The European Patent Office in The Hague is seeking an IT Architect
in Patent Process
IM Service Creation
Job group 4 (administrator)
Grade G7-G10
Deadline for applications: 27.3.2015
The European Patent Office (EPO) is the second-largest intergovernmental organisation in Europe, employing almost 7 000 staff from over 30 countries. The EPO strives to support innovation and promote a knowledge-based society in Europe. Its mission is to secure the highest quality standards in patenting.
Its Information Management (IM) department has some 450 permanent staff, as well as a number of managed service providers, working on IT and information processing, with a professional and proactive focus on supporting the EPO's different business processes.
Within IM, the mission of the Directorate Patent Process is to support business services by helping to implement IT systems for the patent granting process and offering expertise and resources to project teams.
As one of the functional competence centres in PD Service Creation, its role and contribution is primarily to
- contribute, within the framework of the IT Roadmap, to the re-engineering of the IT landscape which supports the patent grant process
- provide its specific knowledge and expertise to the projects by understanding the business requirements involved and translating them into technical specifications within the framework architecture provided by the Directorate Enterprise Architecture and Innovation.
Main duties
The IT Architect will:
- translate business needs and requirements into functional and technical designs for IT solutions
- design IT solutions that meet defined business needs and are in line with the guidelines and practices set by enterprise architecture and security policies
- produce implementable architectures for simple or complex systems, select the right combination of tools and technologies for each task, and model the corresponding information management processes in a balanced solution that meets functional, service quality, operability and maintainability requirements
- provide technical expertise for the overall architecture of patent-process implementation, and ensure that it remains coherent.
The ideal candidate will have
- proven experience in creating IT solutions and designing application architecture
- up-to-date knowledge of IT industry and trends in case management systems
- affinity with technology for three-tier architectures and web-based solutions
- at least five years' experience in the development and implementation of IT systems
- a good understanding of processes, alignment of business and IT capability, governance and change management (ITIL)
Functional competencies
Specific skills, knowledge and behaviour required for this role:
- Business Strategy Alignment
- Architecture Design
- Technology Trend Monitoring
- Application Development
- Component Integration
- Testing
- Solution Deployment
- Documentation Production
- Systems Engineering
- Change Support
- Information Security Strategy Development
- ICT Quality Management & Quality Strategy Development
- Risk Management
- Relationship Management
- Process Improvement
- Change Management
- IS Governance
IM Functional competencies description
Minimum qualifications
Diploma of completed university studies at Master’s level or - in exceptional cases - equivalent professional experience. Excellent knowledge of one official language** and ability to understand the other two. In exceptional cases, excellent knowledge of one official language and ability to understand another. In such cases, a fixed-term contract of up to three years could be offered.
The successful candidate will be selected on the basis of qualifications and relevant experience, supplemented as appropriate by interviews, tests and/or a personality questionnaire.
It is intended to hold the interviews in April in The Hague.
Recruitment process
At the end of our selection process, we may place suitable candidates on a reserve list for a limited period of time. Being on a reserve list doesn't guarantee a job offer or imply any entitlement to employment at the EPO. You will be considered automatically for vacancies in your field. No action is required on your part unless we contact you.
Indicative salary and benefits
The EPO offers competitive salaries, an excellent social package, and varied work in a modern international environment. The net salary for this vacancy ranges from EUR 4 500 to 6 500 per month, depending on experience. The EPO also operates contributory medical-insurance and pension schemes. In addition, depending on their personal circumstances, EPO staff may be entitled to relocation benefits and various allowances.
Application until: 27.3.2015
Please apply by sending us your online application
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