Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
Scope of Work
Update TOPFAS functionality and data structures to meet the mid-term requirements for enabling inter-operability between TOPFAS and other systems.
Be part of a team (project manager, technical lead, software developers, etc.) and provide the service using an Agile and iterative approach using multiple sprints.
Provide functional and technical solution analysis and software development, traceable through the Azure DevOps NATO Software Factory system.
The work will be executed mainly offsite, and some sprints might require the visit to other NATO locations. The development work will be carried out accessing remotely the Azure DevOps NATO Software Factory system.
Participate in the daily reporting and planning activities (daily stand-ups) as well as the required participation in workshops, events and conferences related to the supported services, as requested by the NCI Agency project team.
Under the direction of the NCI Agency project team, develop and update TOPFAS Application software. This includes the following activities:
- Implement and review software changes as required using Azure DevOps.
- Support the development of the front-end application and communication with back end services.
- Implement new interfaces and improve existing interfaces with other systems, both file based and online real time.
- Coordinate the technical work with the teams and systems required to integrate, including integration testing.
- Create user stories, including acceptance criteria and test cases to evaluate the functionality.
- Support bug fixing and stability improvements.
- Create and update documentation.
- Conduct impact analysis, to investigate which are the best ways to solve a certain problem, their effort estimation, document and present their pros and cons to the team.
Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.
- More than 10 years of experience as Software Developer, in which at least 5 are in C#.
- Strong experience (at least 5 years) in WinForms (Microsoft desktop application development).
- In depth knowledge of C#.
- Proficient with third party UI frameworks.
- Solid understanding of async programming / multi-thread applications
- Good understanding of integration patterns and message exchange formats such as JSON and XML.
- Strong knowledge of OO principles and patterns.
- Strong knowledge of APIs development, both as consumer and provider.
- Experience with Git version source control.
- Basic knowledge of SQL Server and database querying.
Preferable Qualifications Are
- Experience with Azure DevOps.
- Experience with Playwright or other test automation tools.
- Strong experience (at least 4 years) with DevExpress.
- Experience building (graph) diagrams using GoJS or similar Javascript libraries.
- Experience with HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 is a plus.
Relevant Soft Skills Are
- Very good communication skills, both spoken and written, in English.
- Very good presentation skills, taking in consideration the target audience.
- Team player, friendly and always willing to help others and to share knowledge.
- Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a multinational and diverse team.
- Growth mind set, always wanting to improve and to learn.
- Proactivity and taking ownership at all times.
