Application Architect

Background:

eu-LISA is the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) manages large-scale IT systems to support the implementation of asylum, border management and migration policies in the European Union (EU). The Agency is also a front-runner for the digitalisation efforts of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs domain, building a new information architecture and contributing to the development of a new security ecosystem. Since the Agency's beginnings in 2012, eu-LISA has become the digital engine of the Schengen Area. With its activities and tasks, the Agency adds value to the EU Member States by supporting their efforts towards justice, security and freedom.

Task description:         

• Architecture and design of information systems.
• Review of the architecture of existing systems
• Design and development of component architecture and building blocks
• Analysis of the integration of different information systems
• Data analysis and data modelling.
• Coordination of the implementation of the technical architecture
• Technical interface between the project leaders and the developers
• Production of software architecture documents
• Participation in technical working groups, progress meetings and meetings with the users
• Assistance in the testing, the technical documentation, the deployment, the evaluation and the reporting

Education:       

• Minimum 3 years of relevant education (bachelor or equivalent) after the secondary school

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of IT professional experience (overall encompassing at least half of the first ten "Qualification, Knowledge and skills" domains below)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in architecture and design of information systems
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in development of information systems
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Unified Modelling Language (UML) or Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools

Additional needed qualification, knowledge and skills:         

• Experience in Service Bus Architecture
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience in web technologies
• Experience with Linux, UNIX or AIX Enterprise environment
• In-depth knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture
• In depth knowledge of applications design
• In depth knowledge of modelling tools
• Good knowledge of Object Oriented Programming languages
• Good knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (DBMS)
• Good knowledge of business process analysis
• Knowledge of interoperability technology (e.g. web services, message oriented middleware, service oriented bus)
• Good redaction skills.
• Ability to give technical presentations
• Ability to apply high quality standards
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application architecture and design
• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, good communication skills.
• Capability of working in team.
• Open Group TOGAF (level 1 and 2) certification advantageous (in depth knowledge of the framework) together with knowledge of Enterprise Architecture principles.).