Work for a government organization committed to a safe country. You will work within a department that provides IT support to colleagues domestically and internationally, focusing on equipment, supplies, and ICT. As a system manager, you will oversee complex IT systems essential for the operation of a national security service, ensuring they remain secure, available, and future-proof. IT must not fail within this organization, so you ensure that systems continue to function reliably, securely, and future-proof.
What you do
- Oversee the entire IT lifecycle of one or more complex systems: from development and implementation to management, further development, and eventual decommissioning.
- Monitor the quality, performance, availability, and coherence of systems, ensuring they align with operational needs.
- Act as a connecting and guiding factor within a multidisciplinary team of functional managers, technical managers, information managers, and developers.
- Bring together various interests, create an overview, and translate complex operational issues into concrete solutions and specifications for IT systems and their linkages.
- Manage collaboration with internal stakeholders, chain partners, and external suppliers.
- Monitor agreements, drive results, and ensure stable and secure information provision.
- Ensure that the IT systems relied upon daily by the national security service remain available, secure, and reliable.
What they ask
- HBO/WO (higher professional education/university) working and thinking level, preferably demonstrated by a completed degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Business IT & Management, or a comparable field.
- Minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience in an IV/ICT management role within a complex and administrative environment.
- Broad knowledge of and current affinity with modern IT concepts, such as cloud infrastructure, DevOps principles, network architecture, and information security.
- Knowledge of service management and preferably experience with Agile/SAFe working.
- Experience in managing complex external contracts, including steering on SLAs and making agreements with suppliers.
- Preferably experience with value-driven backlog management, where priorities are set based on customer value, for example by applying WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First).
- Ability to translate operational needs into concrete features, solutions, and improvements that fit within the strategic frameworks of the organization.
- Excellent communication skills in Dutch, both verbally and in writing.
- Sufficient command of the English language to collaborate in an international IT context.
- Regular business trips within the country.
- Integrity, results-oriented, and able to bring structure to a dynamic environment.
Practical
- A security screening is part of the selection procedure.
- A reference check and assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
- You must originate from a country within the European Economic Area, or possess a combined permit for residence and work (GVVA).
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