Head of IT Platform Services | Leiterin / Leiter (m/w/d) Plattformservices IT
Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW)
Job Summary
This leadership role involves steering an agile, geographically dispersed team responsible for the operation, development, and support of central IT services, significantly contributing to the digitalization of the state administration of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The Head of IT Platform Services will take overall responsibility for planning, prioritization, and strategic development of either the Central Data Exchange Infrastructure (ZDI) and Central Virus Scanner (ZVS) or the implementation and management of Low-Code projects. Day-to-day tasks include disciplinary and technical team leadership, advising government agencies on administrative digitalization, managing procurement, contracts, quality assurance, and ensuring compliance with security and legal requirements. Candidates must possess a Master's degree in IT or a related field, coupled with fundamental experience in areas like IT architecture, network technology, IT security infrastructure, or leading large IT teams, making this a high-impact position central to modernizing public services for 18 million citizens.
Required Skills
Education
Master's degree or equivalent from a scientific university in Information Technology (e.g., Computer Science, Business Informatics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics) or a comparable field of study
Experience
- Fundamental experience in IT architecture development, network technology, IT security infrastructures, IT/software engineering, leading larger IT teams, or Low-Code projects
- Know-how in budget administration or accounting processes
- Experience in commercial planning and controlling (e.g., SAP) is desirable
- Experience in conducting IT projects and Service Management according to ITIL is desirable
- At least three years of relevant professional and leadership experience after degree completion required for higher salary classification
Languages
Additional
- Willingness to travel for business trips