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We are currently looking for a talented Application Developer on behalf of a major European Union Agency.

Location: Malta, hybrid (10% off-site and 90% on-site, the ratio is negotiable)

Experience: Intermediate (6 years of experience in the requested field)

Tasks description:

• Contribute to the design, development, implementation, testing, configuration and maintenance of information systems of the EU Agency’s Operational Support Centre (C1), including the Operational Deployment System (ODS), the Country Operations Platform (COP), the Digital Platforms and the Call for Expression of Interest (CEI), as well as the related artefacts, according to current best practices and corporate strategy.
• Collaborate with the ICT Team (ICT Project Manager (PM), Solution Architect(s) (SA), Business Analyst(s) (BA), Testers, Application Developers), Product Owners and Business Stakeholders, on the analysis and design of evolutionary changes, new features, and improvements.
• The individual will have to report their work on the JIRA ticketing tool and ensure that all the tickets are up to date on a daily basis; the EU Agency’s ICT Project Manager and the EU Agency’s Solution Architect are in charge of project management, and as such they agree with the candidate on the management of the project and the technical choices.

The following tasks are foreseen: 

• Configure, develop and implement ICT components, including source code, unit tests, software components, design patterns, database schemas, and configuration of the respective backend systems, including cloud and on-premises platforms and infrastructure.
• Design, prototype, develop and test the EU Agency’s Operational Support Centre (C1) applications, according to the prioritized backlog agreed between ICT and business.
• Provide technical support in the information systems’ roadmap, including EU Agency’s Azure cloud environment, SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 presence.
• Create and maintain SharePoint Online site collections with multiple sites, unique navigational elements, custom content types and site columns, site pages, web part pages, workflows, retention policies and governance policies.
• Implement task automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) for ICT projects.
• Implement the final design (i.e. “look-and-feel”) of the User Interface (UI).
• Conduct technical reviews, including source code reviews, and ensuring that the application UI meets usability, functional, and client’s UI guidelines and standards.
• Design, implement, test and maintain integrations with other information systems and platforms, as required.
• Cοordinate with the ICT Team in order to align solution architecture and software engineering with the current best practices.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including solution architecture documentation, operational maintenance manuals, version description documents, release guidelines, and user manuals.

The selected candidate will be expected to perform the tasks, independently and with quality, with the following technologies and environments, when required by the implementation:

• Software development in .NET 6 (or newer), C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, Entity Framework and VB.NET.
• Work in one or more front-end JavaScript frameworks, such as Vue.js or React.
• Work with SharePoint Online on an enterprise application.
• Development of unit tests to test front-end functionality and back-end functionality.
• Usage of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), Azure App Services, Microsoft Graph API and Azure DevOps.
• Work with Web APIs and perform system integrations.
• Tasks in website support.
• Usage of Web technologies, including JavaScript, XML, HTML/5, CSS/3, and web design frameworks such as Bootstrap CSS.
• Usage of PowerShell scripting (or similar).
• Work independently with the structured query language (SQL), and with Microsoft SQL Server database structures and stored procedures, including the troubleshooting of database performance issues.
• Usage of Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2.
• Usage of SharePoint framework (SPFx) and PnP (Patterns and Practices/Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Community) tools.
• Usage of Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Performing tasks with Microsoft Power Platform.

Freelancers are welcome

Benefits:

• Hybrid way of working
• Competitive remuneration package
• Private insurance
• Unlimited free access to wellness workplace support platform
• A dynamic challenging environment resulting continuous learning / education / progression
• Ability to work with cutting edge technologies
• Pleasant working environment
• Ability to expand knowledge and responsibilities

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