Business & IT Continuity Expert

ASML is looking for a Business & IT Continuity Expert in Veldhoven to translate business recovery needs into practical recovery plans for IT, data, infrastructure and suppliers. You will connect business recovery requirements to the applications, data, infrastructure, suppliers and IT services needed to restore critical activities. You will take ownership of planning and delivering continuity activities through the end of 2027. This includes identifying the conditions and resources required, as well as assessing the impact on other programmes.

You will coordinate workshops, work with stakeholders and report clearly on progress, risks, readiness, evidence, decisions and follow-up actions. A key part of your role will be improving and completing runbooks. You will help finalise the remaining sector business runbooks, where applicable, and drive the closure of critical open actions. You will also review the design basis, content and lifecycle model of the Business Continuity Master Runbook (BCMR).

You will define and collect runbooks, business applications and business-critical datasets, coordinate their loading into SIRE and support their ongoing lifecycle management. You will also develop or review recovery scenarios and test scripts, coordinate hands-on recovery exercises, validate outcomes and follow up on lessons learned. In addition, you will contribute to ransomware projects and the creation of IT runbooks. You take a pragmatic, evidence-driven approach.

You challenge assumptions and clearly identify when the available evidence is not sufficient to demonstrate recovery readiness. ASML is a successful Dutch high-tech enterprise that produces complex lithography systems used by chip manufacturers in the production of integrated circuits. ASML is at the cutting edge of this technology and delivers systems to all the world's leading chip manufacturers. ASML's employees are among the most creative talents in the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering and software.

Every day they collaborate in close-knit multidisciplinary teams in which members listen to and learn from one another and exchange ideas. It is the ideal environment for professional development and personal growth. ASML is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

What you bring: experience in business continuity, IT continuity, disaster recovery or a related field; ability to connect business recovery requirements to applications, data, infrastructure, suppliers and IT service recovery capabilities; experience creating, reviewing or maintaining runbooks, recovery plans or test scenarios; ability to organise workshops and coordinate stakeholders on progress, risks, decisions and actions; a pragmatic, evidence-driven approach, including the ability to assess whether evidence demonstrates that recovery is achievable; confidence in challenging assumptions and raising concerns when supporting evidence is insufficient; ability to coordinate recovery exercises, assess outcomes and turn lessons learned into clear follow-up actions.

Aanbod: a challenging key position within an ambitious and innovative organization, a dynamic multicultural team of engineers at the highest level, entrepreneurial freedom within the YER framework, working in a close-knit multidisciplinary team, international growth opportunities, an excellent benefits package including pension scheme and additional perks, and international support such as Dutch language classes, tax assistance and relocation guidance.