EU Institutions: Full-remote Enterprise Architect

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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

EU Institutions: Full-remote Enterprise Architect

Join our client’s team as Enterprise Architect within the European Commission, working from home. In this role, you'll be designing and implementing corporate solutions/information systems to facilitate the successful execution of the Commission's Digital Transformation and EU policies. Your responsibilities will include creating business architecture models, integrating project strategies with business goals, identifying cost-saving opportunities, evaluating system vulnerabilities, and providing guidance on business architecture and systems processing. If you possess extensive expertise in Share Point, MS SQL Server, JavaScript, jQuery, PowerShell scripting, and enterprise architecture frameworks, along with exceptional leadership and communication skills, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to large-scale projects within a multicultural environment.

DG TRADE.R4, in partnership with other Commission services and stakeholders, provides high-quality corporate solutions/information systems in support of DG TRADE, enabling the successful implementation of the Commission's Digital Transformation and EU policies. In close collaboration with other Commission services and its customers, DG TRADE.R4 builds and operates a portfolio of around 20 information systems in the areas of the EU's common policy on trade with countries beyond the EU borders.

YOUR TASKS

• Create business architecture models that reflect the organization’s strategies and goals
• Integrate the project and program strategies and ensure alignment with business strategies and drivers, and management priorities
• Identify ways to reduce costs in IT and business leadership
• Evaluate systems for discrepancies or vulnerabilities
• Conduct research to find ways to improve operations
• Provide business architecture and systems processing guidance
• Create and implement a business vision and multi-year plan

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Following specific expertise is mandatory:

• Very good knowledge of Share Point with experience of at least 16 years
• Very good knowledge of MS SQL Server with experience of at least 16 years
• Very good knowledge of JavaScript & jQuery with experience of at least 9 years
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills for automation and configuration tasks
• Knowledge of Jira & Confluence

Requirements:

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, COBIT, Zachman, and actual experience developing and building models based on such frameworks
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture notations such as ArchiMate, BPMN
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture tools such as ARIS
• Experience defining and implementing strategies under a CIO or equivalent
• Ability to combine many different skills and experiences to address and solve business, information, and technology-related opportunities and problems
• Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices and goals
• Excellent leadership and conciliation skills
• Communication skills, both verbal (e.g., presentations, seminars, etc.) and written (e.g., reports, articles, etc.)
• Group session facilitation
• Promotion skills (“selling” the results of architectural approaches through presentations)
• Analysis and design
• Modelling and graphical representations and abstractions

Due to the particular nature of a large international organization such as the European Commission, candidates should also have the following non-technical skills:

• Ability to integrate into an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team
• Ability to participate in multilingual meetings
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, on multiple large projects
• Excellent Team Player
• Ability to understand, speak and write in English (B1/B2). French B1 will be an advantage
• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained contain personal and confidential data

EXTRA INFORMATION

• Full-remote position, from a country within the EU (European Union) only
• Onsite presence may be requested with a notice period of 7 days
• Due to the need to access sensitive or secured data or to secured areas, the proposed candidate must be security clearable (EU-27 security clearance) to the level of "SECRET UE"
• All non-EU citizens who may have access either to EC premises or to EC network are subject to security screening by the Commission’s security directorate before contract signature
• Laptop provided
• Both Freelance and Permanent contracts
• Competitive Salary
• Corporate Benefits Package
• The competence level will be tested during the interview. In case the information about the competence level filled in the CV is not true, this may lead to refusal of the candidate

Please note that, due to the sensitive nature of the data involved, this position is currently available only to individuals who meet the following criteria:

• EU Citizens
• Non-EU Citizens already based in the EU with a valid work permit

Once we receive your CV, we will take time to evaluate it carefully. Should there be a match for this or any other position at Etinars, we will be in touch with you. In case there is no match now don’t worry, we will make sure to keep your CV in consideration for future vacancies!

In Etinars we are committed to supporting Diversity and Inclusion Community. If you identify as part of it and you meet the minimum criteria for the job, you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities at an interview.