Overview
In this role you lead ESA’s Digital, Data and IT Infrastructure and Digital Workplace Division, shaping the Agency’s resilient, secure and scalable technology foundations. You will drive the ongoing modernization of infrastructure, cloud, HPC and end-user services to enable mission delivery and digital transformation. Working under the CDIO, you’ll partner with stakeholders across directorates to ensure interoperability and long-term capability. This is a strategic, high-impact leadership position at a global space agency. You will foster a culture of operational excellence, innovation and continuous improvement, while aligning with ESA’s resilience and sovereignty ambitions.
Responsabilità Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Agency’s infrastructure, platform and end-user technology capabilities
Own and evolve ESA’s Agency-wide infrastructure landscape for security, resilience and growth
Drive modernization of the infrastructure ecosystem (cloud, platform engineering, HPC, digital workplace, shared services)
Enable the Digital, Data and IT Strategy through reusable, scalable, interoperable platforms
Oversee collaboration with business, mission and technology stakeholders to deliver critical infrastructure
Manage strategic suppliers, partnerships, investments and delivery organisations for value and sustainability
Lead transformation and operation of agency-wide digital infrastructure to support mission success
Build leadership, operating model and teams to deliver future digital,



data and IT ambitions
Foster collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across teams, suppliers and stakeholders
Identify, assess and report health and safety risks in the area of responsibility
Ensure resilience, sovereignty and dual-use ambitions are supported by secure infrastructure
Requisiti fondamentali 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in digital technologies, data and IT with substantial leadership responsibility for complex infrastructure and operations
At least 8 years in senior leadership roles with accountability for large multidisciplinary teams and mission-critical services
Proven leadership, relationship management and communication skills (oral and written)
Ability to translate team objectives into evolving organizational goals and context
Proven track record representing the Agency to external interfaces
Strong cognitive, analytical, planning and organizational skills
Ability to anticipate problems, resolve complex issues and make timely decisions with integrity
People management experience; international experience and experience in diverse functional areas are assets
Mobility for potential rotation within ESA
Knowledge of security, risk management and governance in IT infrastructure
leadership
relationship management
communication
Enterprise infrastructure strategy and operations
Cloud and hybrid cloud platforms
Data centre, network and compute infrastructure

📌 Head of the Digital, Data and IT Infrastructure and Digital Workplace Division (Frascati)
🏢 Esa European Space Agency
📍 Frascati