GB
Head of IT Operations (m/w/d)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Frankfurt, Germany
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Head of IT Operations for a new digital brokerage, responsible for the entire IT infrastructure, system availability, technical operational security and regulatory compliance.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Frankfurt, Germany
- Languages
- German
What you'll do
- Own a stable, scalable and highly available IT operation and ensure a performant system landscape.
- Ensure IT infrastructure and processes meet regulatory requirements, especially IT security, risk management, BCM and disaster recovery.
- Work closely with the CISO and further develop the technical implementation of cyber security requirements.
- Establish effective response and escalation processes for system outages and security incidents.
- Steer and optimize incident, problem and change management processes.
- Plan and coordinate technical and functional software tests, especially for the brokerage app, and ensure their quality.
- Further develop the IT operations strategy and own scaling, budget and cost control and the economic development of the area.
- Lead and develop the teams in IT operations, IT security engineering and testing and foster agile collaboration.
- Work closely with other IT areas and product and compliance teams and translate complex technical questions into understandable decision bases.
What we're looking for
- Several years of experience in IT operations and infrastructure management, ideally in the financial sector or a comparably regulated technology environment.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for IT systems in finance, especially BaFin rules, DORA and GDPR, and how to set up audit-proof IT infrastructures and processes.
- Solid technical knowledge in cloud and infrastructure architectures, cyber security, IT security engineering, incident response, BCM, disaster recovery, process frameworks and testing methods.
- Experience in strategic and economic management of IT areas, including scaling, budget planning, cost control and data-based process optimization.
- Practical knowledge of agile ways of working such as Scrum and Kanban and how to apply them across teams.
- Has led interdisciplinary tech teams and can give people orientation in a dynamic environment.
- Keeps an overview during critical system incidents, makes sound decisions and confidently steers challenges.
- Communicates confidently with different stakeholders, thinks cross-functionally and pitches in when needed.
Your team
IT-Betrieb, IT Security Engineering und Testing
Teams in IT operations, IT security engineering and testing that this role leads and develops.
Benefits
- Mobile working, with the necessary hardware provided.
- Use of DZ BANK Corporate Benefits.
- Capital-forming benefits.
- EGYM Wellpass for a 30 EUR own contribution.
- Germany ticket provided free of charge.
- Use of the company Job Rad offer.
- Subsidized DZ BANK staff canteen.
- Company events plus free coffee and water.
- Benefits of an employee of the cooperative financial group.
- Room for personal development supported by targeted training measures.
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About GENO Broker
A new digital brokerage offering with the backing of the cooperative financial group.
A new digital brokerage that needs IT everyone can rely on, with infrastructure that grows, stable systems and security standards meeting the highest requirements.
Mission
Pursuing the implementation of an innovative business model focused on securities business.
Key facts
- Frankfurt
- Part of the cooperative financial group.
- Located in the heart of Frankfurt.
- Flat hierarchies.
Partners & customers
DZ BANK
What they value
- Flat hierarchies.
- Agile collaboration.