PEP - Enterprise Architect L8 to L10 - 25016

DESCRIPTION OF THE TASKS:

Propose systems, components and/or services architecture, COTS software products and standards based on the requirements exposed in ISD's workplan or expressed by the system owners and/or project managers

Participate to the drafting or review of proposals for IT architecture governance and organisational evolution, aiming at improving the service delivery and to streamline technical activities

Participate to the review, investigate, and recommend IT solutions (including cost/benefit analyses, assessment of implementation's duration). Contributes/evaluates technical solutions proposed by DG TAXUD contractors

Support projects by contributing to the design of the systems, their services, and components, encouraging re-use and ensuring that the system design fulfils the requirements, in particular IT technical requirements (volume, scalability, confidentiality, integrity, availability, business continuity and disaster recovery planning)

Support the continuity of the DG TAXUD IT operations by supervising the integration of IT systems and by ensuring their interoperability. Understand, apply, and suggest improvements of TAXUD methodology, security policies, tools, best practices, etc. Supervise the analysis of complex technical problems

Follow up projects to ensure that the systems, components and/or services' implementation comply with the approved architecture and/or design

Supervise TAXUD contractors and other Commission services for release and change management related tasks and activities

Identify and anticipates design flaws not overseen by the development or operational teams

Produce and/or review documents. Follow-up document revision with an eye on systems and applications architecture

Provide suggestions for service or methodology improvements. Escalate issues, in particular the ones with potential impacts on interoperability

Participate and contribute to meetings with DG TAXUD, contractors, Member States and/or other partners

To deliver the service to the expected standards, the consultant should have specialised experience in DevOps toolchain (automation, continuous delivery/continuous integration) with complex distributed systems.

He should have a good understanding and experience with cloud computing, a view of the cloud landscape and a good understanding of the major cloud actors on the market with a special focus on AWS.

The role includes a cloud computing and DevSecOps hands-on part. The consultant should be able to develop artifacts and demonstrate to the technical teams ways of implementing the designs he reviews or develop.

LEVEL OF STUDIES:

Bachelor or Master Degree

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

The consultant must have a deep understanding of AWS global infrastructure, regions and availability zones and a good knowledge of AWS well architected framework and its five pillars. He should understand the hybrid cloud and multi-cloud strategies and be knowledgeable of EC strategy in this area.

Following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:

• Very good knowledge of DG TAXUD key technologies
• Ability to give business and technical presentations to multiple stakeholders
• Ability to apply high quality standards
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in IT cloud area.
• Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
• Analysis and problem solving skills
• Capability to write clear and structured technical documents
• Ability to participate in technical meetings and good communication skills

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:

Proven experience as an AWS Enterprise Architect, with expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions across complex enterprise environments.

Following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:

• AWS Cloud Architecture
• AWS Services
• Enterprise Cloud Strategy
• Security and Compliance
• Infrastructure as Code

Level 8 to 10

Delivery mode : Near Site (Brussels)