IT Solution Lead

Job description

Notre client dans le secteur Énergie et ressources naturelles recherche un/une IT Solution Lead H/F

Description de la mission :

Context

The Belgian, German and European energy landscape is evolving rapidly. A European transmission system operator, active in Belgium and Germany, plays a crucial role in ensuring reliable and sustainable electricity supply. Working alongside contingent workers and internal staff, the successful candidate will contribute to building sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that supports economic growth and reduces the ecological footprint.

To support the evolution of the Grid Solutions IT landscape and the implementation of strategic initiatives, the organisation is seeking an IT Solution Lead to provide technical and functional leadership for IT solutions delivered through projects and related applications. The work focuses particularly on program and project planning and resource management.

Mission

Act as the technical reference for projects and applications, bridging business needs and technology. Lead the design, integration, delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of custom-built and commercial software solutions. Ensure that solutions are scalable, secure, future-proof, aligned with enterprise architecture standards and meet business objectives.

Work closely with Business Project Leaders, Solution Architects, developers, testers, suppliers and business stakeholders throughout delivery and operational phases.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the IT implementation of assigned projects, taking ownership of technical activities from solution definition through implementation, deployment and operations.

• Challenge, validate and translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.

• Contribute to solution architecture and ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements and comply with internal IT, security and technology standards.

• Coordinate with internal functional and technical platforms during delivery and operations.

• Advise on software components, technology choices, resource requirements and IT budget estimates.

• Lead the build, deployment and operational support of custom-developed solutions, primarily based on Microsoft technologies such as .NET.

• Manage the integration and adaptation of off-the-shelf solutions within the broader IT landscape.

• Perform fit-gap analyses and contribute to technical evaluations, RFI/RFP processes and software selection.

• Support incident, problem and maintenance management by monitoring suppliers and SLA/KPI performance, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Technical environment

• Microsoft technologies: .NET, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Microsoft Azure

• Integration and cloud: APIs, containerization, cloud-native solution patterns

• Methods: Agile methodologies

Expected deliverables

• Functional and technical specifications for business requirements

• Designed, integrated and implemented IT solutions for assigned projects

• Deployed and operationally supported custom-developed and off-the-shelf solutions

• Fit-gap analyses and contributions to technical evaluations and software selection processes

Profile

Experience

• At least five years of relevant experience in technical leadership, solution delivery, application management or IT project implementation

• Experience in a Microsoft-oriented technology landscape is preferred

• Experience in the electricity sector is considered a plus

Technical skills

• Understanding of software architecture principles, security standards, compliance requirements and IT service management processes

• Experience with requirements definition, fit-gap analyses and software selection processes

• Good understanding of modern cloud and integration technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure, APIs, containerization and cloud-native solution patterns

• Good knowledge of Agile methodologies