• Function title: Software Developer / Tech Lead (Research & Innovation)
• Reference: NOC-EG-2024-AD/798
• Location: Brussels / Brétigny-sur-Orge
• The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties – Information about living in Brussels / Brétigny-sur-Orge
• 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: 2
• Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) – extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
• Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
• Directorate/Service: EGSD/INO/ENG – Engineering Centre of Expertise
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (A blend of onsite and remote work). Please note that EUROCONTROL does not offer full-time remote working arrangements.
• Competition publication date: 16/05/2024
• Competition closing date: 13/06/2024 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable – See details in the “Useful information” section

Your team

Within the The European Green Sky Directorate, the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub (EIH) carries out research, innovation and simulation activities to help improve European aviation performance, safety and sustainability, bridging the gap between R&D and operations. The EIH also addresses emerging new technologies as well as deployment of drones and urban air mobility systems.

You will join the Engineering Centre of Expertise (CoE) and play a pivotal role in designing, developing and implementing software solutions as part of EUROCONTROL’s innovation hub projects.

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Design, develop, deploy software and its architecture, and produce relevant documentation.
• Arbitrate technical solutions/options and document pros and cons.
• Coach, supervise, train and develop other software engineers.
• Manage Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, deploy and monitor Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments.
• Produce technical documentation, software development guidelines and best practices.
• Manage technical interactions with third party component, service providers and stakeholders; take a lead role in driving and contributing to technical discussions.
• Support project team(s) and users in demonstration/experimentation execution and capturing users’ needs.
• Monitor technological evolutions and trends, and identify opportunities to drive efficiencies and innovation.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• Completed university studies of at least 4 years (e.g. Master’s degree) in a relevant domain (e.g. software engineering, etc.).
• Internal candidates can check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant professional experience to carry out the described tasks.
• Experience in server-side technologies; Java, Spring Boot, web services (WSDL, XML, REST).
• Experience in software development architecture.
• The following would be an asset:
  • Experience in browser technologies; HTML5/CSS, JS, REACT.
  • Experience in container and cloud technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud
  • Experience in applying an Agile framework and related tools/ ceremonies.
  • Knowledge of ATM systems and, in particular, the NM B2B service.
• Ability or experience in leading tasks, activities and/or (small) teams of software engineers. Experience would be considered an asset.
• Technical drafting skills (English).
• Analytical thinking: You analyse information and are able to identify relationships.
• Problem-solving: You anticipate and solve business problems.
• Creativity and innovation: You apply new approaches.
• Communication: You are able to foster two-way communication.
• Quality focus: You set and foster high quality standards.
• 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 particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1/C2. The selected candidate will be required to become at least a basic user of French at level 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.
• Candidates declared suitable who are not selected for the post will be placed on a reserve list for similar roles. The reserve list will be valid for one 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.