IT Program Manager

At Uni Systems, we are working towards turning digital visions into reality. We are continuously growing and we are looking for an IT Program Manager to join our UniQue team.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Coordinate, with the team assigned to the task, the input to be provided to the contractor(s) from an end-to-end point of view of the development cycle.
• Work within the agile process and take decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality.
• Follow a number of activities across different projects and contractors requiring technical and project management skills.
• Understand and comply to a review process, monitor status of certain tasks, coordinate internally and gather input.
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project.
• Validate requirements taking into account the relevant data space stakeholders.
• Propose solutions by combining IT tools and business process refactoring or improvements based on an in-depth understanding of a specific data spaces and initiatives.
• Be involved in the decision-making process related to user stories scheduling into sprints.
• Review deliverable and demonstrable product version/software functionalities after every sprint.
• Organize live demonstration of the product at the end of the sprint.
• Evaluate and facilitate progress reporting.
• Assist with internal and external communication by improving of transparency and dissemination of information.
• Evaluate prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs.
• Interact with business analysts, architects, stakeholders, project leaders and the developers.

Requirements:
What do you need to succeed in this position?

• Master's degree in IT and minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience (or Bachelor's degree in IT and minimum 19 years of experience).
• Certification in one of the followings: Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Project Management certification (PMP, PMI, Prince2 Foundation,PM2)
• Strong experience with large, enterprise-level multi-user Information Systems.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end large IT projects or programs.
• Strong experience in Agile as well as agile toolbox (i.e., JIRA, Confluence, Big Picture, Gliffy, Balsamiq, etc.).
• Excellent Knowledge of Application Management Lifecycle.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, COBIT, Zachman.
• Proven experience working in EU Institutions, especially in EC.
• Proven experience in managing activities under a large project or programme autonomously, while coordinating with the team, contractors and / or client.
• Practical knowledge of (Open-Source) data sharing tools (EDC, Gaia-X, others), models and standards (W3C DID, W3C DCAT, W3C ODRL, …).
• Good knowledge of microservices and architecture in the cloud.
• Good knowledge of Relational DBMS.
• Knowledge of security mechanisms for cloud architectures (e.g., IdP).
• Advanced English (C1) communication skills (written and spoken).

At Uni Systems, we are providing equal employment opportunities and banning any form of discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, race, color, nationality, disability, social class, political beliefs, age, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristics. Take a look at our Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Policy for more information.