designs, customizations, extensions, and code quality.

• Establish and enforce development standards, documentation practices, and technical governance.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to developers, consultants, and solution architects.

• Ensure all customizations and enhancements follow upgrade-safe and sustainable design principles.

• Manage and govern user access across systems, ensuring appropriate authorization levels, compliance with segregation of duties requirements, and adherence to security standards.

Platform Development & Enhancements

• Lead the development of IFS customizations, Aurena pages, projections, custom pages, reports, and document solutions.

• Support system configuration, enhancements, upgrades, and implementation of new functionality.

• Evaluate existing solutions and identify opportunities for optimization, automation, and innovation.

• Ensure solutions align with both business requirements and long-term platform strategy.

Integration & Enterprise Connectivity

• Own the planning, design, and implementation of integrations between IFS Cloud and enterprise systems, including CRM, maintenance, logistics, financial, and third-party applications.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define integration requirements and technical solutions.

• Ensure integrations are secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

Release Management & Platform Operations

• Design and execute application deployment and release strategies with minimal business disruption.

• Oversee development, testing, build, and production environments.

• Manage deployment pipelines, build processes, version control, and release governance.

• Monitor platform performance, reliability, and stability while driving continuous improvements.

• Provide technical support and guidance during development, testing, and deployment activities.

Business Partnership & Vendor Management

• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements, improve processes, and deliver business value.

• Collaborate with solution architects and provide direction to external vendors responsible for develo...