Senior Information Technology Developer at Council of Europe

Reference e047/2024

Grade B5

Location: Strasbourg, France

Deadline: 15 October 2024

You must:

• have completed a full course of general secondary education and hold appropriate professional qualifications in information technology;
• have a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in software development, with the technologies mentioned below;
• have a very good knowledge of one of the two Council of Europe’s official languages (English/French) and good knowledge of the other (English/French);
• be a citizen of one of the member States of the Council of Europe and fulfil the conditions for appointment to the civil service of that state;
• have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable);
• not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Council of Europe;
• be under the age of 65 years.

Demonstrate to us that you have the following competencies:

• Professional and technical expertise:

- strong knowledge of .Net WPF/XAML User Interface frameworks (including .Net Core);
- strong knowledge of the MVVM pattern;
- strong understanding of object-oriented programming;
- good knowledge of OWASP 10 vulnerabilities;
- experience with application packaging (msi, msix, clickonce);
- experience with COM and P/Invoke programming;
- good knowledge of TSQL and Microsoft SQL;
- experience in IT project management;
- experience as Scrum master;
- proven ability to architect and design Desktop Application Architecture;

- proven ability to deliver a wide range of development projects, large and small, including specifications and documentation;
- proven experience as Senior Developer on a project with 250 000 lines of code or more.

• Planning and work organisation
• Leadership
• Concern for quality
• Teamwork and co-operation
• Analysis and problem solving
• Results orientation
• Learning and development

These would be an asset:

• Professional and technical expertise:

- strong academic background in information technology;
- development experience with:
o Visual Studio 2019;
o SQL Server;
o Microsoft Office;
- experience with at least one XAML framework, preferably WPF;
- experience with at least one MVVM library such as Prism or MVVM toolkit;
- experience with Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX), preferably in CI/CD context;
- experience with Agile Process, in particular Azure DevOps Boards and Test Plans;
- experience with Continuous Integration, in particular Azure DevOps;
- experience managing development teams;
- experience in artificial intelligence;
- knowledge of test driven development and an awareness of test automation frameworks;
- knowledge of software development practices, processes and theories, especially around Agile Development Principles.

• Creativity and innovation
• Adaptability
• Initiative

As a Senior IT Developer, you will:

• lead the development of the case management system for the Court (CMIS);
• design software architecture improvements;
• architect and evaluate solutions to increase case processing productivity;
• design, write, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code (primarily .NET C#, Xaml);
• ensure the best possible performance, stability, and responsiveness of applications;
• further enhance existing DevOps processes;
• mentor and coach other members of CMIS development team
• develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation;
• lead code reviews;
• enforce SCRUM methodology;
• ensure a regular transfer of competence with team members.

In collaboration with the Court’s IT applications support team:

• identify bugs, performance bottlenecks and devise solutions to these problems;
• analyse support issues to determine root cause and ensure issues are resolved;
• define test cases and procedures.

In collaboration with the court’s IT Systems Administration team:

• implement security best practices;
• improve system administration operations (e.g. Logging & event management).

What we offer

• If successful, you may be offered employment based on an initial fixed-term period of at least one year, corresponding to the probationary period, at grade B5. After successful completion of a one-year probationary period, which may be extended if needed, the initial contract may be renewed one or several times for a total duration of service not exceeding four years. A fixed term appointment shall be converted into an open-ended appointment at the end of four years’ continuous service subject to the fulfilment of the conditions established by the Secretary General.

• In Strasbourg, you will receive a basic monthly gross salary of €5 445 which is exempt from national income tax. Different salary scales are applied at our external offices according to the cost-of-living conditions. This salary may be supplemented by other allowances depending on your personal situation. You will benefit from the Council of Europe pension scheme, and also from private medical insurance, annual leave and other advantages (including flexible working hours, training and development,
  possibility of teleworking, etc.).

• This competition is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Staff Rules. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on our recruitment website. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process are updated on this site and will apply at the time of the job offer. 

Applications and selection procedure

• The deadline for applications is 15 October 2024 (midnight Central European Time). Applications must be made in English or French using the Council of Europe online application system. You can create and submit your online application on our website (www.coe.int/jobs). Please fill out the online application form providing all requested details and explain how your competencies make your profile the best for this role. It usually takes a few hours to fill in an application form, so please take this information into consideration while applying.

• Only applications that best meet the criteria set out in the Staff Rules and in this vacancy notice, and that demonstrate the best profile in terms of qualifications, experience, and motivation, shall be considered for the next stages of the recruitment evaluation process, which may consist of different types of assessment. The tentative dates for each stage of the recruitment process will be published on our website.

• People who perform best in the evaluation process shall be placed on a pre-selection list, valid for four years. Being on apre-selection list does not give a right to appointment. People on the pre-selection list with the most suitable profile may be
  invited to an interview to assess their suitability for a specific job and may, if successful, be recommended for the appointment.
  
  
• As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunities policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs. During the different stages of the recruitment procedure, specific measures shall be taken to facilitate access for people with disabilities.