Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.
Job overview and responsibilities
Join us at Syensqo, where our IT team is gearing up to enhance its capabilities. We play a crucial role in the group’s transformation—accelerating growth, reshaping progress, and creating sustainable shared value. IT team is making operational adjustments to supercharge value across the entire organization.
Here at Syensqo, we’re one strong team! Our commitment to accountability drives us as we work hard to deliver value for our customers and stakeholders. In our dynamic and collaborative work environment, we add a touch of enjoyment while staying true to our motto: reinvent progress.
Come be part of our transformation journey and contribute to the change as a future team member.
We are looking for:
- As the On-Premise Hosting Expert you will play a pivotal role in establishing the new on-premise environment for Syensqo in closely linked with cloud strategy. This is a unique opportunity to architect and shape the future of ourOn prem infrastructure.
We count on you for:
- Overseeing the operations and management of the organization’s on-premises data centers.
- Ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and security of data center services, managing technical staff, and coordinating with various departments to meet the organization’s data processing and storage needs.
- Contributing to continuous automation and optimization
- Optimizing of usage of Cloud resources
- Scaling App services and database
- Monitoring Application – System and troubleshooting issues
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of on-premises data centers, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and efficiency of all systems and infrastructure.
- Schedule and supervise maintenance and upgrade activities to ensure data center infrastructure meets current and future requirements.
- Monitor data center capacity and performance. Plan and implement capacity expansion projects as needed to support business growth and technology advancements.
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Conduct regular tests to ensure the effectiveness of these plans.
- Implement and oversee security policies and procedures to protect data center assets and data. Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.
- Budget Management: Develop and manage the data center budget. Oversee procurement and cost optimization efforts to ensure efficient use of resources.
- Manage relationships with vendors and service providers.
- Provide regular reports on data center operations, performance metrics, and project status to senior management
- DevSecOps Practices: Advocate for and implement DevSecOps approaches, ensuring secure, efficient, and compliant infrastructure management, including handling certificates, security scanning, and single sign-on solutions.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s degree or relevant certifications would be a plus.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a leadership and technical role related to On premise activities
- Proven track record of successfully designing and implementing Cloud strategies for large user bases.
- Cybersecurity Expertise:
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles, best practices, and frameworks.
- Knowledge of encryption, identity management, access controls, and other security measures within cloud environments.
- Experience in managing complex technology migrations and lifecycle management.
- Project management skills to plan and execute data-related projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
- Agile or other project management methodologies experience is a plus
- Certifications related to data center management (e.g., CDCP, CDCS, CDCE).
- Experience with energy efficiency and sustainability practices in data centers.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies such as cloud computing and virtualization, and how they can be integrated with on-premises data center operations.
- Experience with Industrial-laboratory industries is a plus
Skills and behavioral competencies
- Result orientation, influence & impact
- Empowerment & accountability
- Team spirit, building relationships, collective accountability
- Strong leadership capability, executing as appropriate in the areas of responsibility
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technology solutions in business terms, establish rapport and persuade others
Language skills
English
What’s in it for the candidate
- Be part of and contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime change journey
- Join a dynamic team that is going to tackle big bets
- Have fun and work at a high pace
About us
- Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
- At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
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