Sr Thinkwise Engineer – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Location: Amsterdam Start: Immediate Duration: 6 months Experience: 6–8 years 

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Thinkwise Engineer to join its DevOps team and take ownership of maintaining, enhancing, and stabilizing Thinkwise-based enterprise applications. You will work across complex legacy systems, undocumented environments, and multi-vendor landscapes — ensuring reliability, performance, and seamless business operations.

This role requires strong technical depth in Thinkwise Software Factory, IAM, integrations, and backend systems, along with leadership capability to mentor engineers and occasionally act as Team Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance Thinkwise applications (fixes, improvements, new logic).
• Develop and modify business logic using Thinkwise Software Factory models.
• Manage UI generation/customization for web and Windows interfaces.
• Analyze and optimize SQL queries, troubleshoot Java APIs/logs, and ensure data accuracy.
• Support REST API integrations via Indicium and cross-system data flows.
• Work across retail and supply chain workflows (logistics, pricing, ordering, etc.).
• Handle incident triage, RCA, and production support using ITSM workflows.
• Collaborate with business SMEs, SAP teams, AS400 teams, and multiple vendors.
• Mentor junior engineers and step into Team Lead responsibilities when required.
• Deliver against ITSM KPIs (SLA, MTTR, incident reduction) and DevSecOps KPIs (DORA metrics).

Must-Have Skills

Thinkwise Technical Expertise

• Thinkwise Software Factory (model-driven development)
• Thinkwise IAM
• Data modelling within Thinkwise
• Business logic development using Thinkwise models
• UI generation & customization (Web/Windows)
• Java applications & enterprise backend APIs
• SQL (SQL Server, DB abstraction layers)
• Query tuning, data validation, reconciliation
• REST APIs, Indicium layer, integration patterns
• Data flow analysis across applications

Cross-System Knowledge

• AS400, SAP backend dependencies
• Retail & supply chain workflows
• Integration dependencies and API analysis

Incident & Production Support

• Incident triage
• RCA (functional + technical)
• ITSM tools & ticketing workflows

Good-to-Have Skills

Automation & AI Enablement

• Automation tools for repetitive support tasks
• Knowledge graph/documentation tools
• AI-assisted troubleshooting or reverse engineering

Modernization Awareness

• SAP S/4HANA migration exposure
• Legacy system decommissioning strategies
• Coexistence scenarios (AS400 SAP)

DevOps & Observability

• Monitoring, logging, observability
• CI/CD and release management concepts

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving in ambiguous, low-documentation environments
• Ability to work with complex legacy systems and unclear dependencies
• Effective collaboration with SMEs, ERP teams, and multi-vendor ecosystems
• High learning agility and comfort with reverse engineering
• Ownership mindset with a stability-first approach