This Team Lead Role is responsible for managing a team within a specified functional cluster, overseeing IT operations and ensuring quality delivery.

IN SHORT

This Team Lead Role is responsible for managing a dedicated N4 team within a specified functional cluster, overseeing IT operations and ensuring quality delivery. The role involves collecting, designing and managing IT changes to align with business goals, effectively bridging business and IT.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Strategic IT Leadership: Align IT initiatives with business goals, manage strategic planning and execution, ensure effective budgeting and resource allocation, and define the vision and strategic direction for a set of applications to ensure it aligns with business goals.
• Solution Lifecycle Management: Translate business needs into technical solutions by partnering with stakeholders, and oversee the entire lifecycle of software applications from development and deployment to maintenance and eventual decommissioning in a complex environment.
• Team Development and Talent Acquisition: Direct and develop IT teams, enhance skills, and collaborate with HR for talent recruitment and retention.
• Vendor and Service Management: Oversee vendor relationships and service delivery, ensuring quality, performance and adherence to contracts.
• Project and Financial Oversight: Facilitate project management, control IT spending and ensure projects and operations are delivered within budget and operational standards.
• Application Performance and Support: Lead application support teams, monitor performance, drive continuous improvement of IT services, ensure the application meets non-functional requirements, make decisions about enhancements, scaling, or optimization, ensure smooth daily operations and interface monitoring, and manage changes to the application and its configuration.
• IT Architecture and Stability: Contribute to IT architecture strategy, ensure system reliability and security and plan for disaster recovery.
• Compliance and Governance: Enforce policy compliance, maintain IT governance, manage financial discipline within IT operations, ensure the application complies with relevant laws, regulations, and security policies, and apply software updates and security patches to maintain system integrity and performance.
• Risk, Security and Change Management: Manage IT risks, maintain secure operations and oversee change management for seamless technology integration.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Professional Experience

Demonstrated leadership abilities in team management and development.

Proven experience in leading complex projects to successful completion.

Competence in IT management, covering both operational and strategic aspects.

In-depth understanding of service portfolios and the interaction of services within business areas.

Strong technical expertise in contemporary IT technologies, enabling effective support of business objectives.

Teamwork skills that foster a collaborative work environment.

At least 3 years of experience in IT operations and development.

Analytical mindset for problem-solving and decision-making.

Considerable technical expertise with regards to the assigned system

Ability to collaborate in teams & excellent communication skills

Ability to facilitate knowledge transfer

Experience in IT operations and ability to evaluate the impact of changes to the system and its environment

Experience with application servers (Wildfly, Tomcat, IIS) and operation servers

Knowledge in programming languages Knowledge of contemporary web) & concepts (e.g. EAI, SOA, MVC, micro services)

Proven record of managing complex applications

Leading and training Application Owners and developing the app management capability

Skills and Competencies

Technology Service Management (ITMG)
Business Situation Analysis (BUSA)
Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL)
Change Management / Change Control (CHMG)
Information Security (SCTY)
Financial Management (FMIT)
Governance (GOVN)
Risk Management (RISK)

Information Systems Coordination (ISCO)
Release and Deployment (RELM)
Capacity Management (CPMG)
Security Operations (SCAD)
Performance Management (PEMT)
Systems Integration and Build (SINT)
Availability Management (AVMT)
Quality Assurance (QUAS)
Information Security (SCTY)
Information Assurance (INAS)
Configuration Management (CFMG)

ABOUT US

Securing Energy for Europe – it’s a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we’re taking immediate action to secure gas supply – but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.

SEFE, an international energy company, ensures the security of supply and drives the decarbonisation of its customers. SEFE’s activities span the energy value chain, from origination and trading to sales, transport, and storage. Through its decades-long expertise in trading and the development of its LNG business, SEFE has become one of the most important suppliers to industrial customers in Europe, with an annual sales volume of 200 TWh of gas and power. Its 50,000 customers range from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies and especially in the hydrogen ecosystem, SEFE is contributing to the energy transition. The company employs around 2,000 people globally and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.

Our international teams work across locations in Europe, Asia, and North America. We’re passionate about energy and the important role it can play in shaping a better future.

Securing energy – now and for the future.

OUR BENEFITS

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and experience. Whatever your role, you’ll find an open, welcoming atmosphere that empowers you, and recognises your contribution.

In return we offer a competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive range of financial, lifestyle and wellness benefits with the flexibility to follow a hybrid working model.

• bonus earning potential
• non-contributory pension with 10% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days
• buy / sell holidays
• life assurance
• medical and dental insurance (family cover)
• range of optional flexible benefits

We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning.

Join SEFE and help us secure energy supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.