IT infrastructure and identity platform for Dutch central government
SSC-ICT operates the shared IT backbone for eight Dutch ministries, managing identity, portals, and application infrastructure at scale. The tech stack reflects a hybrid-cloud, containerized architecture (Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher) layered with identity and API governance (Active Directory, WSO2 API Manager, Microsoft Identity Manager). Active adoption of Vault, SonarQube, and SAFe signals a push toward secrets management, code quality automation, and scaled agile delivery—addressing the stated pain of coordinating vendor releases and lifecycle upgrades across a fragmented ministry ecosystem.
SSC-ICT is the centralized IT service provider for the Dutch central government (Rijksoverheid), serving eight ministries from headquarters in The Hague. The organization manages critical shared infrastructure: identity and access management (IDM blueprint, single sign-on), government-facing portals (rijksportaal, rijksdirectory), and a modernized application platform. Core workloads run on Azure and Kubernetes, with security enforced via Active Directory, BlackBerry UEM for mobile management, and Samsung Knox endpoints. Operational challenges center on coordinating lifecycle upgrades, maintaining portal stability, and harmonizing identity integration across loosely coupled ministry systems. The organization is actively hiring across engineering and security roles, reflecting a sustained focus on platform modernization and adoption.
Azure, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Rancher form the core infrastructure. Linux hosts the workloads, with Harbor managing container images and Git for version control.
Active Directory, Microsoft Identity Manager, and WSO2 API Manager govern access and authentication. The organization is currently implementing an IDM blueprint and single sign-on integration across ministries.
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