Junior Technical Product Manager – SURFeduhub

Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of student mobility in the Netherlands? Do you want to contribute to an innovative platform that enables secure and standardized exchange of educational data?

SURFeduhub enables educational institutions to share data such as course offerings, schedules, and academic progress in a secure and standardized way. This is how we’re making flexible learning a reality. As a Junior Technical Product Manager, you’ll be involved in the growth, maintenance, and further development of this platform.

Will you help us ensure that SURF stays at the forefront of digital education and makes new forms of flexible learning possible?

Where you will work

SURF is the IT 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.

The team you will join

You’ll be part of the SURFeduhub product team, which operates under the Flexible Education team. This team develops and manages services that help institutions offer, enroll in, deliver, and recognize flexible learning. SURFeduhub plays a central role in this ecosystem.

Interested in learning more? Read about SURFeduhub and our work on flexible education here.

As a Junior Technical Product Manager, you’ll be part of a dynamic team that includes a Product Manager, two Technical Product Managers, and a flexible pool of developers and operations engineers.

What you will do

You’ll help ensure that the SURFeduhub platform runs reliably and continues to evolve. You’ll be involved in day-to-day operations as well as shaping future developments. Collaboration with developers, engineers, and fellow product managers will be essential.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing and monitoring the SURFeduhub platform and its infrastructure.
• Providing support to partner organizations and institutions.
• Analyzing and resolving technical issues related to data exchange and integrations.
• Contributing to the design and development of new features and use cases.
• Structuring the backlog and coordinating external developers.
• Building support tools for testing and quality control.

Your skills and experience

You are a curious and analytical IT professional who thrives on technical challenges and teamwork. You like being hands-on and have a good grasp of both the technology and the user perspective.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
• A strong interest in software development and data integration.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to work.
• Knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language.
• Experience with Linux environments and open-source tools.
• The ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with Privacy by Design and Security by Design principles is a bonus, but not required.

SURF takes pleasure in doing its recruitment itself; acquisition is therefore not appreciated.