Application and Integration Architect (Warsaw, 60% remote) – EU Public Organisations

TheWhiteam; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 391,363 - 527,142; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

60% remote work

Travel budget

Security clearance support

Job summary

TheWhiteam seeks an Application and Integration Architect with advanced expertise for a long-term mission at Frontex Headquarters in Warsaw, 60% remote and 40% on-site.

The role requires security clearance, extensive API and data integration experience, and leadership in enterprise architecture across cloud and hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum education level Level 7 is required.
• Minimum IT experience 8 years in IT roles with 5+ years in similar positions.
• CEFR English at least B2 is required.

Responsibilities

• Set standards in design, development, quality and testing.
• Design enterprise-wide databases architecture, schemas and BI services.
• Elicit needs and translate them into architectures.
• Lead development teams and development processes.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture repository and artifacts.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, security and quality.

Skills

Enterprise integration

API design

Systems architecture

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

UML

TOGAF

Leadership

Education

Level 7

Tools

Tibco

Mulesoft

Sparx EA

ARIS Architect

Job description

Profile

Profile: Application and Integration Architect- Level Advanced.

Security Clearance

Security Clearance: Is required (security screening procedure must be initiated within first 45 days of assignment) - RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED.

Place of Performance

Place of performance: Frontex Headquarters in Warsaw. 60% remote + 40% on-site.

Travel

Travel: Only in exceptional cases.

Travel Expenses Budget

Travel expenses Budget: 1200€ x 3 years + 1800€ 4th year.

Minimum Required Scoring for Interview

Minimum required scoring for interview (%): 60%.

Duration of the Mission

Duration of the mission: 54 months.

Award Criteria

Award criteria: 35% Price / 65% Quality.

Minimum Level of Education

Minimum level of education: Level 7.

Minimum English Language Skills (CEFR)

Minimum English language skills (CEFR): B2.

Minimum IT Relevant Professional Experience

Minimum IT relevant professional experience (years): 8 years.

Minimum Experience at Similar Position

Minimum experience at similar position (years): 5 years in relevant IT roles.

Rate

Rate: 490-507€/day NWH; 640-660€/day EWH/ 10,50€/hour OnC.

• Expected NWH: 220 days x3 years + 330 days 4th year.
• Expected EWH: 20 days x3 years + 30 days 4th year.

Required Certificates

• Iasa Architect CITA-A or equivalent.
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert or equivalent.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals or equivalent.
• TIBCO Certified Associate or equivalent.
• Certified SOA Architect or equivalent.

Knowledge And Skills

Knowledge

• Has performed role of key architect in development of at least 1 enterprise-wide integration platform deployment.
• A minimum of 2 years experience as an application architect, preferably in a public sector or EU agencies environment.
• Expert in architecting of systems integration on data and API level.
• Expert in designing enterprise level integration platform connectors, flows, and services bus solutions.
• Expert in planning capacity and security of the integration platform capabilities.
• Familiar with integration patterns, standards and models.
• Familiar with serverless and containerisation platforms in cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Holds excellent technical knowledge about integration platforms such as Tibco or Mulesoft, SOA, databases, application servers, communication middleware, web applications, cloud integration patterns, business intelligence concepts, systems integration, Software Development Lifecycle.
• Sound knowledge of designing systems and applications in UML.
• Familiar with DevSecOps approach.
• Extensive experience in aligning application development with business needs.
• Is proficient in using systems modelling tools like Sparx Enterprise Architect, Aris Architect or others.
• Familiar with market wide designing architecture standards or frameworks such as, TOGAF, Zachman, Azure Well-Architected framework or similar.
• Sound knowledge about hybrid systems and applications integration.

Skills

• Presents excellent communication skills.
• Holds ability to document effectively.
• Presents problem solving skills.
• Presents leadership skills.

Specific Requirements

• Experience with modelling in Archimate.
• Experience with European Interoperability Framework or other interinstitutional frameworks.
• Experience with applying architecture styles and patterns.

Typical Tasks And Responsibilities

• Sets standards in scope of design, development, quality and testing.
• Designs and communicates enterprise wide databases architecture.
• Design databases architectures, schemas, analytic platform and BI services, data governance.
• Elicits needs, analyzes requirements.
• Transfers business, users and technical needs into architectures.
• Maps business goals, project benefits, priorities, components, system features.
• Analyses available systems, applications and services.
• Identify options for potential solutions.
• Maintains and tracks architecture in systems lifecycle.
• Estimate and size network infrastructure in accordance with the requirements of the systems and business applications.
• Contributes to systems design, testing, quality assurance, change management.
• Prepares system documentation and provides presentations.
• Lead development teams and development processes.
• Selects and evaluates technologies.
• Collects and interprets system metrics.
• Optimizes system from performance, security and quality points of view.
• Contribute to Enterprise Architecture repository and managing required artifacts.