Young Graduate Trainee in End-User Computing Engineering

Young Graduate Opportunity in the Directorate of Internal Services

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.

This post is classified F1 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale .

Location

ESRIN, Frascati, Italy 

The End-User Projects and Access Governance Section is part of the ESA Information Technology Department within the Directorate of Internal Services.
The Section is the technical authority and competence centre, with respect to end users, for digital workplace capabilities (collaboration tools, smart space and unified communication) across the Agency. The team is responsible for keeping continuously abreast of digital workplace technology and, by means of collaboration with the user communities and through a shared governance board, setting up projects to develop new capabilities before transferring them over to operations. Within the Section, the Adoption Team is responsible for driving the adoption and usage of the new capabilities to achieve the expected results and outcomes. The team is also in charge of identity governance: the policy-based centralised orchestration of user identity management and access control.

You are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int

As a Young Graduate Trainee, you will contribute to the definition of the end-user environment (end user computing, smart space and collaboration) by identifying, proposing and supporting the implementation and the adoption of tools and processes within the Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem, thus fulfilling the Agency’s digital collaboration needs.

Knowledge of relevant technical domains

Relevant experience gained during internships/project work

Breadth of exposure coming from past and/or current research/activities

Knowledge of ESA and its programmes/projects

Result Orientation

Operational Efficiency

Fostering Cooperation

Relationship Management

Continuous Improvement

Forward Thinking

You should have just completed or be in the final year of your master’s degree in a technical or scientific discipline.

Specific knowledge of one of the following disciplines will be considered an asset:

• Microsoft Office 365 ecosystem
• Microsoft Azure ecosystem
• Collaboration tools
• Smart space
• Identity and access control
• Adoption and change management

You should have good interpersonal and communication skills and should be able to work in a multicultural environment, both independently and as part of a team.

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

During the interview, your motivation and overall professional career goals will also be explored. 

Other information

For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework .

For further information on the Young Graduate Programme please visit: Young Graduate Programme andFAQ Young Graduate Programme

At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email [email protected] .

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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as  Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to candidates from under-represented or balanced Member States *. 

In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service. 

*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.