Product Owner/ Lead Developer

Product Owner/Lead Developer for the Research Data Management Platform at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).

Requirements

• HBO/WO work and thinking level, preferably in Informatics, Computational Science, Information Science or a comparable field.
• At least 7 years of experience with software development, in a leading or architect role.
• Experience with Product Ownership or a comparable responsibility for a product backlog.
• Affinity with or experience in a scientific or academic environment; you understand how researchers work and what challenges they face around data management.
• Knowledge of FAIR principles, metadata standards, persistent identifiers, and open science.
• Familiarity with existing RDM or repository platforms is a pre.
• Strong programming skills in at least one relevant language (Python, Java, or C#).
• Experience with modern software architecture: API-first, microservices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, containerization (Docker), infrastructure-as-code.
• Knowledge of privacy, security, and compliance issues in a research environment (AVG, data sensitivity, ethical review).
• Dutch and English: fluent in word and writing.

Benefits

• Salary scale 10/11 according to the CAO-WVOI, with placement in the scale dependent on your work experience and education and training level and direction.
• The freedom to give your role substance and space and opportunities for your personal (talent) development, including through the NIOZ Academy.
• 42 vacation days per year at a full-time work week of 40 hours.
• Pension scheme through ABP, 8% vacation pay in May, and 8.33% year-end bonus in December.
• 2nd class travel with the OV is 100% reimbursed.
• An employment conditions arrangement where salary can be exchanged for free days or vice versa, or you can use salary or leave hours once every 5 years to purchase a bike with tax advantage.