IT Application Manager, CZ based

We are looking for an experienced IT Application Manager to oversee the governance operational stability security coordination and continuous improvement of enterprise customer-facing digital this role you will coordinate cross-functional teams manage release processes ensure compliance and security and drive service excellence across a complex digital application landscape.

Details

Location: Prague / occasional office visits
Contract Type: B2B
Language: English
Start: ASAP

Responsibilities:

• Own and coordinate application release and change management processes.
• Plan and manage regular software releases ensuring production readiness and cross-team alignment.
• Coordinate governance compliance audit and risk management activities.
• Drive information security initiatives and collaborate with Security Architecture and Engineering teams.
• Coordinate vulnerability management incident response and operational risk mitigation.
• Monitor application health service reliability and operational performance.
• Identify opportunities for service improvements and coordinate their implementation.
• Support testing alignment release readiness and post-release quality reviews.
• Monitor budgets forecasts purchase orders and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners PMO QA Engineering Operations Security and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives manage escalations and ensure effective stakeholder communication.

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in Application Management IT Service Management Release Management Digital Product Operations or a similar role.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale customer-facing applications in a complex environment.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery release management and application lifecycle management.
• Experience with IT governance compliance audit processes and risk management.
• Knowledge of information security principles and vulnerability management.
• Experience collaborating with Product Owners Engineering Architecture Security Operations QA and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication stakeholder management and coordination skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice to Have:

• ITIL Agile/Scrum SAFe PMP CISSP CISM or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with security and vulnerability management tools (e.g. Qualys Prisma Cloud Checkmarx).
• Experience supporting financial planning budgeting or TCO activities.
• Previous experience working in large international enterprise environments.