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
At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.
Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:
Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:
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
Mobility:
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(at)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!
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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.
