Operations & Support Specialist – Software Delivery

  The Hague
  Full time (40 hours per week)
  Senior

About this job

For one of our clients within the Defence & Security domain, we are looking for an Operations & Support Specialist to join a newly formed Software Delivery team.

In this role, you will contribute to building and maintaining a secure, stable, and efficient development environment that enables software teams to focus on delivering high-quality solutions in mission-critical environments.

You will operate at the intersection of support, application management, and DevOps, ensuring that central tooling and platforms are reliable, well-configured, and easy to use — even within complex and regulated environments.

This is a hands-on role with real impact, where you act as a key point of contact for development teams and help drive continuous improvement.

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Job details

Operations & Support Specialist – Software Delivery 

Main responsibilities 

  • Act as the primary point of contact for development teams regarding tooling and support
  • Manage and maintain software delivery and CI/CD tooling (e.g. ALM tools, Git-based platforms)
  • Perform functional application management, including configuration, updates, and user support
  • Support and guide teams in the effective use of tools and development environments
  • Troubleshoot issues and coordinate with central IT teams for technical resolutions
  • Contribute to the setup, improvement, and optimisation of development tooling and processes
  • Monitor performance and ensure stability, security, and usability of the platforms
  • Translate user needs into practical improvements and configurations
  • Support documentation, knowledge sharing, and standardisation


Requirements

Experience & expertise

  • HBO/WO (Bachelor/Master) level in IT, Computer Science, or similar
  • Experience in application management, DevOps, or software support environments
  • Good understanding of software development processes and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with or interest in tools such as Git, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar
  • Familiarity with infrastructure and environments such as Linux, containers, or cloud/platform tools
  • Affinity with security and working in regulated or classified environments

Personal profile

  • Strong communication skills, able to support both technical and non-technical users
  • Proactive, structured, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Comfortable working in a growing and evolving team environment
  • Able to bridge the gap between development teams and IT services

Language & location

  • Fluent in Dutch and English (both required)
  • Willing and able to work on-site in the Den Haag area (approx. 4 days per week)


What we offer

  • A role within a high-impact Defence & Security environment
  • The opportunity to contribute to secure and mission-critical systems
  • A position with strong responsibility and visibility within a growing team
  • Collaboration with technical experts across multiple disciplines


Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually; however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy. We are not seeking assistance and will not be liable for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited CVs or candidate introductions. Any candidates submitted by agencies without prior written agreement will be considered our direct applicants and may be employed without obligation or fee.

 

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Our story

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At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.

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How to apply

Would you like to hear more? Send your CV and motivational letter to recruitment@stcorp.nl or apply directly through our website.

Kindly note that acquisition from third parties (e.g. agencies) based on this vacancy is not welcome.