SOA Analyst and Project Manager

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The EIB, the European Union's bank is seeking to recruit for Corporate Services (CS) - Information Technology (IT) - Business Services Department (BSD), at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a: SOA Analyst and Project Manager

This is a full time position at grade 4/5

The term of this contract will be 4 years

The EIB offers fixed-term contracts of up to a maximum of 6 years, according to business needs, with a possibility to convert to a permanent contract, subject to organisational requirements and individual performance.

Purpose

The SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Analyst and Project Manager (internally referred to as Officer IT Applications) will work in the IT Integration Unit. As a member of the team, s/he will analyse, design, coordinate and promote IT solutions in accordance with SOA principles as defined at the EIB. S/he will have project management responsibilities and will coordinate/implement solutions in the Bank’s ESB (Enterprise Service Bus).

Within the Transversal Services Department, the Information & Reporting Division (IR) is in charge of the Collaboration and Document Management Services, the Intranet, the Admin Suite and Integration. The Division also manages the main ERP package (PeopleSoft) and related developments in the HR and GL / Accounting areas.

Operating Network

The SOA Analyst and Project Manager will report to the Head of the Integration Unit and whenever required directly to the Head of the Information and Reporting Division. The Integration Unit is currently composed of 3 internal staff and 15 external consultants.

Internally, s/he will cooperate with counterparties from other IT application teams, IT Operations, IT Engineering, IT Security, IT Project Management Office and Business Users in other Departments in order to ensure that appropriate internal service provision/control are maintained and to ensure understanding of IT methodologies.

Externally, s/he will deal on a daily basis with key external parties (software vendors, providers of outsourced services and other peer groups) in order to optimise service levels and to stay abreast of best practice.

Accountabilities

The SOA Analyst and Project Manager will be responsible for:

Ensuring that Integration solutions are in line with IT policies, that qualitative and quantitative objectives are achieved

Taking responsibility for carrying out enhancements, maintenance and further development of the ESB (either directly or through external consultants)

Taking responsibility to implement service solutions with SOA principles in mind based on IBM WebSphere Integration Bus

Taking responsibility and initiative for the implementation of new projects and upgrade projects, ensuring the quality of the projects and the coherence of the solution with related systems

Coordinating and supervising an external team of IT consultants in order to ensure the delivery of expected solutions to internal business customers

Leading workshops/discussions to understand project goals, workflows, complex business needs, gaps and opportunities

Reviewing and approving all technical documentation related to the approved solutions before implementation

Maintaining a high level of expertise in the technological aspects of applications in own domain

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related fields

At least 3 years’ professional experience in an IT function, particularly in coordination, design, development, implementation and maintenance of business-related information management systems

Experience in the IT Integration area

Experience with ESB and SOA principles

Experience in Project Management

Experience in some of the following application domains is an advantage: collateral management, front/back-office banking, risk management, general ledger, swift, document management, MS-SharePoint

Key technical/professional knowledge and skills

Excellent knowledge of SOA landscapes

Excellent knowledge of ESB

Technical knowledge in IT, including the design, development, implementation and maintenance of business-related management information systems

Hands-on experience in software development life-cycle including the supervision of development teams

Good knowledge of project management principles, methods and practices

Hands-on experience in service design using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) and UML (Unified Modelling Language)

Hands-on experience in IBM Integration Bus (IIB) is an advantage

Hands-on experience in IBM WebSphere Registry and Repository (WSRR) is an advantage

Hands-on experience in Java, Java messaging, Java middleware, databases, SQL programming, JBoss, Web Services would be an advantage

Excellent knowledge of English and/or French(*), with a good knowledge of the other.

Competencies

Achievement Drive: Continually keeps an eye on performance, focusing on improving it, showing drive and determination to meet short and long-term goals

Change Orientation: Adapts to differences and changes in the environment; takes a flexible approach to reach outcomes

Collaboration: Works cooperatively as part of a team; works collaboratively with peers across organisational boundaries based on a genuine interest in and an accurate understanding of others and their individual perspectives and concerns

Organisational Commitment: Is willing to commit to an organisation whose mission is to support Europe and is open to diversity, and to align her/his own behaviour with the organisation’s needs and intrinsic values, acting with integrity in ways that promote the organisation’s mission, policies and rules.

There may be certain flexibility on this requirement, but limited to particularly suitable candidates who may not yet be proficient in French. If selected, such candidates will be hired on the condition that they build up rapidly knowledge of French and accept that their future career in the EIB may be subject to the attainment of sufficient proficiency in both of the Bank's working languages

Deadline for applications: 29th June 2017

We believe that Diversity is good for our people and our business. We promote and value diversity and inclusion among our staff and candidates; irrespective of their gender, age, nationality, race, culture, education and experience, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or disability

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