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• Rotterdam

• IT, Other

• From 36 hours per week

Vessel Solution Architect

• Rotterdam

Are you excited about the opportunity to take vessel IT and OT infrastructure to the next level, enabling a process-driven, data-centric, and digitally empowered company? As a Vessel Solution Architect, you will play a key role in modernising and securing our fleet's digital capabilities. This role is positioned within Van Oord's Ship Management Department (SMD), supporting our global operations by ensuring our vessels are equipped with future-proof IT and OT infrastructures.

At Van Oord, we are an ambitious and entrepreneurial organization with core values: We create, We care, We work together, and We succeed. As a Vessel Solution Architect, you will contribute to our purpose:

"To create a better world for future generations by delivering Marine Ingenuity".

Based in Rotterdam, you will support a diverse fleet of vessels, each with unique characteristics. Our vessel landscape is undergoing a major transformation, driven by:

While we are transitioning our headquarters' IT landscape to a platform- and cloud-based environment, our vessels remain floating hubs that require continuous improvement in security, standards, and communication technologies (LEO). Your mission is to bridge the gap between onshore and offshore environments.

As a Vessel Solution Architect, you will develop a vision for onboard information architecture. Working closely with the IT department and the Electrical & Automation team (responsible for OT architecture), your role is pivotal in standardizing and modernizing vessel infrastructure.

• Developing and maintaining a roadmap for continuous improvement and lifecycle management of vessel IT infrastructure;
• Designing solution architectures for IT and OT systems on board, optimizing complexity;
• Creating and maintaining blueprints for standardized vessel infrastructure;
• Translating business and vessel requirements into a structured backlog for strategic planning;
• Acting as a key liaison with the IT architecture department;
• Designing and implementing cybersecurity measures for vessel environments;
• Establishing and maintaining standards, guidelines, and frameworks.

Currently, we are executing a major infrastructure replacement project to define a new secure architecture for our vessels. You will actively participate in this initiative, ensure knowledge retention, and drive further improvements beyond the project's completion.

You will be working from our head office in Rotterdam - with a splendid view on the beautiful Maas. You can start or end your working day at our own gym in the office. Of course there is room to work from home, while maintaining a healthy mix in working together as a team and with our stakeholders.

This position is available within the multi-disciplinary SMD Information Management and Support team. You will get a buddy to help you find your way into the company. You can learn a lot from your colleagues, and we value an open learning environment.

• At 3-5 years' experience as senior (solution) architect in networking, infrastructure and cybersecurity, preferable in an IT/OT environment;
• Convincing based on knowledge, personality, and seniority - rather than relying on the role itself;
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, but driving for a practical outcome;
• A natural willingness / eagerness to drive change;
• Comfortable with creating visualizations, diagrams, and communication materials;
• Experienced in working within a business-critical Vessel environment;
• Knowledge of the impact of using satellite communication is a pré;
• Certification in GICSP, TOGAF and ITIL or comparable;

A challenging position in which you will play an important role in the further development of the Ship Management Department. You will have the opportunity to further develop this position within Van Oord and we offer you the freedom to further develop your personal competences.

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective);
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package);
• Flexible home working arrangement: on a full-time basis, you can work from home 2 days a week;
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via Goodhabitz;
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association;
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling, and motorcycling

Join us in shaping the future of vessel IT and OT infrastructure.

At Van Oord, we are an ambitious and entrepreneurial organization with core values: We create, We care, We work together, and We succeed. As a Vessel Solution Architect, you will contribute to our purpose:

"To create a better world for future generations by delivering Marine Ingenuity".

Based in Rotterdam, you will support a diverse fleet of vessels, each with unique characteristics. Our vessel landscape is undergoing a major transformation, driven by:

While we are transitioning our headquarters' IT landscape to a platform- and cloud-based environment, our vessels remain floating hubs that require continuous improvement in security, standards, and communication technologies (LEO). Your mission is to bridge the gap between onshore and offshore environments.

As a Vessel Solution Architect, you will develop a vision for onboard information architecture. Working closely with the IT department and the Electrical & Automation team (responsible for OT architecture), your role is pivotal in standardizing and modernizing vessel infrastructure.

• Developing and maintaining a roadmap for continuous improvement and lifecycle management of vessel IT infrastructure;
• Designing solution architectures for IT and OT systems on board, optimizing complexity;
• Creating and maintaining blueprints for standardized vessel infrastructure;
• Translating business and vessel requirements into a structured backlog for strategic planning;
• Acting as a key liaison with the IT architecture department;
• Designing and implementing cybersecurity measures for vessel environments;
• Establishing and maintaining standards, guidelines, and frameworks.

Currently, we are executing a major infrastructure replacement project to define a new secure architecture for our vessels. You will actively participate in this initiative, ensure knowledge retention, and drive further improvements beyond the project's completion.

You will be working from our head office in Rotterdam - with a splendid view on the beautiful Maas. You can start or end your working day at our own gym in the office. Of course there is room to work from home, while maintaining a healthy mix in working together as a team and with our stakeholders.

This position is available within the multi-disciplinary SMD Information Management and Support team. You will get a buddy to help you find your way into the company. You can learn a lot from your colleagues, and we value an open learning environment.

• At 3-5 years' experience as senior (solution) architect in networking, infrastructure and cybersecurity, preferable in an IT/OT environment;
• Convincing based on knowledge, personality, and seniority - rather than relying on the role itself;
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, but driving for a practical outcome;
• A natural willingness / eagerness to drive change;
• Comfortable with creating visualizations, diagrams, and communication materials;
• Experienced in working within a business-critical Vessel environment;
• Knowledge of the impact of using satellite communication is a pré;
• Certification in GICSP, TOGAF and ITIL or comparable;

A challenging position in which you will play an important role in the further development of the Ship Management Department. You will have the opportunity to further develop this position within Van Oord and we offer you the freedom to further develop your personal competences.

• A salary that matches your responsibilities and experience;
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective);
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package);
• Flexible home working arrangement: on a full-time basis, you can work from home 2 days a week;
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via Goodhabitz;
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association;
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling, and motorcycling

Join us in shaping the future of vessel IT and OT infrastructure.

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