Technical Application Manager

BLIS Digital; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 31,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Vacation days: 25

Home office allowance

Laptop allowance

Phone allowance

Hybrid work

Job summary

Blis Digital is a leading AI-first company in the Netherlands, with two decades of experience and a strong focus on lasting relationships and innovation. As a Technical Application Manager, you will own the technical management of clients’ PeopleSoft environments, ensuring stability, security, and performance while driving upgrades and integrations in a hybrid work setting.

You will be the first point of contact, review incidents and changes, and collaborate with the service manager in weekly

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as technical application manager in a technical/ERP stack.
• Higher professional education level.
• Solid basis in system, application and/or database management.
• Strong analytical mind with ability to translate to concrete solutions for customers.
• Team player who can also work independently.
• Willing to work at the customer location.
• Good command of Dutch and English (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• BeBlis’ first point of contact for the customer; review incidents, service requests and change requests.
• Resolve issues you can tackle immediately; escalate with the team when needed.
• Attend weekly customer meetings with the service manager.
• Advise on integration and execute upgrade processes independently.
• Manage advanced ERP systems such as PeopleSoft; learn quickly if not yet experienced.

Skills

PeopleSoft

ERP experience

Analytical thinking

Team player

Dutch & English

Customer-site readiness

Education

Higher professional education

Tools

PeopleSoft

Linux

Windows

Cobol

Job description

Blis Digital is one of the first truly AI-first companies in the Netherlands. Not because it sounds good, but we've been at the forefront for 20 years; from the first web platforms to the latest AI-driven solutions. With us, you’re in the middle of digital innovation. We work with organizations that want to move forward, have guts and work with us to build solutions that really make an impact. Your colleagues also belong to the top of the market, (ex-) CTO profiles, experienced consultants, developers and designers who all think one step further. And perhaps the best part: both customers and colleagues stay here for a long time. Because we build lasting relationships, smart solutions and a culture where learning, ownership and fun come naturally.

As a technical application manager at Blis

you are responsible for the technical management of our clients’ Peoplesoft environments. You ensure that the systems perform stably, safely and optimally. You work daily on installations, configurations, updates and performance optimizations. You are also the point of contact in case of technical disruptions and you play a key role in system upgrades, migrations and the implementation of new functionalities.

You work within our Enterprise IT business unit, together with passionate colleagues, external parties, developers and the technical and functional teams. In addition to PeopleSoft, our unit also specializes in Elastic solutions and Cloud optimization. There are opportunities that you can also grow in this.

What are you going to do?

You are Blis’ first point of contact for the customer. You review the incidents, service requests, and change requests. You solve issues that you can tackle immediately and consult with the team about issues that are beyond your reach. You sit down with our service manager at customer meetings every week.

In addition, you advise and help with integration and carry out upgrade processes independently. Managing advanced ERP systems such as PeopleSoft requires specific expertise. If you don’t have PeopleSoft experience yet, we’ll make sure you’ve learned the necessary knowledge quickly!

Must haves

• At least 3 years of experience as a technical application manager in the field of a technical (preferably ERP) stack.
• Minimum higher professional education work and thinking level.
• You have a solid basis in system, application and/or database management.
• You have a strong analytical mind and translate this into concrete solutions for the customer.
• You are a team player, who is also very good at functioning independently.
• You are willing to work at the customer location.
• Good verbal and written command of Dutch and English.

Nice to haves

• Experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting PeopleSoft Internet Architecture components, including application servers, process planners, and web servers on Linux and Windows systems.
• Knowledge of Cobol.

What do we offer you?

• Salary of €2,750—€4,000 based on 40 hours
• Annual profit sharing
• 25 vacation days
• 1-year contract with a view to a permanent contract
• Home office worth 250, -
• Laptop and phone allowance
• Hybrid work: 2-3 days at the office in Barendrecht or with the customer
• Fun outings such as the annual ski trip, drinks and meals. After all, you have to celebrate success!

Growth & Learning

Blis works AI First, AI is in everything we do. With our 4-level AI model, you get targeted training, plus content courses and soft skill training. Colleagues regularly organize informal knowledge sessions, so join us or step on stage!

We are Blis

We invent, build and maintain software, data and AI solutions that deliver value today AND are ready for tomorrow. Because organizations that use AI strategically will soon make the difference.

We are an AI-first digital innovator with a passion for new and innovative technology.