Technical Application Manager

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Aanvraagnummer: 46740
Contractvorm: Detachering
Organisatie: TenneT
Locatie: Arnhem
Uren per week: 36 - 40 per week
Tarief: 105 per uur
Duur van de opdracht:
Regio: Gelderland
Startdatum: 01-09-2026
Optie tot verlenging: Ja
Sluitingsdatum: 28-07-2026 08:00

LET OP! Reacties dienen minimaal 1 werkdag voor de sluitingsdatum binnen te zijn voor tijdige verwerking.

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TenneT is Europe’s first cross-border grid operator for electricity. With approximately 22,000 kilometres of (extra) high-voltage lines and 41 million end-users in the Netherlands and Germany, we rank among the top five grid operators in Europe. We have many processes with adjacent countries through cross border connections with whom we develop and maintain a North-West European energy market, to integrate renewable energy, and to optimize our safety performance. Safety & Security is a core value of TenneT. We set high standards for our employees as well as our contractors. Taking power further.

For the team that maintains the cross-border connections we are looking for a Technical Application manager Interconnects

What is your role as a Technical Application manager Interconnects?
• Design, develop, and maintain robust cross-border processes using Ansible, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, security, observability, and scalability.
• Containerize and deploy workloads to Kubernetes clusters using best practices for CI/CD, monitoring, Certificate management and fault tolerance.
• Implement comprehensive test coverage, including unit, integration, and system tests to ensure code quality and stability.
• Diagnose and resolve issues uncovered during testing or reported in production, with an emphasis on root cause analysis and sustainable fixes.
• Continuously improve codebases, deployment pipelines, and team practices through proactive suggestions and hands-on implementation.
• Collaborate actively in design discussions, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions to foster a strong engineering culture.
• Participate in periodic standby/on-call rotations, approximately once every two months, to support mission-critical services during off-hours.

Profile
• You bring knowledge of and have proven experience in Ansible development with focus on secure solutions.
• You have experience in Python
• You have experience with SQL database platforms, preferable Oracle RDBMS
• You are interested in learning or have experience with VMware or Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab and modern DevOps practices (e.g., GitOps, observability, ECK/Elastic, auto-scaling).
• You have experience in Agile methods such as Kanban and Agile/Scrum and are comfortable working in an agile, cross-functional team and taking ownership across the application value chain.
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy collaborating across disciplines; English fluency is required, Dutch is a plus.
• Willing to participate in a night-time standby/on-call rotation (approximately once every two months) to support business-critical systems
• You have a bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field (e.g., engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science).

Additional Info: In principle, TenneT is looking for a senior candidate. However, they would also be open for a Junior profile with a few years of relevant experience, if the candidate is open to enter a direct employment agreement with TenneT after the initial hiring period. The pay rate for a junior candidate should be in lign with pay grade 7.

Practical information:
• VOG (certificate of conduct) must be received before a candidate can start;
• A Pre Employment Screening (PES) and an UVO screening is carried out as standard upon commencement of employment;
• Location: Arnhem. Mandatory to work on site at least Thursday and Friday. Other days can be worked from home. At the beginning, a day more may be needed, flexibility is expected.

Additional information:
• Suppliers of candidates must be aware of the applicable laws and regulations in the field of employment conditions and the (TenneT) collective labor agreement. This commitment falls within scale 9 of the TenneT collective labor agreement;
• We would like to receive the personal motivation and CV in English or Dutch.

Screening:
• Pre-employment screening: If the candidate is allowed to start at the client, a pre-employment screening will take place. We will then send you the necessary documents. Your candidate may only start after completing the pre-employment screening. The VOG application is part of the screening from , the VOG must be received before the candidate can start;
• The candidate has proof of identity (a passport or identity card), which is valid at intake and on the start date of the candidate's contract and can be submitted for verification.

Availability:
• It is important that the candidate is available for the entire requested period in the application;
• When offering a candidate, we assume that you agree with the terms and conditions of this specific client. If you are not familiar with these conditions, you can request them from the responsible consultant.

IMPORTANT! Fill in all candidate details correctly. In the event of incomplete/incorrect offers, there is a risk that the candidate cannot be offered and will therefore be rejected.

Together we ensure a stable and sustainable energy grid. Netherlands – together with you.

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