The listed technology group OHB SE is one of the leading companies in the European space industry. Around 4,100 employees in Germany and other EU countries work on important aerospace programs of our time. The OHB Information Technology Services GmbH with locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen is the internal partner for all IT-related topics. By combining know-how and technology, we enable optimal processes, provide an efficient IT environment and IT services, and promote digitization within the Group. We owe our success to our employees and their passion for innovation, commitment and initiative.

OHB Information Technology Services GmbH in Bremen is looking for a

IT Operations & Application Specialist

Are you an IT professional with a strong blend of system administration expertise and a passion for ensuring the smooth operation and reliability of critical business applications? We are seeking an IT Operations & Application Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in the planning, operation, and continuous improvement of our complex application landscape, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You'll bridge the gap between infrastructure and software, contributing to both operational excellence and quality assurance.

Your Tasks

Application Ownership: Take ownership of the integrity and health of existing and new engineering applications and their associated databases. This includes maintaining versioning, managing codebases across different environments, and ensuring database consistency, systems security and compliance
Software Deployment & Release Management: Support the team by deploying software solutions from external developers to various environments (e.g., test, staging, production)
Collaborate effectively in IT projects working closely with internal and external teams to ensure quality, participating in verification as well as implementing new features
Testing & Quality Assurance: perform manual software testing to ensure the quality, functionality, and proper integration of new features and bug fixes. While focusing on manual testing, you will identify opportunities and actively contribute to the future vision of automating repetitive testing efforts, particularly utilizing tools like Selenium
Code Review & Understanding: Review source code (JavaScript, C#) to understand modifications, support troubleshooting, and effectively test changes implemented by external development partners

Your Qualifications

Studies in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or relevant professional experience in IT operations and application support
Expertise in Windows Server and SQL Server administration
Experience with version control systems, i.e. GitLab
Scripting abilities, particularly with PowerShell
Experience with Linux server environments is a plus
Experience with application troubleshooting, coding and debugging (SQL, JavaScript, C#, JSON) is a plus

Personal Skills:

Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex technical issues across systems and applications
Quality Assurance Mindset
Comfortable with software deployment processes and managing code repositories (e.g., in GitLab) across different environments
Basic knowledge of ITIL frameworks, ITIL certification is a plus
An understanding of infrastructure concepts and system architectures is an asset
Good English knowledge is required
Good German knowledge or a willingness to acquire it

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days

Mobile Work: Flexible working arrangement balancing remote and on-site work

Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)

Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue

space projects

Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan

Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy

Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups

Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days

Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots

Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night

Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches! We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB Information Technology Services GmbH
Human Resources

Questions regarding this posting? Diana Fuchs is available under career@ohb.de.

IT Operations & Application Specialist (m/w/d)