22h/week, remote, Berlin – March 2025
Sea-Watch e.V. is a non-profit initiative dedicated to the civil sea rescue of people on the move. In view of the humanitarian disaster in the central Mediterranean Sea-Watch provides emergency aid, demands the rescue by the responsible European institutions and publicly stands up for legal escape routes. We are politically and religiously independent and are financed exclusively by donations.
The Sea-Watch IT team is a dynamic and innovative department that is responsible for all of Sea-Watch’s IT infrastructure, both onshore and onboard. We prioritize collaboration, operational excellence, security and empathy for our users. We are a team of 12-15 people working as employed persons, freelancers and as volunteers.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Ships IT Support Engineer with up to 20 hours per week (including some evenings and weekends) to join our growing Operational IT team ( a team of 5) and contribute to the development and maintenance of our infrastructure and services.
The position is initially limited to 12 months with possibility of extension. The role requires travelling in dates dictated by the ships’ operational and shipyard calendar (around 2-3 times per year) as well as regular on call work. We guarantee that the IT runs smoothly during the deployment of our ships in the Central Mediterranean.
As a Ships IT Support Engineer you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our Ships IT infrastructure on our two vessels: Sea-Watch 5 (our flagship vessel) and Aurora (our fast moving asset) as well as providing back office support for ships departments and mission support for all our operations. Working, exchanging and aligning with the IT team and the Ships departments you will carry out first level support, infrastructure and device management and mission support, working to ensure the reliability, usability, scalability, and security of our systems and clients. This role requires a deep understanding of open source technologies, strong problem-solving skills, hands on hardware and cabling skills, excellent communication skills and a passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry innovations.
You will be based in the Operational IT section of the IT department and will co-lead on developing processes, structure and procedures as well as participating in the on call schedule of Ships and Airborne mission support. We offer you to be part of a team who are supportive and motivated and an organisation where you can actively engage in decision making structures and strategic processes.
Before the ship is deployed, you will train the new on-board IT person on board or remotely and instruct them on the systems. During our deployments, you will provide support to the On-Board IT person and be available to answer questions. During shipyard hours, you coordinate the tasks at hand, distribute them to volunteers and do parts of them yourself. You will be available to the ship’s crew for questions and support regarding IT on the ship.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Please submit your application (CV/resume and cover letter, answer to our questions) by 31st January 2025 to application@sea-watch.org
. Attachments please in a pdf-document. max 5MB.
Questions:
Do you identify as Flinta*? Please Answer only with Yes or No (If same qualification, we prefer flinta* people / answer is not mandatory)?
What’s your approach to helping people resolve IT issues when they have limited technical knowledge?
You are welcome to refrain from providing application photos and information on age and marital status
*Flinta stands identification as female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender
**From January 1, 2024, we have a new salary model that allows for percentage gross salary increases that take into account family needs and personal disabilities. In addition, the salary increases by 3% with every year being with Sea-Watch.
