Key Responsibilities

• Agile Leadership: Lead the agile development process, acting as the primary decision-maker for prioritization, business value, and functionality of the product backlog.

• Team Management: Supervise a team of business analysts and ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions.

• Requirement Gathering: Interact with business stakeholders to gather, validate, and translate requirements into user stories and technical solutions.

• Product Backlog Management: Create, prioritize, and sequence the product backlog based on business value or return on investment (ROI).

• Sprint Planning & Execution: Actively participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos. Ensure that user stories are appropriately scheduled and completed in each sprint.

• Solution Design: Propose solutions by integrating IT tools with business process improvements based on an in-depth understanding of the business domain.

• Quality Control: Develop and maintain standards for testing, review deliverables after each sprint, and organize product demonstrations.

• Defect Management: Assist in the prioritization and resolution of defects and bugs, ensuring continuous product improvement.

• Progress Reporting: Provide transparent progress reports to stakeholders, improving communication and decision-making processes.

• Scrum Master Duties: Perform Scrum Master responsibilities, ensuring the team adheres to agile principles and practices.

Education and Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Master's degree (equivalent to Level 7 of the European Qualification Framework), typically requiring 5 years of study.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive experience in large, enterprise-level multi-user Information Systems.

• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, BigPicture, Gliffy, Balsamiq).

• In-depth knowledge of:

o Application Management Lifecycle.

o Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

o Applications design and modeling tolos.

o Enterprise Architecture.

o Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).

o Business process analysis and interoperability technologies (e.g., SOAP/REST web services, middleware).

Additional Skills

• Excellent writing and documentation skills.

• Ability to adapt to fast-changing technologies in application architecture and design.

• Strong communication skills, capable of participating in multilingual, multicultural meetings and teams.

• Fluent in English (C1 level) with the ability to understand, speak, and write clearly.

Specific Expertise Required

• Java SE/EE: At least 5 years of expertise.

• SOAP/REST Web Services: At least 5 years of working experience.

• Oracle DB: At least 5 years of working experience.

• Scrum Methodology: At least 5 years of experience in Scrum practices.

Mandatory Certifications

• One of the following:

o Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).

o Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO).

o SAFe Product Owner or equivalent.

Optional Certifications

• ITIL certification above foundation level.

• Project management certification (e.g., Prince2, PM², or equivalent).

Security Procedures for External Service Providers

• External service providers may access sensitive data or secured areas during task performance.

• Non-EU providers with access to EC premises or networks must undergo security screening by the Commission's Security Directorate (HR.DS) before contract signature.

• The European Commission reserves the right to:

o Conduct security screenings of individuals before signing contracts.

o Require individuals to attend security briefings or sign a security statement after contract signature.