What does a:e Senior IT Consultant actually do at BITS?

“Hello, I’m Steffen from Erfurt. I’m a business economist by profession, I’m 39 years old and I have a wife and children. I’m also a keen mountain biker.”

“I got to know BITS back in 2014. Back then, BITS was the development partner of a start-up that I was involved in. Over time, we got on better and better and BITS asked if I could imagine supporting a project as a freelancer, which I was happy to do.”

“Well, that’s probably a special case for me. As a freelancer, I was initially responsible for a migration project that I joined directly and supported BITS remotely. I particularly liked the fact that I always felt part of the team despite my position as an external employee and the distance between Munich and Erfurt. In 2019, we then carried out another joint project and the consulting division at BITS expanded. This was one of the reasons why I decided with Alex, Martin and Marc (the three managing directors of BITS) that I would join BITS as a permanent employee. The start as a permanent employee was of course not a classic new start, as I already knew the team. I am particularly pleased that I was able to retain my freedom and projects despite the change from freelance work to a permanent position.”

“I work as an IT project consultant at BITS and am currently looking after two customers in the automotive sector as a project manager. The biggest project at the moment is the relocation of a data center for a major customer. The project is scheduled to run for 5 years and we are now halfway through – I am managing the team at BITS and organizing a lot in cooperation with the customer, the team and other external service providers of the customer. In this project, we ensure that the applications are moved to a new infrastructure and that the customer’s production processes can continue to run smoothly despite the move – which of course requires careful planning and a lot of coordination with the customer’s application owners, for example. So far, the project has gone very well and we have been able to move the applications smoothly – I hope that we can continue to deliver such good work.”

“Basically, the requirements are based on the customer’s wishes and the maturity level of the organization. Based on our experience, we suggest improvements and optimizations to new customers. In the current project, the customer provides a PMO (Project Management Office) and gives structural specifications, which we have optimized after analysing previous projects. These adjustments have just proved to be highly effective.”

“Especially in view of the very challenging last two years during the corona pandemic, I thought it was very good that everything worked so smoothly and was organized online. Nevertheless, contact with the team was maintained very well and Martin, Marc and Alex encouraged the team culture to be upheld. Apart from that, the open communication culture and the team is something I really like about BITS.”

“Why is that? Quite clearly – because it’s simply fun and the team is great. What I notice is that BITS has a wide range of topics that are very exciting. I think that everyone can find their own area of interest and get involved. I think the important thing is that you enjoy your work and want to work in a team. It’s also not all “textbook work”, so you should be open to trying out new things and be communicative in order to coordinate your projects. This is particularly important when coordinating with many different stakeholders.”