Description
Senior Analyst-Programmer/Developer - J2EE, Java, Oracle, Spring, Hibernate, UML, English, French
For a project with the European Commission we are looking for a Senior Analyst-Programmer J2EE.
A minimum of 9 years of experience is required.
INTRODUCTION
The European External Action Service (EEAS) composed of around 1.800 staff members located in Headquarters in Brussels also manages the European Union network of Delegations spread all over the world.
This Delegation network, composed of more than 5.500 staff members and based in more than 130 third countries, requires corporate Web and Content Management systems in support to its daily business management in a large range of business domains.
As stated in EEAS' ICT annual work plan, external service providers will be required to sustain its maintenance and development activities of web based Information Systems projects to streamline and modernize its business processes management.
Projects will cover not only EEAS's activities in Delegations but also in Headquarters.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TASKS
The tasks to be performed cover the complete life cycle of a document management information system construction and maintenance.
Under EEAS Information System Section Project Leader supervision, and in close relation with the business unit owner of the existing/future information systems, the service provider will assume and/or assist in delivering the following tasks:
- Analysing business requirements
- Performing technical analysis and producing technical specifications both for application and database layers
- Prototyping and producing technical documentations
- Writing/maintaining application code that reflects the business requirements and technical specifications
- Defining and integrating various technological components
- Ensuring integration of application developed with other existing corporate information systems
- Elaborating test scenarios and defining test data sets and unit test
- Assistance in training system managers and key end-users
- Assistance in deploying and configuring application developed
- Assistance with evaluating and testing products delivered by other teams to ensure that they conform to the organization requirements and methodology.
- Participation in meetings with the internal and external services/partners
- Participation to missions in EU Delegations premises
WORKING ENVIRONMENT, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
The tasks to be performed, EEAS MDR.A3 working environment, and its development projects' life cycle require the following knowledge and skills:
- In depth knowledge of application development environments in Java (J2EE) and Object Oriented programming
- In depth knowledge of relational database systems (ie Oracle)
- Good knowledge of the design and development of web and multi-tiers Internet applications
- Good knowledge of specific frameworks (ie Spring, JPA and Hibernate) used at the EEAS
- Good knowledge of modelling tools (eg UML)
- Good knowledge of software development methodologies (eg RUP, Agile)
- Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application developments
- Ability to work (speaking/writing) in English for all project artefacts and meetings, and a good understanding of French
- Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, ease of communication.
- Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability, self-motivated and experience in team working.
All Web Information Systems projects managed by the EEAS Information Systems Section make full use of the Rational Unified Process methodology as well as Rational Team Concert, Rational Software analyser, Rational Functional Tester, Rational Quality Manager and Rational Performance Loader.
Therefore, a good knowledge of these development life cycle management tools is an asset.
Practical experience with Dojo Toolkit and/or JQUERY/KENDO UI will also be an asset.
A minimum of 9 years of experience in analysis-development is required.