IT Specialist – Cloud Platform

Information Technology

Information Systems

10523

General Information
Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,611 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 27.11.2024

Your team You will be part of the Alliance of DevOps Product Teams Division in the Directorate General Information Systems. Our Directorate General has around 400 staff providing the European Central Bank (ECB) with the IT systems it needs to keep prices stable and safeguard the financial system. We focus on delivering IT projects on time and within budget, maintaining stable IT operations, ensuring the highest levels of cybersecurity and resilience, and exploring innovative technologies which add business value.

In your role as IT Specialist – Cloud Platform, you will be part of a team of 28 members of staff responsible for designing, developing and maintaining our scalable cloud infrastructure, and ensuring high availability, performance and security requirements. The Cloud Platform Engineering team works closely with the product teams to integrate new features and optimise existing services, ensuring seamless deployment and smooth user experience. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies, the team aims to drive innovation and support the continuous growth of our cloud-based solutions.

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 Specialist – Cloud Platform you will:

• maintain the cloud landing zone infrastructure and support cloud platform operation;
• engineer new functionalities to address product team needs;
• engage and collaborate with colleagues working in security and architecture to develop and continuously improve security guardrails and foster architectural and operational best practice;
• participate in and advise on the design and architecture of the cloud landing zone solutions for our customers;
• encourage collaboration and knowledge transfer between product teams using the landing zone solutions;
• foster development experience and best practices.

For this role we are seeking candidates who demonstrate the potential for growth, and we will support the selected candidate in their development of the required skills.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to learn more about state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure, tooling and methodology. You will get the chance to work with emerging trends and cutting-edge solutions on the cloud. 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 computer sciences 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 Azure or AWS technologies, or both;
• experience with infrastructure as code in cloud environments and associated tools (e.g. GitLab, Terraform, JFrog Artifactory);
• 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 Entra ID technologies;
• involvement in Azure infrastructure implementation projects;
• experience with DevOps and Agile service delivery.

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.

Further information The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 36 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.

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, Carsten Tibke, on +49 (0)69 1344 8313 between 14:30 and 16:00 on Monday, 18 November.

Application and selection process The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise and an interview. Interviews are foreseen to take place in January 2025.

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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