Your team You will be part of Data Analytics Services Division in the Directorate General Information Systems. Our Division has around 50 staff and is responsible for the ECB’s portfolio of data-centric services and applications for the Statistics, Economics and Research business areas, and also for an enterprise data platform that supports data scientists across the ECB. Our focus is on IT services for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data. We are currently working on migrating our IT services to the cloud and modernising the underlying technology stack.

In your role as IT Application Development Specialist, you will be part of the project team responsible for the Common Data Management (CDM) project that is working on designing a state-of-the-art data and analytics environment for the European System of Central banks and the Single Supervisory Mechanism, the system of banking supervision in Europe. In the current phase, teams fine-tune requirements and goals, and run proofs of concept to validate assumptions and reduce uncertainties for future phases of the Programme. You will collaborate closely with other experts, under the coordination and leadership of the CDM Programme Manager.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role As an IT Application Development Specialist, you will:

- develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) scripts to prepare Cloud infrastructure; - develop CI/CD pipelines to deploy applications; - develop and improve working prototypes, applications and automated tests; - configure and optimize software and infrastructure; - contribute to the preparation and execution of functional and/or technical testing as part of acceptance testing procedures; - liaise with suppliers and service providers and assess the solutions they offer from a technical point of view; - contribute to the preparation of project documentation and possible delivery to future participants, users and decision-making bodies; - conduct research and validate assumptions on technological topics that are relevant to the project (e.g. data federation, data integration, data cataloguing, data management).

The position offers you excellent opportunities to implement data-centric systems at a leading central bank using cloud technologies and applying state-of-the-art concepts and methods. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills Essential:

- a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in information systems, computer science, computer engineering or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences); - in addition to the above, a minimum of three years’ experience in the field of information technology, including one year in two or more of the following fields: - Programming Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform); - Cloud infrastructure/services (e.g. AWS, IAM, Object Storage, Virtualization, Networking, Managed Big Data Services, Managed Security Services); - CI/CD (e.g. Gitlab CI, Ansible); - Databases (e.g. relational databases, AWS RDS); - Applications development;

- sound understanding of software lifecycle; - basic knowledge on security (e.g. authentication/authorization protocols, encryption, signing); - knowledge and experience of at least one general-purpose programming language for fast prototyping, such as Python or JavaScript, and for application development, such as Java or Rust; - an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

- experience with data-centric systems; - experience in data integration; - experience in web application development.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.

You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Working modalities To enable the Section to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.

We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.

Further information The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being, initially, until 31 March 2025.

Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Maria Velasco, on +49 (0)69 1344 8022 between 17:00 and 18:00 on 18th and 20th December 2023.

Application and selection process The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise and an interview.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

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