• Function title: Network Architect
• Reference: NOC-NM-2023-AD/645
• Location: Brussels – Information about living in Brussels
• Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
• Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
• Type of post: Administrator
• Job level: AD6-AD9 – Check salary simulations for the basic grade
• Generic job title: Expert
• Number of posts: 1
• Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) – extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
• Security clearance: EUROCONTROL, NATO or EU Secret
• Directorate/Service: NMD/TEC/IAS – Architecture Unit
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (remote and onsite)
• Competition publication date: 22/06/2023
• Competition closing date: 03/08/2023 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable – See details in the “Useful information” section

Your team

Within the Network Management Directorate, the “Architecture” unit designs the IT Solution Strategies and Architecture principles. The service addresses areas such as IT policy, Enterprise Architecture, software and application architecture, data and infrastructure architecture at corporate level.

As Network Architect, you will oversee the network architecture in line with the Agency IT strategy and Architecture unit, develop and maintain network architecture for the on-prem and cloud infrastructures, design and facilitate network evolution strategies to support EUROCONTROL’s business processes and Digital Transformation objectives.

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Develop networking solutions for IaaS/SaaS/PaaS applications that reside in private cloud, public cloud, or both, using industry best practices and LAN (Local Area Network), and WAN (Wide Area Network) technologies.
• Develop solutions that will integrate smoothly with the Agency network architecture , provide high availability, and follow the standards and security policies.
• Collaborate with application engineering, DEVOPS, operations and stakeholders to identify connectivity requirements.
• Maintain the Agency network architecture including the end-to-end network flows and the Wide Area Network interactions Design and deploy network solutions for integrated on-prem application functions with cloud application functions.
• Develop and document new standards as support to network deployments.
• Lead networking discussions with development teams, IT Operations, IT security, suppliers, and vendors, and provide guidance to deployment and network operations teams
• Develop network evolution roadmaps aligned with the TEC strategy, the Agency Digital Transformation objectives and technological evolutions.
• Keep up to date with latest technological advancements in field of expertise.
• Contribute to Architecture boards to support solution design validation and decision making.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• University degree of 4 years in a relevant domain (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology) plus 5 years of relevant working experience or university degree of 3 years in a relevant domain plus 6 years of relevant working experience.
• Internal candidates should go to page check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
• Cisco certification such as Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) are considered as a plus. Microsoft AZURE Cloud certification is also considered as a plus.
• Understanding and experience in technology areas for distributed platforms, networking, network security, High Availability/Disaster Recovery.
• Understanding and experience in IT security at the network infrastructure level.
• Experience in Cisco networking solutions, network virtualization and cloud networking solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing and networking trends.
• Knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, MPLS networks, communication technologies like wireless, mobile, telecommunications systems.
• Knowledge of networking equipment like routers, switches, firewalls.
• Analytical thinking: you apply methodical approach to complex information.
• Problem Solving: you know how to solve complex problems and provides effective solutions.
• Quality focus: you set and foster high-quality standards.
• Team Work: you foster team work.
• Influencing: you tailor your style and approach to impact others.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1. The selected candidate will be required to become basic users of French (A1/A2) before the end of the probation period.
  The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

• Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
• The selected candidate will be offered a contract of 5 Year (s) pursuant to the provisions of the Staff Regulations governing officials at EUROCONTROL. The contract may be renewed up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract. Before being established in the post, the selected candidate will be requested to provide certified copies of their degrees and successfully serve a probationary period of 9 months.
• Internal candidates
  If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
  The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
• The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level.
• In case of reserve list: Suitable candidates, however not selected to fill the post, will be placed on a reserve list for similar functions. The period of validity of reserve list is 1 year from the closing date of applications .
• Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site
• EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
• Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.