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
31.03.2023
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 2 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €7,613 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
18.02.2022
Your team
You will be a member of the Network and Physical Data Centre team of the Platform Services Section, which is part of the Infrastructure and Operations Services Division in the Directorate General Information Systems. The Section has approximately 30 staff members and is responsible for network development and evolution, application hosting, database, monitoring, service management, software development and testing platforms.
In your role as Cloud Network Engineer, together with four colleagues you will design, plan and implement network solutions for the ECB public and private cloud.
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 a Senior Cloud Network Engineer you will:
- design, plan and implement cloud connectivity and software-defined networks and foster network automation;
- ensure the network is responsive to user demands and support troubleshooting when issues arise;
- scale network services to serve growing businesses;
- implement effective security strategies and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines;
- contribute to other engineering tasks in the team;
- draft and review technical documentation and contribute to sharing technical knowledge.
We are seeking a candidate for this role who demonstrates the potential for growth, and we support the selected candidate in his/her future development of the required knowledge, skills or competencies.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to apply state-of-the-art concepts and methods and further enhance the IT capabilities of a leading central bank. 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 in computer science, information systems, or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of seven years’ experience in IT network engineering;
- a background and experience in Network DevOps and related tools (e.g. GitLab, Terraform, Ansible);
- a background in designing and operating Cisco-based networks with Check Point firewalls to control the perimeter;
- a good knowledge of:
- the TCP/IP and IEEE 802 Ethernet protocol suite;
- routing-related protocols such as OSPF, BGP, MPLS and VRRP;
- security awareness, technologies and best practices;
- DNS, DHCP and IPAM;
- experience in operating mission-critical IT infrastructure environments;
- 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.
Desired:
- experience in cloud computing and multi-cloud connectivity;
- experience of translating security strategies and guidelines into practical network solutions;
- proven experience in working with external companies and service providers.
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 objectives of this position.
Working modalities
To enable the Section to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be Senior IT Expert.
The contract(s) 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.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Mr Karsten Engel, karsten.engel@ecb.europa.eu, on +49 (0)69 1344 8465
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include 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.
