The EIB, the European Union’s bank is seeking to recruit for its Group Corporate Services Directorate – Group Digital Office (GCS-GDO), Enterprise Architecture Unit (EA), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a (Senior) Applications & Technology Architect*.

This is a full-time position at grade 5/6 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

*internal benchmark: (Senior) Engineer IT Technology & Infrastructure

Panel interviews are anticipated for December 2023.

Purpose

Are you passionate about crafting high-level application structures that power businesses? Do you thrive on integrating various solutions, drawing from diverse architectures, and leading innovation? We’re seeking a dynamic professional, who knows that every architectural decision shapes the future of operations, and understands the transformative power of effective architectural design in the digital landscape.

You will develop and manage the application & technology architecture, planning the structure of new technological systems, supervising program implementation, and communicating with the relevant stakeholders and foster solution awareness in applications.

Join us in making further impact!

Operating Network

The role of the Enterprise Architecture Unit is to support the EIB Group to convert traditional businesses and ways of working to digital ones, using the potential of modern technologies and data. The aim is to establish a comprehensive business transformation strategy, synchronised with operational imperatives, and aligned with the overarching Digital strategy and vision. It ensures alignment in the strategic transformation journey while maintaining a consistent architecture.

It facilitates the discussions between the Value Chains (VC) and platforms and support and monitor the Value Chains in their business processes optimisation, the delivery of solutions and activation of innovation.

In this position, you would report directly to the Head of Unit.

What will you do?

• Lead application & technology architecture practice. You won’t just follow the trends; you’ll set them. Share your vision and make a mark across the board by establishing cutting-edge principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Design Tomorrow’s Solutions, Today: Dive into the heart of our operations, joining forces with our elite Solution Architects and Delivery teams. Your collaborative spirit and foresight will help sculpt the enterprise’s future, ensuring our architectural efforts are not just current but pioneering.
• Navigate details across various layers, encompassing business, application, technology, data, operations, and security, the architect will exhibit exceptional proficiency in guiding the development of comprehensive, forward-looking solutions.
• Maintain the architectural body of knowledge by documenting the architectural designs in place and manage the initiatives (knowledge repository that encompass any relevant matter linked to architecture such as prioritisation, feedbacks problems or new ideas and guides architectural development)
• Turn Opportunities into Innovations, with a keen eye for optimization, you’ll continually enhance our application and technology landscape.
• Ensure the alignment between Application Architecture practices with markets standards and best practices, including relevant monitoring activities
• Work closely with senior leaders, transforming business needs into technological solutions, building architectural bridges that enhance our journey from aspiration to reality.

Qualifications

• University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) preferably in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
• At least 5 years’ of relevant professional experience as an Application Architect or similar role, with a track record of successfully delivering complex application projects.
• In-depth knowledge of application architecture principles, design patterns, and integration techniques.
• Expertise in multiple technology stacks, languages, and frameworks commonly used in application development
• Understanding of data architecture, including database design, data modeling, and data integration
• Experience in designing solutions that encompass application, integration, data, and business layers, fostering a unified and coherent ecosystem, preferably in Cloud environment
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (*), with a good command of the other. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here

(*) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team [email protected] who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 14^th November 2023

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