Job description
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The envisaged consultant shall have a solid background in IT Service Management, IT Infrastructure,
DevSecOps, System Integration and Interoperability, Business Continuity and Security, with demonstrated
experience in large-scale and multi-stakeholder environments.
The consultant is expected to demonstrate:
• Technical knowledge of European Commission standard IT products and technologies.
• Strong organizational, coordination and project coordination and support skills, including
interaction with multiple international stakeholders.
• Ability to operate autonomously contributes effectively in collaborative environments, and facilitate
structured technical discussions.
• Experience in key performance indicators and critical success factors monitoring and structured
reporting to different organizational levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt technical information to
the target audience.
• Ability to produce and maintain technical, architectural and service-related documentation.
• Understanding of technological risks, dependencies and success factors associated with large IT transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of ITIL IT Service Management framework.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
• Good French speaking and writing skills.
• Experience in delivering presentations and technical briefings to diverse audiences.
• A service-oriented and customer-focused approach.
• Previous experience in similar roles within European institutions is considered a strong asset.
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 environments, on multiple large projects.
• Excellent Team Player
• Ability to understand, speak and write in English (C1/C1); having good working knowledge or other
European languages (French, German in first place, C1/C1) will be an asset.
• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained in
DG TAXUD contain personal and confidential data.
Job requirements
SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:
* 15+ years in enterprise IT infrastructure and data centres.
* 5+ years in DevSecOps, system integration, ITSM, and project coordination.
* Strong enterprise architecture and system integration expertise.
* Experience with cloud, containers, Kubernetes, and IaC tools.
* Solid background in networking, security, virtualization, storage, and databases.
* Proven experience in large-scale system migration and data centre consolidation.
* Strong knowledge of ITIL and IT Service Management processes.
* Experience supervising contractors and ensuring governance compliance.
* Mandatory certifications in Cloud/DevSecOps, Architecture, and IT Governance.
* Excellent English (C1) and good French communication skills.