Application Owner - Railways Operations for Stations

As an Application Owner - Railways Operations for Stations, you act as the bridge between business stakeholders, operational teams, and IT delivery, ensuring that applications supporting railway operations such as real estate, building facilities, telemetry IoT platforms, and energy management systems remain reliable, secure, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. You are responsible for the full lifecycle of your applications, from strategy and roadmap definition to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

What is your role at SNCB?

As an Application Owner - Railways Operations for Stations, you will take on the following responsibilities:

· You act as end-to-end owner of one or more business-critical applications in production mode related to real estate, building facilities, telemetry IoT platforms, or energy management.

· You define and maintain the application roadmap, ensuring alignment with operational, safety, and regulatory constraints.

· You prioritise enhancements, incidents, and technical improvements in collaboration with stakeholders.

· You ensure availability, performance monitoring, security, and compliance in alignment with application support setup.

· You maintain ownership and knowledge of application setup (technical, functional, support) and inform the budget owner on enhancement and evolution budgets.

· You follow up, review, and approve license and certification aspects of applications and keep the budget owner informed and updated., · We invite you for a first (online) HR interview where you can demonstrate your motivation, experience and expectations. In preparation, we will ask you to complete an online personality questionnaire.

You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, engineering, or a related field, combined with proven experience as an Application Owner, Product Owner, or Application Manager.

You also possess these technical skills:

· You have a strong understanding of mission-critical systems in complex operational environments.

· You have experience working in railway, energy, real estate, utilities, or industrial domains.

· You have solid knowledge of application lifecycle management (ALM).

· You are able to work with Agile and/or ITIL-based methodologies.

· You ensure availability, performance monitoring, security, and compliance of applications.

· You manage application roadmap definition and alignment with operational, safety, and regulatory constraints.

· You collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise enhancements, incidents, and technical improvements.

· You work with external vendors or nearshore/offshore teams.

· You have knowledge of energy management systems (EMS), SCADA, or operational control systems.

· You have familiarity with enterprise integration patterns and data flows.

· You have experience within regulated or safety-critical environments.

· You manage license and certification aspects of applications.

And these soft skills:

· You have strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

· You demonstrate an analytical mindset with attention to reliability, safety, and risk.

Asset:

· You are fluent in English (spoken and written).

· You are fluent in one of the local languages (French or Dutch) and understand the other.

· You have experience working with external vendors or nearshore/offshore teams.

Choosing SNCB means choosing to contribute to the digital transformation of the Belgian railways. You will have a job with social impact and ample opportunity to make your own contribution. Alongside a healthy work-life balance and a competitive salary, we offer:

· Hybrid working, with a balanced weekly mix of office and remote work, combined with flexible hours.

· 35 days of annual leave.

· A mobility package with a company car (also available via our mobility plan) or alternative mobility choices, complemented by a public transport season ticket.

· A target bonus.

· A comprehensive insurance package, with hospitalisation and dental care for the whole family.

· Coverage of outpatient medical costs.

· Group insurance, including a supplementary pension (cafeteria plan).

· Meal vouchers & eco vouchers.

· Net allowances for hybrid working and an internet allowance.

Everyone is unique. That’s why we believe it’s important that you can be yourself - it makes SNCB stronger. We therefore place great value on diversity and inclusion.