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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # C004935 Senior IT Change Manager (NS) BELGIUM - 3 Jul - **Company:** Park Lane Recruitment - **Location:** Bergen, Belgium - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5769330523 ## About the Role * The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance * A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience. * Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post. * 3 years of practical experience in managing change request from initiation to closure while engaging with relevant process owners and stakeholders. * Experience in leading small teams * Training/Certifications: ITIL Foundation Certification ## Description * Contributes to the development of policies, standards and guidelines for strategy development and planning. * Develops and communicates plans to drive forward the strategy and related change planning. * Provides support and guidance to help stakeholders adhere to the approach. * Ensures that all stakeholders are aware of the strategic management approach and timetables. * Collates information and creates reports and insights to support strategy management processes. Emerging technology monitoring * Supports monitoring of the external environment and assessment of emerging technologies. * Contributes to the creation of reports, technology roadmapping and the sharing of knowledge and insights. Requirements definition and management * Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity. * Contributes to selecting the requirements approach. * Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements. * Establishes requirements base-lines, obtains formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability to source. Configuration management * Proposes and agrees the configuration items (CIs) to be uniquely identified with naming conventions. * Puts in place operational processes for secure configuration, classification and management of CIs, and for verifying and auditing configuration records. * Develops, configures and maintains tools (including automation) to identify, track, log and maintain accurate, complete and current information. * Reports on the status of configuration management. * Identifies problems and issues and recommend corrective actions. Change control * Leads the assessment, analysis, development, documentation and implementation of changes. * Develops implementation plans for complex requests for change. * Reviews proposed implementations and evaluates the risks to the integrity of the product and service environment. * Ensures appropriate change approval is applied to changes. * Reviews the effectiveness of change implementation. * Identifies, evaluates and manages the adoption of appropriate tools, techniques and processes for change control. IT Service Change Management * Analyzes and presents the pros and cons of potential risks to IT service changes. * Designs approaches and templates for the implementation and review of IT service changes. * Directs and monitors the implementation of IT service changes and procedures. * Determines methods and processes for IT service changes. * Compares change impact assessing approaches with other industry professionals or organizations. * Evaluates the effectiveness of change management through professional group discussions. System Development Life Cycle * Clarifies the similarities and differences among life cycles; easily labels and describe each phase. * Explains the basic concepts of a structured approach to application development. * Describes associated standards, procedures and guidelines for the system development life cycle. * Highlights the major phases, activities, checkpoints and deliverables in the system life cycle. ## Related Videos - [Why Your Best Mediors Never Become Seniors (And How to Fix It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2108-why-your-best-mediors-never-become-seniors-and-how-to-fix-it) - [The Avengers Initiative (Practical Ethics for Software Engineers)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2070-the-avengers-initiative-practical-ethics-for-software-engineers) - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Revolution in Software Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1266-navigating-the-ai-revolution-in-software-development) - [Official Opening of WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100000-official-opening-of-wearedevelopers-world-congress-2026) - [AI in Regulated Industry - Validating AI-Enabled Products with PLM and Digital Twins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2065-ai-in-regulated-industry-validating-ai-enabled-products-with-plm-and-digital-twins) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The Netherlands – Europe’s powerhouse for software development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/31-the-netherlands-europe-s-powerhouse-for-software-development) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [How to land a developer job in Amsterdam](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/36-how-to-land-a-developer-job-in-amsterdam)