Your challenge as a tech trainee at NN Group? Not only will you be helping us future proof our technology and operations and drive exceptional customer experiences, but you’ll also grow into a future leader. Take the lead in challenging assignments in fields ranging from cloud architecture to digital product development in the Netherlands and abroad. Interested? Get your career off to a flying start at the Netherlands’ largest financial services provider.

What you are going to do

During your two-year traineeship, you will carry out three challenging assignments. These may range from security and software development to AI and data engineering, cloud, SaaS solutions and project and change management We will select your first assignment, while you will be in charge of shaping the second and third, geared to achieving your learning objectives. You will work in IT departments in different business units, such as the bank, or our life and non-life insurance entities. Alternatively, you may join IT teams at our headquarters, or offices abroad, such as the IT hubs in Madrid or Prague to promote digital transformation and innovation within NN. That’s how you will truly get to know our organisation and our complex IT landscape.

Embarking on a steep learning curve, you will rapidly develop both personal and technical skills. You and your fellow trainees in different tracks will participate in the Future Leaders Programme. This programme particularly focusses on personal leadership. In addition, senior leaders and experts will provide training in subjects such as CI/CD, APIs, NN architecture, security, cloud and data & AI. Furthermore, you are part of one of our Guild, such the Engineering or Data Science guild, depending on your assignment. Our guilds transcend all business units, which allows you to exchange knowledge with all employees within that field within NN and accelerate innovation. The knowledge and network you build during your traineeship will prepare you for a tech lead role at NN.

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What we offer you

NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves. We offer you:

Salary of €3,347 based on a 36-hour workweek
13th month and holiday allowance are paid on top of your monthly salary
27 vacation days for a 5-day working week and one Diversity Day
A modern pension scheme implemented by BeFrank
Plenty of training and learning opportunities
NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately. Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometres travelled
Working from home allowances for internet and a good workplace
The ability to volunteer during work hours
Unlimited access to external material on multiple subjects from platforms such as O’Reilly, Percipio

Who you are

You thrive on driving tech solutions while enhancing your expertise and developing personal leadership and management skills. As a future leader, you harness your communication skills to inspire and convince people of your ideas and solutions, taking the lead in the implementation. Challenging the status quo, you have a keen eye for potential tech-driven solutions. In addition, you have:

A master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Business Informatics, or quantitative study, such as Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics, and graduated before 1 September 2025
Affinity with programming languages, such as Python, JavaScript or other. And whilst these will also be learned on the job, knowledge of applications using AWS or Azure would be a plus
A maximum of two years’ work experience gained since your graduation
A DevOps mindset and strong learning agility, which will help accelerate your personal and professional growth
A good command of spoken and written English, as you’ll be working in and international environment

Who you will work with

You will be working in different IT teams with highly driven experts. And to expand your network even further, you will become a member of one of our guilds, such as the Engineering Guild or Data Science guild. In addition, you will form a tight-knit community with 17 fellow trainees who will work in three different disciplines. Together, you will participate in an extensive personal development programme, share knowledge and experiences, and attend events. And you can join a lot of events and activities through our NN Young Professionals network.

Across NN, we foster a friendly, open, collaborative atmosphere and we value your ideas and initiatives. And to help you reach your full potential, you will be mentored by a senior tech leader and coached by the trainee managers, on top of this you also get a second-year trainee as your buddy. You will get all the support you need to evolve and develop your career in a tech leadership role at NN.

Will you be our new colleague?

If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity and think that you would be a good fit for the team at NN, we would like to invite you to apply. We are very keen to find out who you are, what motivates you and what you can contribute to this role at NN.

How to apply? First, you participate in the NN Talent Pitch using the orange button at the top of this page. Applications are open until 24 March.

This is the selection process: