Job description

CITE is seeking a Technical Lead / Project Manager with the ability to lead teams, strong software engineering and software design skills, familiarity with at least one of the major development ecosystems used by the company (.NET Core or Java), and proven experience in leading and managing technical and/or research projects.

A university degree in a Computer Science related field is required, while postgraduate qualifications relevant to the position will be considered an asset.

The position is based in Athens (Kaisariani - Vyronas). Opportunities for partial or full remote work may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications and skills

Required:

• University degree in Computer Science or Telecommunications (undergraduate or postgraduate level) is required. Degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines will also be considered, provided they are accompanied by a postgraduate degree in a Computer Science related field.
• Software development experience as a Software Engineer in at least one of the following technology ecosystems:
  1. C# / .NET Core.
  2. Java / Spring.
• Professional experience:
  1. A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of Information Technology Research and Development (R&D).
  2. Professional experience as a Software Engineer that includes at least two (2) years in a software development team leadership role.
  3. At least one (1) year of experience as a Technical Project Lead or Project Manager in information technology research and/or software development projects.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
  1. Preparation and authoring of funding proposals for European Union Research Programmes (e.g., Horizon Europe).
  2. Preparation and authoringof funding proposals under ESPΑ-funded programmes and calls (e.g., Research-Create-Innovate).
  3. Sizing, solution design, and preparation of technical proposals for private-sector tenders and commercial offerings.
  4. Sizing, solution design, and preparation of technical proposals for public-sector procurement and tendering processes.
  5. Technical supervision of software system implementation projects in the private sector.
  6. Technical supervision and/or management of the execution of co-funded research and development projects.
  7. Supervision, editing and authoring of project deliverables and progress reports.
• Complex Information Systems design skills.
• Capability of managing and translating project / business requirements into work plan.
• Capability of communicating requirements, specifications, plans and progress with supervisors or customers.

Appreciated:

• Professional certifications relevant to the scope of the position.
• Experience in project financial planning, budgeting, and monitoring, including the management of team members' effort allocation and timesheets.

In ordered to be considered, an applicaiton must document:

• The presence of the degrees/diplomas mentioned above.
• Fulfilled military obligations. 
• Excellent written and spoken use of the English and Greek languages. 

Selected candidates will be subject to one or more tests to verify their skill level on technologies they declare to be competent in.

Procedure and terms regarding expression of interest

Applicants should submit their expressions of interest to the email address 202609TPM@cite-sa.gr.

Regarding the procedure and the terms for expressing candidate's interest in a position, please read the related document that you can find here.

NOTICE: Submission of expression of interests assumes acceptance of the terms that accompany this announcement.

A few words about CITE

Communication & Information Technologies Experts SA (CITE) is a Software Experts' Agency operating in the domain of ICT systems engineering, research and consulting in a wide range of business sectors, including among others Banking, Financial Management / Accounting, Information Security, Smart Agriculture, Culture, Education, Serious Games, e-government, Open Science, Infrastructure & Asset Management, Techno-economics etc. 

With offices in Athens and Sparta and a team of 40+ highly skilled and committed software engineers, the company designs, develops and supports large scale ICT systems utilising state-of-the-art technologies. CITE’s work and synergies target large organizations, governmental entities, multinational companies and consortia.

Besides the commercial sector, CITE activates in industrial research and innovation, designing and implementing cutting edge solutions for cloud and distributed infrastructures, information retrieval, (big/textual) data management, specialized simulation and modelling, (distributed) data analysis, processing and visualization, etc. 

Our stack consists of:

• Backend services: .NetCore (C#)  / Java (Spring Framework) / [PHP]
• Mobile application development: Java / Objective C / Swift & cross platform (Xamarin / React Native)
• Web UI: Angular - TypeScript / JavaScript - HTML5 - CSS3 – JS etc.
• SQL & NoSQL data stores: Microsoft SQL Server/ PostGreSQL / MySQL / Elastic Search/ MongoDB etc.
• Distributed platforms / analytics: Hadoop / Spark
• Security: SSO protocols, AAI.
• Virtualisation / Containerisation: Docker/Kubernetes etc.
• Geospatial data management and visualization: OpenLayers / OpenGIS / GeoServer / Mapserver / WMS-WCS-WCPS-WPS-CSW etc.

Employment Type

• Permanent, full-time employment contract.

Salary

• Fixed competitive salary, starting at €2.000 per month, shaped according to experience and skills related to the job.
• Extra rewards for productivity and diligence.

Job location

The following location options, which correspond to company branches, are available for employees to choose from:

• Kessariani (Athens), Attiki, Greece (default location).
• Partially remote work options are considered on a per case basis.