BBVA plans to integrate 2,700 technology files in 2024

Moreover, last year the banking entity launched a new service Employment site In order to attract technological files in the various countries in which it is located. The aim of this job portal is to showcase technology vacancies and present the technical profiles of the capabilities that this entity offers to STEM profiles. With the help of this portal, this year BBVA seeks to hire around 2,700 technology professionals.

Software developers and data engineers remain the most in-demand in engineering, followed by security, infrastructure, and architecture professionals. In this sense, he says: “Architecture, data, cybersecurity, and infrastructure are areas where more profiles have been integrated in the past year.” pedro c. MendezResponsible for engineering talent and culture at BBVA.

About 2,700 technology professionals will be employed in 2024

Talent is considered one of the basic pillars of the engineering field strategy, which is based on developing a Differential model With a career plan and individual training offer. “A long-term professional career is offered, with a flexible working model, training programs of the highest standard, and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and the physical and mental well-being of all professionals,” explains the Center’s Head of Talent and Culture. Engineering area. In addition, these professionals work using cutting-edge technologies of BBVA's key strategic technology partners, on challenging projects in areas such as development and architecture, security, fraud, infrastructure or data.

The field of engineering has a differential way of discovering talent, offering challenges and opportunities that allow people to grow personally and professionally, through identifying skill development tools. “We define technical ‘skills’ to understand the knowledge we have, and through different ‘big data’ and artificial intelligence technologies, we define a whole system of ‘upskilling’ or upskilling,” explains Pedro J. Mendez.

In short, a company of BBVA's size offers many challenges and opportunities to develop all the technical capabilities of any branch, using cutting-edge tools and technologies, with many large-scale projects where continuous learning is ensured. Likewise, the flexibility and mobility of people is the cornerstone of strategy and technology is the lever to make the opportunities of this new era available to all.