Senior Oracle Middleware & Cloud Architect

Description of the Tasks

The tasks to be performed by this profile are:

• Participate in the evolution of DG TAXUD's Oracle database and middleware Enterprise architecture:

  • Design infrastructure based on requirements from ISD's workplan or system owners/project managers

  • Participate in drafting/reviewing proposals for IT architecture governance and organizational evolution

  • Review, investigate, and recommend IT solutions

  • Support projects by contributing to the design of databases, RAC, Weblogic, SOA, and other Oracle products

  • Follow up on infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with approved design and planning

  • Ensure infrastructure requirements align with DG TAXUD and/or DIGIT standards

• Identify ways to reduce costs in IT

• Evaluate databases and middleware for discrepancies or vulnerabilities

• Provide business architecture and systems processing guidance

• Conduct research to improve operations and supervise Oracle-based infrastructures

• Supervise analysis of technical problems and project test/release processes

• Oversee Oracle database and middleware infrastructure evolution projects

• Manage technical projects, enforce project delivery, and ensure adherence to procedures

• Structure information for target audience, communicate activities, and produce/review documents

• Provide suggestions for service or methodology improvements and escalate issues

• Participate in meetings with DG TAXUD, contractors, Member States, and partners

The specified tasks are to be performed without direct hands-on control over the systems, as DG TAXUD's systems are managed by operational or software development contractors. The internal team, including this profile, has a supervisory role.

To deliver the service to expected standards, the consultant should have specialized experience in Oracle database and middleware technologies, processes, and projects within complex organizations with outsourced services.

Knowledge and Skills

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

• Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices and goals, especially for the Database and middleware levels

• Excellent leadership and conciliation skills

• Very good knowledge of Oracle Database and middleware (such as SOA, Weblogic, USB, OEM)

• Very good knowledge of Linux Red Hat and Windows OS

• Ability to analyze and drive investigations efficiently and fast

• Ability to give business and technical presentations

• Promotion skills ("selling" the results of architectural approaches through presentations)

• Modeling and graphical representations and abstractions

• Ability to apply high-quality standards

• Ability to cope with fast-changing technologies used in DG TAXUD Data centers

• Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences

• Analysis and problem-solving skills

• Capability to write clear and structured technical documents

• Ability to participate in technical meetings and good communication skills

Non-Technical Skills

• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability, and experience in working in a team

• Ability to participate in multilingual meetings

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, on multiple large projects

• Excellent Team Player

• Ability to understand, speak, and write in English (C1/C1); having good working knowledge of other European languages (French, German in the first place, C1/C1) will be an asset

• High degree of discretion and integrity is required as the applications managed and maintained in DG TAXUD contain personal and confidential data

Specific Expertise

Following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:

• Very good knowledge of Oracle Database and middleware (such as SOA, Weblogic, USB, OEM)

• Oracle Middleware & Integration (WebLogic, SOA Suite, Oracle Service Bus)

• Cloud Infrastructure (with Oracle, AWS, Google, Microsoft)

• Security, networking, and computing technologies (e.g., Role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, auditing)

• Disaster Recovery planning and Business Continuity

• Outsourced Activity Monitoring

• ITIL framework and related processes

• Project & Change Management

• Stakeholder Communication

• Enterprise Application Architecture

• At least 5 years of specific expertise in various Oracle technologies

Certifications & Standards

Following certificates & standards are required for the performance of tasks:

• ITIL 3 Expert; ITIL 4 Master as an asset

• PRINCE2 or PM foundation: practitioner or more advanced would be an asset

• COBIT 5 foundation

• ISO/IEC 27001 lead auditor

• Microsoft Azure or AWS training: a certification would be an asset

• Cloud Architecture and Security training: a certification would be an asset

• Oracle DB training; a certification would be an asset

• Oracle Weblogic training; a certification would be an asset