**Profile:** Analyst Architect (AA)/software architect. **Duration:** initial contract from 02/01/26 to 29/01/2027, with annual extensions beyond that point (to a total of 4 years). **Location:** off\-site (fully remote). **Responsibilities:** *Requirements Gathering* * Collect and document detailed business needs from experts and stakeholders. * Analyse documentation, such as ERA technical documents, processes, related EC Implementing Regulations/Decisions. * Analyse 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. *Workshops \& Stakeholder Engagement* * 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. *Analysis \& Design Support* * 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. *Collaboration* * 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. **Technical expertise:** * 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, DevOps, CI/CD. **Experience:** * 8\+ years in IT; 4\+ years in **architecture/design** and **system development**. *Additional Skills:* * Business process analysis, technical writing, and presentation skills. *Working Conditions:* * 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**. **Rate:** 250€\-280€/day.