Software Engineering Manager

With around 370 colleagues, our IT department is large enough to experience the benefits of a mature company and at the same time small enough to respond dynamically. We are constantly on the move and have unbridled ambition. With approximately 280 DevOps engineers in 50 teams, we have set up the teams in such a way that each team has a clear scope and each engineer can fully have his or her own input and impact. As a software engineering manager, you are HR responsible for the employees in your department, and you bear ultimate responsibility for Ops, Software development, way of working and budget. So no classic matrix, but full responsibility in your hand.  In addition to software engineers and scrum masters, a department also consists of architects and product owners and is led by three amigos: a product manager, system engineer and you!

In this position you are part of the IT Delivery department. As a department, we have initiated and gone through a large number of changes in recent years. This is how we went from 100% separate to fully DevOps working. We are also replacing our low-code integration layer and backend with (in-house) software and we are trying to use DDD as a framework to become very loosely coupled and to give a high degree of autonomy to teams. In your position as a software engineering manager you aim for:

• Further increasing the quality of what we do and make
• Fulfilling an important role in staffing the teams
• Boosting the personal development of engineers and scrum masters
• Lead the planning and coordination thereof. You fulfill a spider in the web role. Together with your Amigos, you are working on realizing the vision and concretizing the strategy
• Manage your budget
• Managing dependencies between the different ARTs. 
• Ensure that operational matters in your teams run smoothly, such as impediments, structural improvements in processes or services you provide
• Cultivating a culture of continuous improvement

Freek Lijten, Head of software engineering: ‘In this position you will lead a number of DevOps teams. The team consists of 40 to 50 colleagues who work in the positions of DevOps engineer and scrum master. Together we aim to build a modern software organization. With your amigo’s, the product manager and system engineer, you deliver maximum value while monitoring the balance between quality, delivery and improvement.’

We’re looking for team players and go-getters who want to make the Netherlands a bit more sustainable. Who look at what is possible now. Today. To bring us closer to tomorrow. You recognise yourself in this and in the following:

• 5+ years of experience managing 30+ engineers in a DevOps environment. Incl. responsible for HR, delivery, ops, budget, stakeholder management and continuous improvement
• No one has to explain the ideas of modern software engineering, DORA or team topologies to you
• Passion for people, team and results. An authentic leader. Always prepared to have a real conversation. A master at balancing short and long term goals. Also a good communicator
• Used to and not holding back on acting at LT or director level
• Natural aptitude for organizing and structurally securing improvements
• Ambition to build a strong DevOps organization together with your colleagues with autonomous teams that you are proud of 
• You are curious and enjoy connecting people with different perspectives

We appreciate and value the energy and motivation you put into your work so that we can be the best energy partner for our customers. We show this by providing a nice employment package. We offer you:

• A job in which you can use your expertise to contribute to the sustainability of the Netherlands!
• A gross monthly salary between € 6.459 and € 9.228
• A flexible benefit budget that you can save every month as desired, have it paid out or use for leave. This budget consists of the value of: 8% holiday pay, 1.8% benefit contribution and 10 extra-statutory days
• A bonus of 15% to further express our appreciation
• The opportunity to work within a true hybrid model.
• Interested in a workation? We have a nice arrangement for 20 days a year
• A discount on your energy bill and on all products of our service partners (solar panels, heat pump, maintenance, etc.)
• An attractive head office within walking distance of Central Station Den Bosch with amenities such as a good coffee bar, two company restaurants and free fresh fruit
• An NS Business Card for commuting or a mileage allowance. You decide.
• Development and growth opportunities and an associated personal development budget. You can also follow job-related education, training and courses at our expense. International ambitions? As part of the E.ON Group, we also offer you plenty of development opportunities within the other E.ON countries.
• And last but not least: an environment in which you can really be yourself. For us, all that matters is who you are and what you can do. So feel free to leave out your gender, nationality and/or age on your CV. This is a great opportunity to get started as a Software Engineering Manager. Curious about what’s next? Check out the steps for our application process below.

As an energy supplier, we help more than 2.5 million customers in the private and business market. With our Essent, energiedirect, Powerhouse and Vandebron brands and our service partners throughout the Netherlands, we assist our customers with energy solutions. With more sustainable living and saving energy. We do this with sustainable products such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation for an energy-efficient home. We also invest heavily in innovative solutions that are part of the energy system of the future, such as hydrogen and cooling and heating networks. Together with our customers, we take the next step in energy. We are part of major European player E.ON.