About this role
Technical Product Manager - Product Management - 32 to 40 hours - €6278 - €8982 We are looking for a Technical Product Manager to facilitate the continued evolution and scaling of our private cloud infrastructure and platform services. Our current platform is built around OpenStack and Ceph-based infrastructure services and is evolving toward a more automated, composable platform model. We continue to leverage open-source technologies and principles to develop flexible, sustainable infrastructure capabilities, with new services such as Kubernetes-as-a-Service and Bare Metal Provisioning. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of platform engineering, service management, and product strategy. You will facilitate decision-making, drive operational excellence for existing services, and help platform teams and stakeholders translate strategic direction into practical improvements, new capabilities, and sustainable service evolution. Where you will work SURF is the ICT cooperative for Dutch educational and research institutions. Together with them, we work on digital services and complex innovation challenges to enhance the quality of education and research. Working at SURF means working for a unique and open organization. You can see this in everything: the organizational structure, the composition of the project teams, the culture in our offices, and the atmosphere among colleagues. SURF offers excellent employment conditions and takes a flexible approach to work-life balance. Employees enjoy working independently. In addition, everyone is given the space and freedom to apply and develop their talents as effectively and broadly as possible. The team you will join You will be joining the Compute Services department, part of the Advanced Solutions for Research unit. This unit provides computing and data services and ensures they remain future-proof through continuous innovation. Within the Compute Services department, you...