Analyst Architect​/Team Lead; Remote – European Railway Agency ERA

Analyst Architect (Remote) – European Railway Agency ERA

Profile: Analyst, Funcional Architect, Team Lead

Duration: initial contract from 10/03/26 to 29/01/2027, with annual extensions beyond that point (to a total of 4 years).

Location: off-site (fully remote).

• Collect and document detailed business needs from experts and stakeholders.
• Analyze documentation, such as ERA technical documents, processes, related EC Implementing Regulations/Decisions.
• Analyze system interfaces and business rules.
• Produce clear and structured documentation such as:
  Use Cases, Functional Requirements, Business Process Flows, Technical Specifications (where applicable), Other types of relevant documents.
• Ensure requirements are complete, consistent, accurate and traceable.

• In order to elicit requirements and validate solutions, organize and coordinate workshops, interviews, questionnaires or use other relevant techniques.
• Facilitate discussions to clarify scope and priorities.

• Draft diagrams (e.g., process maps, data flow diagrams) to illustrate interactions and dependencies.
• Prepare lightweight mock‑ups or wireframes to visualize proposed solutions early in the process.
• Support feasibility checks and impact analysis.

• Act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring requirements are understood and implemented correctly.
• Track changes and maintain updated documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as back‑up to the User Assistance Engineer: user support, data validation and quality assurance, if requested by the Agency.

• Strong experience in application, cloud, infrastructure, and data architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of SOA
  , application design,
  Enterprise Architecture
  , and modelling tools (UML, BPMN, or equivalent).
• Proficient in programming languages such as .NET and Java
  , Relational DBMS
  , interoperability technologies (web services, middleware, service bus), and GIT
  .
• Familiar with software development methodologies:
  Agile
  , RUP
  , Dev Ops
  , CI/CD
  .

• 8+ years in IT; 4+ years in architecture/design and system development
  .

• Business process analysis, technical writing, and presentation skills.

• Team to be deployed: 1 Architect/Analyst + 3 User Assistance staff
  .
• Service hours are between 08:00 and 20:00 CET
  , with 8 hours/day and up to 40 hours/week per person (specific schedules agreed with the Head of the Operational Data Unit).
• Agency uses ITIL and MS Office
  ; all documentation and training will be provided.
• Work and deliverables must be in English
  .

270€-280€/day.