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Sachgebietsleitung Zentrale IT-Dienste (m/w/d)

Hagen, Westfalen, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-09-28 → 2026-10-19

Core

Leading the Central IT Services department at a state university, managing complex IT projects, and overseeing technical administration for security-critical systems.

Role type

Senior IT Department Manager (Head of Section)

Builds

Central IT services, security infrastructure, and digital identity systems for a university with 10,000+ students.

Domain

Higher Education / Enterprise IT Infrastructure

Required skills

IT project management, team leadership, Linux/Windows server administration, Identity and Access Management, Infrastructure as Code, container orchestration, database management, network architecture, data protection compliance

Preferred skills

Experience in staff management, automation scripting (Shell/Python), knowledge of DFN-PKI guidelines

Technologies

Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Apache, Tomcat, Wildfly, LDAP, Terraform, Ansible

Responsibilities

Lead the department including personnel management and planning, organize and execute complex IT projects, participate in strategic development and process improvement, manage self-administration tasks (budgeting, procurement), ensure technical administration of security-critical products, participate in cross-departmental IT projects, oversee occupational health and safety

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities