Configuration Manager - 4744

We are looking for a Configuration Manager to work for us at European Commission on-site in Brussels, Belgium. 

Job Responsibilities

• Design, plan, document and implement the configuration and release management process for systems with parallel development and continuous test and integration into the production stream.
• This has to be done in such a way that the parallel code branches are frequently re-aligned to minimise integration effort.
•  Monitor and focus on the continuous integration and development proces
• Monitor and maintain the process of versioning configuration changes (e.g. Major releases, minor release, hotfixes etc.). The candidate must be able to have a deep technical understanding of this process and of the application frameworks and codebase.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Project managers and Application Architects in order to align the release plan and configuration management with the project plan.
• Design, implement plan and monitor a code branching model allowing: work in parallel for multiple releases, parallel development between team members, parallel development between separate teams, tracking of features, preparation for production releases, quickly fixing live production problems.
• Design, plan, implement integration strategies and patterns in a JEE/HTTP secured ecosystem.
• Apply best practices of distributed architecture to solve complex integration problems between information systems.
• Design, implement and document APIs to be exposed in a secured manner on a public facing API Gateway.
• Design, plan, implement and deploy workflows: business process definition and task definition (service or user tasks) relying on APIs and business events.
• Work in a container based infrastructure.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT related field
• Excellent knowledge of Git concepts (branching, versioning, merging etc.)
• Proven experience with the process of versioning configuration changes (code level)
  Excellent knowledge of pipeline tools such as GitLab, Bamboo, Jenkins
• Good knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture
• In depth knowledge of application design
• In depth knowledge of modelling tools
• Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture
• Good knowledge of Relational DBMS
• Good knowledge of business process analysis
• Knowledge of interoperability technology (e.g. web services)
• Ability to give technical presentations
• Ability to apply high quality standards and to respect deadlines
• Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application architecture and design
  Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, good communication skills
• Basic knowledge of Justice, Consumers, Migration and Home Affairs EU policy objectives
  would be a plus
• Excellent Team Player
• Knowledge of Justice, Consumers, Migration and Home Affairs related public IT systems
  Previous experience in legal organisations or departments would be a plus
• Experience with cloud-based hosting solutions would be a plus