Galileo 2nd Generation Ground Segment Agile Change Agent

Vacancy in the Directorate of Navigation.

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 A2–A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale .

Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands  

Description

You will be assigned as integrated support to the Galileo G2 Ground Segment Management Service (NAV-NGS) in the Galileo Ground Segment Management Office, Directorate of the Galileo Programme and Navigation-related Activities. 

Training and familiarisation with the parent Department’s mandate, processes and procedures will be provided at the start of this assignment.

The Galileo Second Generation (G2G) Ground Segment Agile Change Agent supports the procurement and development of the next generation of Ground Segment for Galileo. The G2G Ground Segment will modernise the existing infrastructure and support the enhancement of navigation services through the integration of next-generation Galileo satellites (G2S). The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) will be used for the Ground Segment development.

Duties

Reporting to the Head of the Galileo G2 Ground Segment Management Service, the Agile Change Agent will establish a LACE (Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence), working with key managers and leaders within the Galileo Project Team to facilitate a smooth transition to adopting the Scale Agile Framework for the G2G Ground Segment development.

The main duties of the G2G Agile Transformation Agent will include:

• establishing and leading a G2G Ground Segment LACE;
• acting as SAFe programme consultant within the Galileo Project Team;
• implementing a transformation roadmap to move from established working practices towards recognised agile working processes;
• maintaining compliance with EU regulatory constraints;
• monitoring applicable scientific and technological trends and maintaining state-of-the-art expertise;
• participating in periodic meetings with the parent service, contributing to the transfer of technical knowledge and lessons learned across the Agency.

In addition, your responsibilities within the LACE will include:

• communicating the business need, urgency and vision for change;
• developing the implementation plan and managing the transformation backlog;
• establishing the metrics;
• conducting or sourcing training for executives, managers and leaders, agile teams, and specialist roles such as product owner, product manager, scrum master, and release train engineer;
• facilitating value stream identification workshops (using supporting toolkit) and helping to define and launch agile release trains (ARTs);
• providing coaching and training to industrial stakeholders and teams;
• participating in critical initial events such as Program Increment (PI) Planning and Inspect and Adapt (I&A);
• fostering SAFe communities of practice (CoPs);
• communicating progress to all relevant stakeholders;
• implementing lean-agile focus days with guest speakers and presenting internal case studies;
• benchmarking and connecting with the external community;
• promoting continuing lean-agile education;
• extending lean-agile practices to other areas of the organisation, including lean budgets, lean portfolio management, contracts and human resources;
• helping to establish relentless improvement.

Technical competencies

Certification in the Scaled Agile Framework

Experience in complex system design and development

Proficiency in the use of software development and collaboration tools

Knowledge of the ESA and EU procurement regulations

Knowledge of ECSS space standards

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education

A master’s degree in information technology, electrical engineering is required.

Additional requirements

Experience in space technology, in particular satellite navigation, will be considered an advantage.
Experience and understanding of the following technologies and engineering practices will be considered an advantage: MBSE, PaaS, virtualisation, IaaS, SOA, microservices, Confluence, Kafka, Kanban.

Other information

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

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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.     

The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.

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 contact.human.resources@esa.int .

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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, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithunaia, Slovenia and in addition of Member States of the European Union not members of ESA: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia.

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 internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented or balanced Member States*.  (https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/careers/NationalityTargets.pdf )

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. 

Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band (A2); however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level.

*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.