REQUIREMENTS

General
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• At least 10 years of experience relevant for the position
• At least 5 years of specific expertise in Microsoft Dynamics.
• At least 5 years of specific expertise in Microsoft SQL Server.
• At least 5 years of specific expertise in .Net programming (Microsoft or .Net Core).

Knowledge and Technical Skills
• Good knowledge of architecture best practices and patterns.
• Good knowledge of applications design.
• Good knowledge of modelling tools.
• Good knowledge of enterprise architecture best practices, goals, and tools (Enterprise Architect)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (on prem and online).
• Good knowledge of Relational DBMS SQL Server.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Good knowledge of business process analysis.
• Good knowledge of .Net programming.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Power Apps environment.
• Knowledge of interoperability technology (SOA, web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture).
• Good knowledge of agile processes and methodologies.
• Ability to participate in technical and business meetings.
• Ability to apply high quality standards.
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies.
• Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Autonomous with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to participate in technical meetings and communicate clearly on technical matters

Personal Skills
• Autonomous. • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment.
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Attention to details.
• Good problem-solving skills.

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

• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in team.
• Ability to participate in multilingual meetings.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environment, on multiple large projects and to adapt easily to new and evolving situations.
• Excellent Team Player.
• Ability to understand, speak and write English (C1/C2). Other European languages will be an advantage.
• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained in DG CONNECT Unit R3 contain personal and confidential data.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Hands-on position capable of assisting the development team in the implementation of the different functionalities and processes.
• Create business architecture models with Microsoft technologies (such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, Power Apps, …) that reflect the organization’s strategies and goals.
• Draft internal architectural proposals (including designs).
• Integrate the DSA project and program strategies and ensure alignment with business strategies and drivers, and management priorities.
• Evaluate systems for discrepancies or vulnerabilities.
• Provide business architecture and systems processing guidance, for instance the integration of corporate reusable solutions (like EUlogin and EUAccess) with Microsoft Dynamics and assess the coherence of the various architectural levels.
• Assistance during relevant parts of development, testing, analysis, technical documentation, deployment, evaluation, and reporting of these Microsoft solutions.
• Estimate costs, timescales, and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed terms of reference.
• Code Review to ensure high quality code is produced.
• Interaction with the business analysts, customers, users, project leaders and developers.