The European Patent Office (EPO) is in the midst of a major transformation, building a DevOps practice and making agile principles a reality. It’s like nothing we’ve ever done before!
Our mission is to support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across Europe. We pride ourselves on taking innovation seriously and are fully committed to our digital transformation.
Whilst preparing our next strategic plan, we are seeking talent to reinforce our teams and prepare the next generation of tools and practices, to increase the productivity of our workforce.
We are looking to recruit highly creative individuals with a broad range of skills across the field of IT, as well as developing a talent pool in anticipation of future openings.
Do you have experience in the following area(s) and roles? Then, we’d love to hear from you!
- Big Data Analyst
- Solution Architect – Digital Workplace and Collaboration
- Solutions Architect – Drupal and Web
- Solutions Architect – Smart Buildings
- Technical Application Owner – SAP Specialist
- Business analyst
- Data Scientist
- IT Domain Architect – Cloud Native Architect
- IT Domain Architect – Frontend-Web Architect
- UI/UX Designers
- Solution Architect IT Cooperation Projects
- Implementation Support Engineer (systems engineer)
- Data Protection Specialist
- Information Security Specialist
- Project Portfolio Analyst
- Solution architects for the search and patent grant process
- Product managers for the search and patent grant products
- DevOps Engineer
- Network Engineer
- Windows Engineer
Minimum requirements:
- Diploma of completed studies at master’s level or – in exceptional cases – equivalent professional experience
- Excellent knowledge (at least C1) of one official language (English, French and German) and the ability to understand the other two; alternatively, excellent knowledge (at least C1) of one official language and the willingness to learn the missing language(s) and to reach level B2 within a set time frame
- Citizenship of one of the member states of the European Patent Organisation
What we offer:
- An opportunity to participate in complex IT projects at the heart of the EPO’s digital transformation initiative
- Daily collaboration with a diverse, hard-working and united team of highly skilled and dedicated professionals from all over Europe
- Self-development opportunities through a broad range of training activities provided by our
- Talent Academy
- A challenging yet highly rewarding working environment
- A comprehensive and family-friendly benefits package
- A flexible working model
- Access to a wide variety of social activities and clubs
- Flexibility to work in either Munich or The Hague
Process:
The successful candidates will be selected on the basis of qualifications and relevant experience, supplemented as appropriate by interviews, tests and/or a personality questionnaire.
Key information:
- Job group: 4
- Grade: G7 to G10 (net basic) monthly salary* for this vacancy: EUR 6 459 to 9 364, depending on experience and location
- Duration of appointment: Five years
- Career path: Technical
- Location: Hybrid based in Germany (Munich) or The Netherlands (The Hague)
- Application deadline: 29 March 2023
- Interviews planned: April, May and June 2023
* after deduction of EPO-internal tax and before deduction of staff contributions to the social security and pension schemes.
Diversity & Inclusivity:Our work environment
We believe that diversity is fundamental to our success. Our inclusive work environment respects, values and celebrates our individual differences. We want you to be yourself at work.
To apply for this job email your details to ballaert@epo.org.