Hosting Lead

Job Description For our HQ in Nootdorp, we are looking for a Hosting Lead. In this role, you are responsible for defining, governing and maintaining global standards for all on prem and private cloud hosting platforms, including servers, virtualization, middleware, storage, backup and tooling. You ensure that hosting operations align with enterprise policies, architectural direction and security requirements, while driving consistency and adoption across regional teams. You work closely with Architecture, Security, IT leadership and operational teams to ensure hosted solutions remain compliant, supportable and aligned with the long-term target architecture. Your role In this position: You define, publish and manage global hosting standards across operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, storage, backup and platform tooling. You establish governance frameworks including policies, guardrails, RACI models and exception processes with compensating controls. You develop and maintain platform baselines (OS hardening, patch cadence, cluster configurations, TLS/cipher standards, logging, replication, retention and restore testing). You create operating models for each hosting platform, ensuring alignment with security policies, audit requirements and lifecycle plans. You build and maintain a joint roadmap with Architecture and Security, validating solution impacts within architectural and security boundaries. You assess opportunities to reduce hosting risk, simplify the technology landscape and manage migrations or lifecycle transitions. You evaluate vendor and platform options, document architectural fit and risks, and guide adoption of approved solutions. You manage vendor relationships, contracts and license utilisation for hosting platforms. You set measurable KPIs and dashboards (patch/vulnerability compliance, baseline drift, capacity, backup success, restore SLAs, change success) and drive remediation with regional teams. You prepare for audits, maintain evidence, lead remediation plans and communicate standards and changes through documentation and enablement sessions ; You own lifecycle management for EOL/EOS technologies; plan upgrades/migrations and secure change windows. Your track record To be successful in this role: You hold a bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent experience. You bring 8+ years of experience across hosting and cloud services, including servers, virtualization, storage, backup and tooling. You have proven experience defining and governing platform standards across regions with strong documentation discipline. You understand enterprise architecture and security frameworks and can validate designs within those boundaries. You demonstrate leadership and influence across teams without relying on hierarchy. You communicate effectively in English and excel in problem solving and stakeholder management. You thrive in fast paced, constantly changing environments and can influence outcomes without direct authority. You ideally bring certifications (ITIL, VMware, RHCE/Microsoft, CISSP/CISM, cloud foundations) or experience with observability, automation and regulated environments. What Fugro offers Based on your relevant experience, the salary ranges from €6000 to €7000. This amount is part of our salary range, with opportunities for growth within the role; 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days; Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally; Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies; Commuting allowance; Modern pension scheme; Collective health insurance; Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan; Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program). Are you interested? Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro. If you have any further questions, please contact Umit Nesar, Corporate Recruiter, tel. +31 (0)6 -81 41 07 68 After you have applied You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application; When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you; After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round; If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro! Disclaimer for recruitment agencies: Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated .