Job Description

Dortmund

,

Germany

Your Role

You will join the Service Strategy team to manage decommissioning initiatives for applications and infrastructures. The goal: ensure the controlled phase-out of legacy systems, reduce risks, and increase IT service efficiency.

Main Responsibilities

Plan, manage, and execute IT decommissioning projects. Take full ownership of project management (planning, milestones, budget, resources). Identify systems to be decommissioned and develop migration and shutdown strategies. Perform risk, compliance, and security assessments. Coordinate stakeholders across business units, IT teams, and external providers. Ensure documentation of dependencies, processes, and outcomes. Define and monitor KPIs (e.g. cost savings, risk reduction, efficiency improvements). Facilitate workshops and support change management measures. Contribute to developing standards and best practices for future decommissioning projects.

Profile

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent. Minimum

8–10 years of IT project management experience

, with proven expertise in system decommissioning. Project management certifications (PMI, PRINCE2, IPMA) are a plus. Strong knowledge of IT architectures, migration and shutdown strategies, and complex IT environments. Experience with ITSM/EAM tools (e.g. ServiceNow, LeanIX, Signavio) is an advantage. Familiar with compliance, data protection (GDPR), and IT security. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Strong analytical, structured, and solution-oriented mindset. Fluent in

German and English

(native German is a strong advantage).

Location: Ruhr area (Essen, Dortmund), mainly remote with some on-site days.

by ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS

Opportunities are numerous. From bare applications development to of IT infrastructures management including conception, architecture and requirements analysis.


Although open to technologies used by our customers, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS seeks mainly but not only consultants mastering: Windows and Linux Servers, networks, developments (JAVA, SAP, .NET,…) as well as highly specialized experts for example in cybersecurity or in Content Management System (CMS) (SharePoint, Drupal, WebLogic…).


In terms of non-technical competencies, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS hires dynamic persons, open to the world, interested by innovation and having a keen sense of client relationship.


A very good command of English is essential, the capacity to speak French, German or Dutch is an asset.


Even though most of our positions require at least 3 years of experience, some are open to new starters.


ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS works either in its premises or in our customer’s one, remote activities are sometime possible.