Head of Department (m/f/d) IT Production

For our "IT Operations" division we are looking for a

Head of department (m/f/d) IT Production

The position can be based at our offices in Darmstadt, Gießen, Kassel or Fulda. This position is a full-time position, which is in principle divisible.

The ekom21

ekom21 is a renowned technology company in the field of complete IT solutions for the public sector. As the largest BSI-certified IT service provider in Hesse, with a comprehensive product and service portfolio, we support over 500 customers with 29,000 users. Our more than 720 employees at our locations in Giessen, Kassel and Darmstadt generated a turnover of 300 million euros in 2022. The ekom21 solution portfolio ranges from hardware and software solutions to customized consulting services.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Cooperative management of the assigned employees
• Responsibility and organization of the Hosting / Housing business unit
• Strategic orientation of the data center
• Planning and implementation of technology projects
• Development and implementation of an organizational unit strategy
• Development of new service offerings
• Development of concepts for economic / technical issues
• Preparation and content design of tenders
• Preparation of and compliance with the specifications in the business plan
• Collaboration on company-wide and complex tasks as well as processing special orders from management
• Responsibility for preparing the specialist department for ISO 27001 certification in accordance with BSI
• Basic protection and ISO 9001:2015 quality management

The level of payment is based on a salary up to EG 14 TVöD (VKA) and will be subject to a final individual assessment and personal qualifications.

Your application

ekom21 - KGRZ Hessen guarantees professional equality for all genders. Severely disabled people will be given priority if equally qualified. ekom21 - KGRZ Hessen aims to increase the proportion of women and supports the compatibility of work and family life.

We kindly ask you to submit your application with complete documents via our careers page by 17.11.2024 and to refrain from sending applications by post or e-mail. We would also like to inform you in advance that the selection process is expected to take place between December 10 and 12, 2024.

Working at ekom21

As a family-friendly company, people are at the heart of everything we do. ekom21 actively supports the compatibility of work and family life by offering flexible working hours and part-time models within the scope of the company's possibilities. We also attach great importance to our comprehensive company health and further training management.

What you bring with you

• Degree in computer science / administrative informatics / business informatics or a three-year degree
• Training in the field of IT or administration with additionally acquired skills and
• Experience equivalent to the required academic background
• Relevant professional experience with personnel responsibility
• Several years of in-depth experience in the entire network environment (switching, routing, proxy
• Firewall, LDAP) as well as the connection of external locations (WAN, VPN, MPLS, VolP)
• Several years of experience in the entire server and storage environment (cloud, virtualization of
• servers and storage; backup)
• Knowledge in the management of projects
• Knowledge of the organization and processes of the customer's area of responsibility
• Knowledge of different IT platforms and IT operating methods
• Analytical and conceptual skills
• A confident demeanor paired with a high level of negotiation skills and a
• A strong sense of responsibility
• Ability to recognize problems, describe and implement solutions
• Very good knowledge of German and English
• Class B driving license

What we offer you

• Measures to promote health
• Free job ticket
• Bicycle leasing via ekom21
• Mobile working with flexible working hours
• Binding annual appraisal interviews
• Structured induction
• An open corporate culture
• A trusting, familiar working atmosphere
• Individual development opportunities
• Extensive social benefits
• Company pension scheme via the ZVK

Your contact person

If you have any questions about the organizational process, please contact

Ms. Sandra Hennewald
ekom21 - KGRZ Hesse
Corporation under public law
Robert-Bosch-Straße 13
64293 Darmstadt

We would like to point out that applications that we do not receive via the B-ITE applicant portal, but which are sent to us by post or e-mail, will be stored and processed by us electronically. If you do not agree to this, it is necessary to object to this storage by means of a personally signed declaration. Declarations sent to us by e-mail in this regard do not fulfill the criterion of a legally binding declaration of intent. The stored data will be deleted 90 days after the rejection.

ekom21 - KGRZ Hessen is certified according to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT basic protection by the Federal Office for Information Security

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