General Information
Type of contract
Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date
31.07.2024
Who can apply?
EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks within the framework of the Eurosystem
Salary
F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €7,296 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
17.07.2023
Your team
You will be part of the Data Analytics Domain Services Division in the Directorate General Information Systems. Our division has 50 staff responsible for the ECB’s portfolio of data-centric services and applications for the Statistics, Economics and Research business areas, and also for an enterprise data platform that supports data scientists across the ECB. Our focus is on IT services for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data. We are currently working on migrating our IT services to the cloud and modernising the underlying technology stack. We are also positioning our data-centric platforms as state-of-the-art solutions for a future data and analytics environment for the European System of Central banks and the Single Supervisory Mechanism, the system of banking supervision in Europe.
Our product teams have end-to-end responsibility for the services they cover, from service inception to development, maintenance, support and the continuous improvement of the product, applying the BizDevOps culture. They maintain a close relationship with the business community and involve them in the entire product lifecycle. Our business counterparts are an integral part of our product teams. We follow a cloud-first approach, leveraging the vast possibilities offered by major cloud providers or local players. We do this while ensuring our systems are secure at all times.
In your role as IT Expert in data-centric systems, you will be part of a product team responsible for the ECB’s big data platform and automated data ingestion pipelines (Apache Spark, Cloudera, AWS and serverless architectures). You will also work closely with business experts from the Statistics and Economics areas.
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 Expert in data-centric systems you will:
- work in agile teams in close alignment with business customers and with other technical areas;
- steer, and provide guidance and expertise in, the development and implementation of IT systems, including software coding (where needed), scripting, systems building, integration, and coordination of operational onboarding (e.g. troubleshooting procedures, backup and restore, capacity planning, monitoring);
- work with other teams in the Directorate General and the ECB as a whole to identify opportunities and synergies, and contribute to the overall strategy for operationalising data-centric solutions in a scalable way;
- present the advances and achievements of your team in an effective manner to managers, business customers and technical areas;
- develop data-centric solutions applying Spark and cloud technologies (e.g. AWS Serverless, infrastructure as code, automated deployment).
We value a track record of diverse relevant experience gained through internal or external mobility and/or positions held prior to working at the ECB.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to implement data-centric systems at a leading central bank using cloud technologies and applying state-of-the-art concepts and methods. 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 master’s degree or equivalent in information systems, computer science, computer engineering or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of four years’ professional experience (other than as a trainee or intern) in delivering complex IT projects or systems;
- experience in the design and development of applications using cloud-native architectures and modern frameworks (both front-end and back-end stacks) and the automation of build and deployment pipelines in complex IT environments;
- expertise in at least one of the following technology areas: solutions for large-scale data processing and transformation (Apache Spark, Cloudera); data engineering using cloud-native tools and methods; design, provisioning and automation of cloud-based infrastructure (Terraform, Infrastructure as Code); and cloud cost optimisation;
- proven experience of drafting technical proposals and presenting them orally;
- 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.
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
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be IT Application Development Expert.
The contract offered will be short-term ESCB/IO, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person, extendable to up to 36 months. Candidates must have a contract of employment with their home institution for a period of at least one year beyond the duration of the ECB contract being offered.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Markus Heinrich Trzeciok, on +49 (0)69 1344 4952 between 12:30 and 13:30 on Thursday, 6 July.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.
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.
