Head of the Data Center Division D05.3.2 (m/f/d)

Our Company

The University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) is the largest hospital in the state capital and one of the most important medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia. The 9,300 employees at UKD and its subsidiaries are dedicated to ensuring that over 45,000 patients receive inpatient care and 270,000 receive outpatient care each year. The UKD stands for international excellence in patient care, research, and teaching, as well as for innovative and safe diagnostics, therapy, and prevention. Patients benefit from the intensive interdisciplinary collaboration among the 60 clinics and institutes. The University Hospital's particular strength lies in the close integration of clinical practice and research to ensure the safe application of new methods. The medicine of tomorrow is being developed at the UKD. Every day.

For our IT department, we are looking for you to join us as soon as possible on a full-time, permanent basis as part of a dynamic and forward-looking team as

Head of Data Center Operations, Level D05.3.2 (m/f/d)

Do you want to make a real difference with IT? Take responsibility for the operation, further development, and support of our data centers.

Within our own IT department (Division 05 – Information and Communication Technology and Medical Technology / IKMT) and in the data centers, all IT tasks for clinical and business applications, as well as IT aspects across the entire research and teaching environment—from technical process analysis through strategic planning, implementation, and development to operations—are covered.

What to expect:

You will shape the future of our data center infrastructure: As Head of the "Data Center Infrastructure" division, you will be responsible for stable operations and will strategically develop our data center team and system landscape—including with a focus on the cloud and sustainability.

Your responsibilities:

• Leading and developing the "Data Center Infrastructure" team with a focus on motivation, training, and structure
• Future-oriented capacity planning (internal, external, cloud) based on technical and organizational needs analyses
• Ensuring the smooth operation of internal data centers and their infrastructure (network, hardware, power supply, cooling, etc.)
• Planning and implementation of IT projects in the data center environment—from expansions and migrations to modernizations
• Coordination and monitoring of maintenance, repair, and renovation work—in compliance with security and availability standards
• Close collaboration with other departments, as well as management and quality assurance of external service providers
• Ensuring documentation and reports for internal reports and external audits
• Implementation and monitoring of HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) guidelines for safe, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly data center operations

What you should bring to the table:

• Completed academic degree (Master's/Dipl. Ing.) in Computer Science or a comparable field, or successfully completed degree from a university of applied sciences (Bachelor's/Dipl. Ing. FH), or training as an IT specialist with relevant professional experience or comparable skills and experience
• Knowledge and experience with ITIL
• Leadership experience
• Experience in project management
• Very good knowledge of products/solutions from Microsoft, VMware/Broadcom, Veeam, and Citrix
• Strong learning ability and the ability to drive many topics forward simultaneously
• Good German skills (Level B2) and good written and spoken English skills

Why you should join us:

• Meaningful work: Your IT skills improve patient care
• 38.5-hour workweek with flexible hours
• A structured onboarding program in a dynamic team
• In-house training and professional development
• All standard public sector benefits, e.g., company-sponsored supplementary pension
• Security & Prospects: Permanent position at a university hospital in the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
• Affordable dining options
• Daycare center
• Staff housing

Compensation is based on the TV-L collective agreement in pay grade 14, with all prior service credited in accordance with the collective bargaining regulations.

Our Company

The University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) is the largest hospital in the state capital and one of the most important medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia. The 9,300 employees at UKD and its subsidiaries are committed to ensuring that over 45,000 patients receive inpatient care and 270,000 receive outpatient care each year. The UKD stands for international excellence in patient care, research, and teaching, as well as for innovative and safe diagnostics, therapy, and prevention. Patients benefit from the intensive interdisciplinary collaboration among the 60 clinics and institutes. The University Hospital's particular strength lies in the close integration of clinical practice and research to ensure the safe application of new methods. At the UKD, the medicine of tomorrow is being developed. Every day.

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Contact

Does this sound like you? Then apply now! Please send us your written application with detailed application documents and your earliest possible start date, preferably by email, within 2 weeks to the following address: bewerbungen-pflege@med.uni-duesseldorf.de or University Hospital Düsseldorf D 01.2.1 Reference number: 382E/25, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf

Applications from women are expressly encouraged. Women will be given preferential consideration if they have the same qualifications, skills, and professional performance, unless there are compelling reasons related to a male candidate.

Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified. Part-time employment is possible.

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