3 Senior Technical Project Leaders

About Us : For more than 25 years, ITS Group has been a French ESN specializing in digital transformation, employing around 1,400 employees across 8 agencies in France and 1 in Belgium.

Our expertise: IT infrastructure & operations, cloud & managed services, mobility, workstations & networks, strategy, consulting & AMO, cybersecurity, development of business applications.

ITS Group places its CSR commitment at the heart of its concerns by developing sustainable and responsible digital technology and by promoting the professional and personal development of its employees.

Find out more: www.itsgroup.com

About the Job : Great assignments await you with our key account clients in rich and varied environments

Our client, a major public-sector IT organization, is looking for three Senior Technical Project Leaders to autonomously manage large-scale technical IT projects.

Each Project Leader will primarily support one of the following technical streams:

• Legacy systems, API gateways and Java application lifecycle
• Cybersecurity, NIS2 compliance and Google Cloud initiatives
• IAM, secret management, Vault and infrastructure services

The mission is full-time, based in Brussels, with a hybrid working model requiring at least two days per week onsite.

As a Senior Technical Project Leader, you will manage the complete lifecycle of complex IT infrastructure and application projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining project structures, implementation scenarios, timelines, budgets and delivery approaches
• Preparing and maintaining detailed project plans
• Monitoring scope, quality, deadlines, risks, dependencies and budget
• Reporting project progress, issues and decisions to internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinating technical teams, architects, engineers, suppliers and business stakeholders
• Facilitating communication between all parties involved in the project
• Establishing priorities and ensuring operational follow-up
• Supporting and coaching project contributors
• Applying structured project management methodologies and best practices
• Maintaining project documentation through Jira and Confluence
• Ensuring alignment with ITIL, Prince2 and Agile practices

Depending on your expertise, you will manage projects related to one of the following areas:

Stream 1 – Legacy, APIs and Java

• Containerization of Axway API Gateway and Adabas databases
• Technological modernization of legacy systems
• Application versioning and lifecycle management for Java environments
• SOAP and REST API environments
• Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms

Stream 2 – Cybersecurity and Google Cloud

• Cybersecurity implementation projects
• NIS2 and compliance-related infrastructure initiatives
• Security frameworks, gap analyses and security best practices
• Google Cloud implementation projects
• Support to Cybersecurity, NIS2 and Cloud Program Managers

Stream 3 – IAM and Infrastructure Services

• Implementation of IAM and secret management services
• Deployment of Vault solutions
• Infrastructure and security service implementation
• Coordination of additional infrastructure projects

You have the following skills

• Extensive experience managing large-scale technical IT projects
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, applications, cloud and security environments
• Prince2 expertise
• Agile project management experience
• ITIL knowledge
• Advanced Jira and Confluence skills
• Strong planning, budgeting, reporting and risk-management capabilities
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams
• Excellent stakeholder-management and negotiation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Methodical, organized and able to manage multiple priorities

Depending on the assigned stream, relevant expertise should include several of the following:

• Axway API Gateway
• Adabas
• Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate and Maven
• SOAP and REST APIs
• Legacy-system modernization
• Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift
• VMware and virtualization
• Google Cloud or other public-cloud environments
• Cloud and network architecture
• NIS2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls or CyFun
• Security gap analyses and security best practices
• IAM and secret management
• Vault implementation
• Infrastructure service management
• SLA management

A University Degree Or Equivalent Experience Is Required. Professional working proficiency in Dutch, French and English is required.

Previous experience within social security, healthcare, public services or another large-scale regulated environment is a strong advantage.

The CV must include a concise summary of the principles and best practices used to ensure the successful delivery of technical projects.

Fourchette de salaire : Salary conform to experience.

About You :

• You have at least 7 years of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG/ NL it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

About the Process :

• 1st pre-screening on the phone to discuss about your search and conditions and our first potential opportunities matching.
• Job descriptions sent and Teams meeting fixed with us (HR and Sales) to dig into your experience and the role.
• Package proposal so we all agree beforehand.
• Your CV is sent to the different clients you’ve agreed to, to find the best mission for you!

Advantages :

• Hospitalization insurance (partner/children incl.)
• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)

Extra advantages:

• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!