Senior Application Owner

ypto; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

35 days of annual leave

Mobility package with company car

Public transport season ticket

Target bonus

Insurance package (hospitalisation and

Dental care for the whole family

Outpatient medical costs

Group insurance with supplementary пен

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Internet allowance

Job summary

SNCB is hiring an Application Owner – Railways Operations for Stations to act as the bridge between business stakeholders, operations and IT delivery, ensuring that mission‑critical applications remain reliable, secure and aligned with regulatory requirements.

You will own one or more production applications (real estate, facilities, telemetry IoT, energy management), define roadmaps, prioritize enhancements with stakeholders, and oversee availability, performance, security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in IT, engineering, or a related field is required.
• Experience as Application Owner, Product Owner, or Application Manager is expected.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with an analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end owner of production applications related to real estate, facilities, telemetry IoT, or energy management.
• Define and maintain the application roadmap aligned with operational, safety and regulatory constraints.
• Prioritize enhancements, incidents and technical improvements with stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in IT or engineering

Tools

ALM

Job description

How do you help make a difference?

As an Application Owner – Railways Operations for Stations, you act as the bridge between business stakeholders, operational teams, and IT delivery, ensuring that applications supporting railway operations such as real estate, building facilities, telemetry IoT platforms, and energy management systems remain reliable, secure, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. You are responsible for the full lifecycle of your applications, from strategy and roadmap definition to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

What is your role at SNCB?

As an Application Owner – Railways Operations for Stations, you will take on the following responsibilities:

• Act as end‑to‑end owner of one or more business‑critical applications in production mode related to real estate, building facilities, telemetry IoT platforms, or energy management.
• Define and maintain the application roadmap, ensuring alignment with operational, safety, and regulatory constraints.
• Prioritise enhancements, incidents, and technical improvements in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure availability, performance monitoring, security, and compliance in alignment with application support setup.
• Maintain ownership and knowledge of application setup (technical, functional, support) and inform the budget owner on enhancement and evolution budgets.
• Follow up, review, and approve license and certification aspects of applications and keep the budget owner informed and updated.

Why is this job a good fit for you?

You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, engineering, or a related field, combined with proven experience as an Application Owner, Product Owner, or Application Manager.

Technical skills

• Strong understanding of mission‑critical systems in complex operational environments.
• Experience working in railway, energy, real estate, utilities, or industrial domains.
• Solid knowledge of application lifecycle management (ALM).
• Ability to work with Agile and/or ITIL‑based methodologies.
• Ensure availability, performance monitoring, security, and compliance of applications.
• Manage application roadmap definition and alignment with operational, safety, and regulatory constraints.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise enhancements, incidents, and technical improvements.
• Work with external vendors or nearshore/offshore teams.
• Knowledge of energy management systems (EMS), SCADA, or operational control systems.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and data flows.
• Experience within regulated or safety‑critical environments.
• Manage license and certification aspects of applications.

Soft skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrate an analytical mindset with attention to reliability, safety, and risk.

Asset

• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Fluent in one of the local languages (French or Dutch) and understand the other.
• Experience working with external vendors or nearshore/offshore teams.

Diversity Statement

Everyone is unique. That’s why we believe it’s important that you can be yourself — it makes SNCB stronger. We therefore place great value on diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

• Hybrid working, with a balanced weekly mix of office and remote work, combined with flexible hours.
• 35 days of annual leave.
• A mobility package with a company car (also available via our mobility plan) or alternative mobility choices, complemented by a public transport season ticket.
• A target bonus.
• A comprehensive insurance package, with hospitalisation and dental care for the whole family.
• Coverage of outpatient medical costs.
• Group insurance, including a supplementary pension (cafeteria plan).
• Meal vouchers & eco vouchers.
• Net allowances for hybrid working and an internet allowance.

Where will you be working?

You will work near Brussels-South station.

What’s next?

• Apply online.
• We review your CV to see if it matches the profile we are seeking. We may call you briefly to ask about your motivation and experience.
• We invite you for an online HR interview to demonstrate your motivation, experience, and expectations. In preparation, we will ask you to complete an online personality questionnaire.
• If the first interview is positive, we invite you for a second technical interview in Brussels with the team to discuss the role and how your skills align with the team’s needs.
• If everything goes well, we will make you a contract offer.
• You start your new job!

Contact

Ypto recruitment

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