European Citizens, ONLY

The position is full-time remote in a near-site mode. (Brussels, no more than 2 hours of distance)

Contract:

• Initial contract duration: 100-180 days (Project duration: 600 days)

Minimum requirements to qualify for the interview:

• Your CV in English language
• Your skills must correspond to the current position
• Experience in collaborating efficiently and politely with colleagues remotely
• Must have EU citizenship, permanent residency, or EU Blue Card (client will NOT sponsor) and be able to establish as a freelancer within the EU.

TASKS

• Development of back-end website architecture.
• Collaborate closely with front-end developers, UI/UX designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver quality web application solutions.
• Architect server-side components and services that form the backbone of web applications, employing best practices in Python programming.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems.
• Implement core business logic.
• Implement scalable architectures to handle increased user load and data volume, leveraging cloud services and containerisation.
• Creation of servers and databases for functionality.
• Design, implement, and optimise database schemas and queries to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval processes.
• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.
• Manage database security measures to protect sensitive information, ensuring compliance with data protection standards.
• Conduct regular code reviews and use vulnerability scanning tools to identify and address potential security issues.
• Implement security protocols and standards to safeguard applications against threats and ensure data privacy.
• Enhance application performance by identifying bottlenecks and optimising server-side code and database queries.
• Cross-platform optimisation.
• Enhance application performance by identifying bottlenecks and optimising server-side code and database queries.
• Design responsive applications.
• Design and develop APIs.
• Participating in the design and creation of scalable software.
• Participate in deploying applications in cloud environments, using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
• Taking lead on projects, as needed.
• Maintenance of code integrity and organisation.
• Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end.
• Compile and analyse data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.
• Actively engage in debugging and resolving issues raised during testing or reported in production.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments, ensuring consistent and rapid delivery of applications.
• Meet both technical and consumer needs.
• Write technical documentation.

Level of Education

• a bachelor’s level or
• 3 years of higher education

 Knowledge and skills

Following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:

• Proficiency in Python and experience with web frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience with code linters and formatters (e.g., pylint, black, flake8) to enforce coding standards.
• Experience with AI-powered code assistants (e.g., Amazon Q, Github Copilot), staying updated with advancements in AI-driven code technologies that can streamline Python web application development.
• Strong understanding of RESTful design and implementation.
• Solid experience with relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases (e.g., Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
• Excellent knowledge of ORM, schema design, efficient queries.
• Expertise in containerisation tools like Docker, Podman and orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., OWASP), secure coding practices and standards, including authentication, authorisation and encryption.
• Knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git or SVN.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions (Continuous Integration / Deployment).
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible.
• Experience with VM management, Linux.
• Good knowledge of agile methodology.

Due to the particular nature of a large international organization such as the European Commission, candidates should also have the following non-technical skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment. Excellent verbal communication.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Ability to conduct unit and integration tests to ensure code quality. Ability to write clear and well-structured documentation.
• Ability to understand, speak and write English C1.
• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained in RTD.H.DEP.IT contain personal and confidential data.

APPLICABLE SECURITY PROCEDURES

All non-EU external service providers, who may have access either to EC premises or to EC network, are subject of security screening by Commission’s security directorate (HR.DS) before specific contract signature to assess risks vis-à-vis Commission’s sensitive non-classified information.