Team Leader (ICT profiles)

Overview

The European Commission is seeking a skilled and motivated IT Project Manager to manage the Enterprise/Cloud Architecture & Transversal Services team and coordinate digital solutions supporting competition enforcement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of architects, analysts, developers and other experts, coordinating workstreams and deliveries to ensure the coherent design and development of digital solutions in line Enterprise Architecture standard principles;
• Act as a bridge between technical and business domains, breaking down complex challenges into actionable steps that drive product development.
• Enable and drive the adoption of new technologies (e.g. Cloud), integrating new platforms and end-user digital solutions into the existing IT landscape;
• Be responsible for the implementation and continuous evolution of the enterprise architecture vision within DG COMP IT landscape;
• Guide and coordinate the activities relevant to the alignment and consistency of User Experience within the different DG COMP digital solutions;
• Manage the teams responsible for the development and operations of DG COMP’s transversal components;
• Regularly report to management and System Owners on project progress and encountered issues.

Required Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in managing IT development projects throughout the full project lifecycle; Experience in day-to-day leading, motivating and management of a cross-functional team; Competence in project management and agile development methodologies; Strong background in information technology, enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or equivalent, and software development; Familiarity with the European Commission's IT governance processes; Solid technical knowledge of tools and technologies used in the European Commission, particularly of JEE, application servers, web services, DevSecOps, infrastructure technologies, and cloud-enabled technologies (AWS and/or Azure); Good technical knowledge of tools and technologies used for case management, specially of IBM Case Manager, IBM Business Automation Workflows, or similar platforms; Good knowledge of the Commission Reusable Solution Platform (RSP) components, including EU Login, eUI, CNS, eTranslation, Corporate Search, etc.; Experience bridging business and technical domains, including effective collaboration with business experts, engineers and end-users, as well as conducting Proofs-of-Concepts; Excellent communication, drafting and presentation skills in English as to effectively communicate with stakeholders.

Qualifications

At least a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least 3 years attested by a diploma. Only qualifications issued or recognised as equivalent by EU Member State authorities (e.g. by the Ministry of Education) will be accepted.

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