• Function title: Technical Application Owner – Data Services Airport+ Applications
• Reference: NOC-NM-2023-AD/628
• 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: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
• Directorate/Service: NMD/TEC/DAD – Development & Delivery Unit
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (remote and onsite)
• Competition publication date: 17/05/2023
• Competition closing date: 15/06/2023 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable – See details in the “Useful information” section

Your team

Within the Network Management Directorate, “Technology” develops and maintains NMD’s mission-critical systems, including all airspace network management operational systems, the related communications facilities and technical infrastructure. It supports the Agency’s IT solutions and services (excluding MUAC).

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Participate to the definition and follow-up of the product roadmap implementation and support the product lifecycle.
• Ensure that the deliverables fulfil the business needs and are compliant with safety, security and quality standards and regulations.
• Participate to the review, analysis and translation of the business requirements into technical specifications for internal and/or external development teams.
• Monitor the product delivery progress; ensure compliance with development processes, identify risks, obstacles, solve product related problems, conduct trade-off analyses, review priorities, take decisions and coordinate with relevant teams.
• Manage the delivery teams in an agile environment as well as external suppliers and their deliverables.
• Contribute to or lead workshops, share expertise, participate to internal and external working groups, projects, fora, etc.
• Monitor and ensure that the developments are done in accordance with the SW deployment standards of quality and security.
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• University studies of at least 4 years or university studies of at least 3 years plus one-year relevant professional experience.
• Internal candidates should 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 experience in a similar function.
• Experience in:
  • Writing product roadmaps.
  • Writing functional and technical specifications (English).
  • Systems and applications architecture.
  • Managing delivery teams working closely with business.
  • Oversight and delivery of applications:
    • Cloud based platforms.
    • Complex products with high levels of multi-source data integration and processing.
    • Big data and analytics components.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Negotiating and giving presentations.
• Proficiency of Agile processes and principles.
• Any of the following skills would be an asset:
  • Oversight and delivery of applications in air traffic or airport, or similar context.
  • Project management skills.
  • Development methodologies; lifecycle management.
  • Relational databases knowledge.
• Analytical thinking: You apply a methodical approach to complex information.
• Communication: You are able to foster two-way communication.
• Result focus: You ensure achievement of shared goals.
• Decision-making: You take decisions based on balanced arguments.
• 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. The selected candidate will have to acquire at least a basic knowledge of French at level A1 by 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.