Application Manager (f/m/d)

 Our Application Support Team in Düsseldorf is looking for you!   

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

The responsibility of Application Management covers the whole life cycle of a business application. It offers Uniper top-quality support for business applications with different levels of criticality (from low to very high), making sure they operate smoothly and are compliant, dependable and secure.

As Application Manager, you will join our team and use your excellent cloud technical and communication skills to build and maintain effective working relationships, both with internal and external stakeholders. Uniper has a vision of evolving the application manager position into a more DevOps Engineer role in the future. If you are willing to adapt to the role or see yourself as a DevOps engineer, that would be equally appropriate.

• Responsible for the integrated, consistent, reliable and cost-effective delivery of IT services to meet customer and business expectations and agreements
• Work with Uniper’s IT internal and external suppliers in the lifecycle management process, to ensure the stability of related IT applications and infrastructure
• Liaise directly with the Uniper business to understand service requirements and ensure strong relationship management with stakeholders
• Aptitude to understand impact of changes from a technical and business point of view
• Develop and maintain automation platforms
• Coordinate solution delivery alongside agile sprints and over the full life cycle
• Collaborate with other areas on digitalization and automation
• Quality assurance of delivery, test preparation and execution including UAT support and operational enablement

Your profile

• IT Consultant with technical and functional skills and with professional experience in similar role
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like Azure (IaaS/PaaS), in CI/CD tools like GitLab, Azure DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Experience with container virtualization, especially with running containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with agile delivery processes (Scrum, Kanban etc.) is a plus
• Scripting skills via Python and/or BASH for use in automation of daily tasks would be a plus too

Personal attributes:

• Very strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Collaborative attitude and ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders
• Very good inter-personal and verbal/written German and English communication skills (Chairing meetings, facilitating workshops, preparing and sharing outcomes)
• Ability to work well in and with teams of different nationalities and cultures based in different locations

This role enables you to interact with various Energy Trading business functions, to use cloud based modern IT solutions of high quality and to advance technological excellence.

Become part of the energy revolution and work with our international diverse teams to shape the future of the Energy.

Your benefits

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

• Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation) 
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations

Health offers:

• Flu vaccination
• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension:

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

• Lifelong training
• Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

 Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

career@uniper.energy 

Attention! Please apply via the button in this portal. Application documents that reach us by post will not be returned and, like those we receive by e-mail, can unfortunately not be considered!

 Job information 

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.