Resilience Officer E&E Tech

Rabobank; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 113,017 - 161,451; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible transportation options

Development budget of EUR 1,400 per year

Pension contribution flexibility

8% holiday allowance

Third month pay

Job summary

Rabobank, located in Utrecht, seeks a professional for a strategic continuity role to ensure the operational resilience of its IT organization. Responsibilities include developing the Business & IT Continuity strategy and overseeing corrective actions.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in complex IT environments, strong stakeholder management skills, and a pragmatic approach to translate strategy into actions. The position supports hybrid working.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in a strategic role within a complex IT environment.
• Experience with project management in Agile/DevOps.
• Strong ability to influence and connect stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the Business & IT Continuity strategy.
• Act as central coordination point for resilience.
• Ensure effective recovery playbooks are in place.

Skills

Stakeholder management

English communication

Agile methodology

Crisis management certification

Project management

IT affinity

Education

Academic working and thinking level

Job description

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 10,127 and EUR 14,467 (senior kader A) for a 40‑hour work week.
• Third month pay, 8% holiday allowance, and 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 per year.
• Hybrid working: blend of home and office.
• Mobility budget: flexible transportation options.
• Pension: choose your personal contribution level.

Role Overview

Enable operational resilience for an IT organization of 3,300 colleagues, ensuring continuity of critical services for over 48,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.

Responsibilities

• You define and continuously evolve the Business & IT Continuity strategy for Engineering & Enterprise Tech, ensuring the organization is prepared for major disruptions and able to safeguard its critical IT infrastructure and services.
• You translate strategic resilience objectives into clear, practical deliverables and ways of working, embedding them into processes, and day‑to‑day operations across E&E Tech, actively guiding domains.
• You act as the central point of coordination for resilience, connecting senior management, technical domains, and key stakeholders inside and outside E&E Tech. You oversee the business continuity risk profile and in‑control status, translating insights into clear advice, and where needed, take ownership of corrective actions.

Additional Responsibilities (Examples)

• Defining and maintaining the Engineering & Enterprise Tech business and IT continuity and recoverability strategy.
• Ensuring effective recovery playbooks are in place to restore the minimal viable infrastructure after major disruptions.
• Delivering concrete business continuity products such as business impact assessment and business continuity plans.

Qualifications

• Academic working and thinking level.
• At least 10 years of experience in a strategic role within a complex IT environment.
• Certification in business continuity management and crisis management.
• Experience with project management and working in an Agile or DevOps environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in complex internal and external settings.
• Excellent communication skills in English, with Dutch preferred.
• Strong affinity with IT and the ability to think and act from an IT‑engineering perspective.
• A pragmatic mindset, strong execution power, and a hands‑on approach to translate strategy into concrete actions.
• The capability to lead and guide teams throughout continuity and resilience processes, creating clarity, alignment, and shared ownership.
• The ability to influence and connect stakeholders across domains, ensuring support and collaboration in a complex, global IT landscape.

Facts & Figures

• 40 hours per week.
• Engineering & Enterprise Tech consists of 3,300 colleagues.
• Over 48,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.