IT Continuity Expert

Details

At ING, we’re not just a bank—we’re a tech-driven financial institution with a global footprint. Our mission is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. The IT continuity team plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of reliability engineering across all ING entities, ensuring our critical services are resilient, secure, and always available.

Responsibilities

• Lead the charge in defining and rolling out IT continuity processes across ING’s global tech ecosystem.
• Design and implement global standards for IT continuity planning, disaster recovery (DR) testing, ransomware recovery, and data restoration.
• Collaborate globally with SRE teams, enterprise architects, and engineers to embed resilience into every layer of our tech stack.
• Innovate and evolve continuity practices to stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies.
• Drive consistency in disaster recovery strategies across datacenters, cloud platforms, and service providers.
• Educate and empower engineers with training, documentation, and best practices to build a culture of resilience.
• Own the expertise — be the go-to authority on IT continuity within ING.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in software engineering, IT operations, or architecture roles.
• Deep understanding of resilience engineering, business continuity management (BCM), and IT continuity in complex tech environments.
• Hands-on experience with developing and testing IT continuity plans, recovery exercises, and implementing IT risk controls.
• Broad technical knowledge across the stack—from infrastructure to CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling.
• Passion for problem-solving, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Skills in PowerBI, data analytics, and Python.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience working in global organizations.
• Familiarity with cloud-native resilience patterns.
• Ability to translate complex risk concepts into actionable engineering practices.
• Infrastructure knowledge.

Benefits

• Salary tailored to your qualities and experience.
• Salary range: €5,212 - €8,387 per month.
• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract.
• Pension scheme.
• 13th month salary.
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary.
• 8% holiday payment.
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation.
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities.
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues.

About Us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, ING offers opportunities for people with initiative who want to help individuals take a step ahead in life and business. We value integrity, customer focus, and innovation. Join our progressive, diverse, and supportive team and apply today.