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Date: Sep 6, 2025

Location: The Hague, NL, 2595 AK

Company: Aramco Europe

Aramco is one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Aramco Europe is headquartered in The Hague with offices across the continent. For over 60 years we have supported Aramco with a wide range of activities from facilitating safe and reliable delivery of energy to customers around the globe to pushing for breakthroughs in research and innovation. 

Our services include in-depth technology advice and support in established and emerging sectors of oil, gas and energy, as well as finance, HR, legal, PR and communications.

We work with the very best industry suppliers to drive our operations to secure our position as a world leader in energy and chemicals. 

Goal

Coordinates, and oversees the day-to-day activities for the technical services, surveillance, and customer support operations of a large workgroup, while maximizing productivity and minimizing overall operations and support costs.

General Profile

  • Supervisesthe dail y act ivities of staff
  • Sets priorit ies for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities wi th other supervisors
  • Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan;receives guidance and oversights from manager
  • Spends some time performing the work supervised
     

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate the daily activities of the assigned group and conduct Performance Management Process with direct reports
Ensure team members receive accurate training and work in a productive manner
Set goals for the respective group members
Prepare frequent updates on progress and performance (e.g. weekly highlights and monthly or ad-hoc reports)
Organize and conduct all staff meetings for project reviews and supervise all IT operation systems and services and analyze all customer requirements and develop solutions for same.
Identify and recommend opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness and capabilities.
Ensure integration of processes among internal functions and outside suppliers
Perform other miscellaneous duties as directed by the Supervisor or IT Division Head

Functional Specific Responsibilities

Security Operations Center

  • Leads t he design, development and operation of related compliance monitoring and improvement activities to ensure compliance both with internalsecurity policiesetc. and applicable laws and regulati ons
  • Leads the response to security incidents such as attacks, misuse, vir us Infestat ion or malicious software
  • present on AOC's IT infrastruc t ure.
  • Pr ovides guidance to the IT Security Analysts for proper analysis and response action plans for infor mat ion risk events and incidents based on incident type and severity.
  • Coordinates the activity and their working schedulefor the IT Security Analysts working in a 24x7x365 shi fts in the opera tio n center
  • Oversees both ITSecurity Analysts working in shifts and during normal office hours and assures the alignment and continuity of their monitoring work and investigations
  • Presents to management the IT Security Post ure Assessment reports to review the security goals and requirements and provide validation of how well security architecture and designs have been implement ed and how well they are operating.



Customer Care Unit

  • Report to senior managers on any issue that could significantly impact the business
  • Take overallresponsibility for incident/problem management and request fulfillment on the Service Desk
  • Ensure that staffing and skill levels are maintained throughout operational hours.
  • Act as an escalation point where critical business challenges occur
  • Produce statistics and management reports
  • Arrange staff training and awareness sessions
  • Secretary of the Change Advisory Board (CAB), responsible for planning. Setting the agenda and populate the system. In addition responsible for sending out any general notification to AOC user community.
  • Perform briefings to Service Desk staff on changes or deployments that mayaffect volumes at the Service Desk
  • Assist Analysts in providing first line support when workloadsare high, or where additional experience is required.
  • Supervise and directs the team responsible for the support of ITSM systems andSharePoint (e.g. AOC Intranet) and various other 3rd party software packages.
  • Responsible for Authorization Management for ERP systems and coordination for (external) audits in this area
     

Contacts

Relevant external and internal stakeholders

Requirements

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Computer Science, IT Business Administration, Engineering or closely related field
Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, including 4 years of supervisory experience
In case not in possession of Bachelor degree, professional expertise could also been obtained through approximately 11 years of relevant work experience, including 7 years of supervisory experience, preferably in IT Security Operations Center
Excellent English skills, both written and verbally
Advanced knowledge of general security methodologies, concepts and terminologies

Functional Specific Requirements

Required Competency Levels

Initiative
Addressing Gaps in Work

  • Continuously reviews personal (and team) results against desired standards and takes corrective action to ensure success.

Motivating and Energizing Self and Others

  • Consistently display an outstanding degree of involvement and engagement which inspires others.

Self-Starting

  • Pro ac ti vely takes on additional assignments to stretch own capabilities and contributes to overall team performance levels.


Customer Focus
Identifying and Anticipating Customer Needs

  • Takes the extra step to anticipate customers' needs and immediatel y takes action to resolve breaks in service or mist akes to satisfy customers.

Customer Care/Service

  • Uncovers customers' hidden needs or issues by asking insightful questions and developing rapport; encourages others to consider the customer's perspective in making decisions.

Following Customer Service Trends

  • Stays up to date with best practices and institutes internal standards within department to ensure high customer service qu alit y.


Quality Orientation
Understanding Quality Standards/Knowledge of Standards of Excellence

  • Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective and high quality product and service delivery to internal and external customers.

Applying and Maintaining Quality Standards

  • Takes imm ediate action to correct any variations in quality; ensures accuracy and comple t eness of wo rk outputs and helps team members with this as well.

Measuring and Tracking Quality

  • Incorporates quality measurement data to direct improvements and changes to products, outputs and services.


Collaboration/Teamwork 
Delivering Information and Assistance

  • Offers appropriate assistance and support to colleagues, (direct reports), and superiors wit hin own area of expertise, without waitingto be asked; participates in cross-functional teams.

Rafe Identity and Interpersonal Interactions

  • Communicates within andacross teams to break down barriers and achieve team goals; takes on the role of the expert or leader when necessary.

Building/Maintaining Relationships and Fostering Cooperation

  • Works collaboratively with allteam members to integrate individual perspectives; provides encouragement and acknowledgement of others' contributions and inputs.


Accountability
Taking Responsibility and Ownership

  • Is aware of own responsibilit ies and encourages colleagues to be this aswell, while maintaining a high levelof cooperation.

Driving and Delivering Results

  • M easu re s and t ra cks (team) performance against goals and encourages team members to contribu te to achieving the goals.

Managing Expectations and Working Through Setbacks

  • Openly manages other's expectations when completion of tasks is not possible or delayed.

Required Competency Levels (cont)

LeadershipCompetencies


Developing People
Helping Others to Assess Skills and Opportunities

  • Conducts regular,open discussions with employees about their strengths and development areas, facilit ating the creation of formal development pians.

Creating Developmental Opportunities

  • Creates a support ive and safe team environment for people to experiment with and demonstrate new skills and behaviors.

Giving Feedback

  • Provides constructive behaviorally-oriented performance feedback to others while maintaining motivation and positive esteem.


Inspiring and Motivating Others
Inspirat ional Communication

  • Communicates the link between individuals' contribut ions and team goals to help others appreciate the importanee of their work.

Creating Energy and Commitment

  • Creates energy and commitment by connecting people to projects based on interests and abilities.

Maintaining Positive Morale

  • Assesses employee morale and commitment; takes action when reports of employee concerns surface.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 822

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