HBO Internship: Improving DevOps Structure for Cross-Departmental Alignment

DAF Trucks NV; Eindhoven; Vor Ort; EUR 4.200 - 5.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Internship allowance

Travel allowance

Housing allowance

Zusammenfassung

DAF Trucks NV in Eindhoven seeks an internship in DevOps Structure & Cross-Department Alignment to connect five departmental environments and provide real-time insight. You will set up an Azure DevOps-based framework, focusing on boards, governance, and cross-functional processes.

You will interview stakeholders, benchmark best practices, and develop a concept proposal with implementation guidance. This role combines business IT, data, and product development aspects within an international

Qualifikationen

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Affinity with agile and DevOps methodologies and process optimisation.
• Analytically strong and enjoys bringing structure to complex situations.
• Communicatively skilled across departments.
• Independent and proactive; takes initiative.
• Good command of Dutch and English.

Aufgaben

• Research the current DevOps setup and how departments collaborate.
• Conduct interviews with stakeholders to identify bottlenecks.
• Benchmark best practices for DevOps structures and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop a concept proposal for an improved structure (boards, work items, governance).
• Draft an implementation advisory including process agreements, roles and responsibilities.
• Validate and present the solution to the teams involved.
• Your work will be used in practice to solve real workplace challenges.

Kenntnisse

Agile & DevOps

Process optimisation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent worker

Dutch & English

Ausbildung

Business IT & Management

Information Science

Industrial Engineering & Management

Jobbeschreibung

Job DescriptionImagine this: DAF is introducing a brand-new engine. Every department needs to do something to support that engine. One department creates repair instructions, another develops diagnostic paths for dealers. But how does everyone know what the other is doing? And how do you make sure nothing falls through the cracks? Right now, that alignment still happens largely offline. That's where you come in.

As an intern DevOps Structure & Cross-Department Alignment, you will tackle a concrete and visible challenge: how do you connect five different departmental environments, so that everyone has real-time insight into each other's activities? You will work with Azure DevOps, a platform the team already uses to plan and manage activities. Your job is not to build, but to "set it up smartly".

Your responsibilities will include:

• Researching the current DevOps setup and how different departments currently collaborate;
• Conducting interviews with stakeholders from various departments to identify bottlenecks;
• Benchmarking best practices for DevOps structures and cross-functional collaboration;
• Developing a concept proposal for an improved structure (boards, work items, governance);
• Drawing up an implementation advice including process agreements, roles and responsibilities;
• Validating and presenting your solution to the teams involved;
• The best part about this assignment? Your work will actually be used. You are solving a problem that currently impacts the workplace every single day.

Your profile

• You are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business IT & Management, Information Science, Industrial Engineering & Management or similar;
• You have an affinity with agile and DevOps methodologies and process optimisation;
• You are analytically strong and enjoy bringing structure to complex situations;
• You are communicatively skilled. After all, you will be talking to people across all kinds of departments;
• You work independently and proactively. You don't wait around, you take initiative;
• You have a good command of both the Dutch and English language;
• Graduation internship or regular internship? This assignment is best suited for a graduation internship, given its depth and independent nature. Third-year students are also very welcome. Just keep in mind that the implementation part may be somewhat more limited.

Department

You will be working at Business Solutions, part of the European After Sales organisation of DAF Trucks in Eindhoven. But what does After Sales actually do? When a dealer has a problem with a DAF truck, they want to know as quickly as possible: "What is the problem, and how do I fix it?" The Business Solutions team makes sure that entire chain is in order. "From the moment a dealer enters a chassis number and starts a diagnostic plan, to finding the right repair instruction – everything needs to be correct and available." Business Solutions is built around three pillars: project management, data & analysis and product development. The team works closely with product development during the introduction of new vehicles and engines, ensuring that the After Sales organisation is ready to support them. The goal is always the same: "Maximise truck availability and realise the best total cost of ownership for the customer." In short: you will be working in a team where technology, process and customer focus come together.

We offer

• A look behind the scenes at a large, international organisation;
• A great deal of freedom and responsibility – we are open to your initiatives and, depending on the assignment, you will see your results reflected on the work floor;
• An experienced coach and mentor who you can learn a lot from and who is ready to help you move forward;
• An internship allowance of € 375,- gross (Bachelor's) or € 450,- gross (Master's) per month on a full-time basis;
• A travel allowance, if you do not have a student travel pass;
• A housing allowance, if you are temporarily renting a room near DAF

Every intern gets the chance to participate in the Student Event. During this event, you get to meet other interns and find out more about DAF/PACCAR! Curious about how students experience their internship at DAF? Read stories from our former interns here.

Interested?