JOB DESCRIPTION

IT Specialist

in DG BUDG of the European Commission

Job title*: IT Specialist – SAP Solutions

Domain**: Information Technology

Where: Unit BUDG.R.4 – IT Systems, Tools and Infrastructure, Brussels

Function Group: FG IV

Contract Type: 3b

Express your interest until: 04/01/2026 – 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

WE ARE

DG Budget is in charge of preparing the yearly budget to be implemented by the other DGs, and to prepare the Annual accounts.

The vision of unit BUDG.R.4 (IT systems, tools and infrastructure) is “We find solutions”. These solutions, based on state-of-the-art developments and services in Information Technology, support the missions of DG Budget. In order to achieve its mission, the unit provides end-to-end IT solutions enabling and facilitating the DG’s duties and acts as the service provider for the standard corporate financial Information Systems as well as DG Budget’s IT portfolio.

The main activities of the unit are to:

• Ensure their proper functioning in the various environments up to production, with the expected availability level;

• Participate to the definition of the systems architecture including interfacing with external systems;

• Ensure Information Systems conform to Commission’s financial regulations, Commission’s IT architecture and tools, and security recommendations;

• Ensure their proper functioning in the various environments up to production, with the expected availability level;

• Provide second and third level support to end-users;

• Support the SUMMA programme in close collaboration with stakeholder units (IT and business units), encompassing its development, customisation, implementation, and operations.

The project portfolio managed by the unit is wide and covers domains like IT governance, methodologies, Enterprise Architecture, refactoring of existing information systems or part of information systems, maintenance and business continuity. Collaboration with the ‘business unit’ is a must considering the portfolio scope.

The unit, composed of 21 officials together with about 50 experts, is split in three sectors: Development, Maintenance and Support; Operations and technico-functional production support; Security.

WE PROPOSE

Unit R4 (IT systems, tools and infrastructure) of DG Budget is seeking to hire one SAP developer for the Sector “Support to Corporate and Local Solutions”.

The position will consist in:

• Designing and implementing solutions in the SAP environment of the Data Warehouse: BW and HANA (the database);

• Analysing with the business teams needs and requirements, proposing solutions, writing specifications;

• Implementing SAP rules of TRANSPORTS through the SAP environments’ landscape (TEST, ACCEPTANCE, PROD and other);

• Using the tools: Solution Manager or FocusBuild to monitor development and transport in SAP;

• Being a team player;

• Coordinating actions with the full team, in particular through frequent video calls;

• Within the Team “Data Warehouse, Reporting and BPC”, seconding the Team Leaders (assistance and, when necessary, backup);

• Providing technical or technico-functional Project coordination & management (as Project Manager).

WE LOOK FOR

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a strong sense of service and organisation, a very good team spirit, willing to learn and to share experiences with others.

Expertise of SAP technologies (S4/HANA, BW4/HANA, Solman, PO, Hana database) is essential.

Technical knowledge of SPA BI (BO) or SAC or BPC would be an asset.

Team participation is essential.

Project coordination and management experience is necessary.

Security or functional expertise in SAP will be significant assets.

Experience in Sap projects (upgrades or migrations or roll-out) will be significant assets.

Analysis & formalisation of business requirements is a must.

Conducting meeting with business team is a must.

Good writing skills.

And the candidate should have a strong background in information systems [IS] management and support, as well as good analytical & communication skills (as the job requires liaison with user’s groups and other teams).

Good knowledge of French and English is required.

Dynamism and motivation, team spirit, service-oriented mind-set, pro-activity, ability to work with different teams with different expectations, are the qualities we are looking for.

If you are interested in IT as a service to users, if you’d like to join the team supporting and maintaining one of the biggest corporate IT System of the Commission, this job is for you.

Training objectives in addition of learning curve concept will be available accordingly.

HOW TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST?

With a view to guaranteeing equal access to all, the Commission recruits from an open database of spontaneous applications. The present call for interests aims at helping the recruiters to identify potentially interested candidates within this database.

In practice, to express your interest, please follow the subsequent two steps:

If you are not registered yet in the open EPSO database, please do so at the following address: . Please select under selection procedures for contract agent the CAST permanent profile that best suits your education and experience.

You should send your documents in a single pdf in the following order:
1. your CV 2. completed application form.
Please send these documents by the publication deadline to [email protected] indicating the call for interest reference EC/BUDG/2025/504427/GFIV in the subject.

No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.