ICT competition (AD7): ICT infrastructure

Notice of Competition

The European Union is looking for highly qualified ICT professionals to join its civil service.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising an open competition to establish reserve lists for administrators (grade AD 7) in four ICT fields:

• ICT infrastructure
• ICT project management
• Clouds and networks
• Data science

Candidates may apply for one field only.

Key deadlines

The application period runs from 6 May 2026 to 10 June 2026 (12.00 midday Brussels time).

Candidates must upload:

• a valid identity card or passport by 10 June 2026 (12.00 midday, Brussels time), and

• supporting documents by 1 October 2026 (12.00 midday, Brussels time).

  Typical dutiesAs an ICT administrator (AD7), your tasks may include:

ICT infrastructure

• Designing, operating and managing enterprise ICT infrastructure (systems, databases, storage, applications, digital workplace services)
• Managing networks, identity and access services, and cybersecurity
• Delivering ICT operations and service management
• Contributing to infrastructure architecture, automation, emerging technologies (including high-performance computing and quantum technologies), as well as team supervision

ICT project management

• Managing ICT projects, programmes and portfolios across the full lifecycle
• Defining solutions through business and technical analysis, planning and resource coordination
• Monitoring delivery performance, quality and compliance
• Coordinating stakeholders, teams, testing activities and contracts

Clouds and networks

• Designing and operating cloud and network infrastructures
• Managing identity, security and network protection services
• Ensuring service performance, availability, resilience and operational incident management
• Contributing to architecture, standards, service governance and provider management

Data science

• Designing data architectures, pipelines and large-scale data processing systems
• Applying statistical modelling, machine learning and advanced analytics techniques
• Developing data integration solutions, APIs, visualisation tools and automated insights
• Implementing MLOps, data governance and high-performance computing solutions

Detailed information is available in the Notice of Competition, which can be found on the application page by clicking the ‘Get started’ button below.

Do you have what it takes?To apply for the ICT competition (AD7), you must meet the following requirements:

• Be an EU national and enjoy the full rights of an EU citizen.

• Have a thorough knowledge of one official EU language(C1 level) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official EU language (B2 level).

• You must also have a combination of completed university-level studies and relevant professional experience, as follows:

  • A three-year degree in an area relevant to the chosen ICT field, followed by at least seven years of relevant professional experience;

    or

  • A four-year degree in an area relevant to the chosen ICT field, followed by at least six years of relevant professional experience;

    or

  • A five-year degree in an area relevant to the chosen ICT field, followed by at least five years of relevant professional experience;

    or

  • A three-year degree in another area, followed by at least nine years of relevant professional experience (eight years for data science).

The exact requirements vary by field. Candidates must consult the Notice of Competition for full details.

Selection process - TestingThe selection process for the ICT competition (AD7) includes online reasoning tests, a field-related test, and a free-text essay on EU matters.
Tests may take place on the same or different days. The exact dates for each test will be communicated to all applicants after the application deadline.
Candidates may choose any two of the 24 official EU languages for testing.
Further details are available in the Notice of Competition.

All information on test dates, materials and results will be published on the competition page and communicated to candidates via the Candidate Portal, once confirmed.

Reserve list and RecruitmentCandidates who succeed in the selection process are placed on a reserve list.

Once on a reserve list, successful candidates may be contacted by the recruiting services of the EU institutions and bodies interested in their profile, or they may apply proactively to published vacancies. If shortlisted, they may be invited for targeted recruitment interviews. Such interviews, and any other related procedures, are outside the selection process conducted by EPSO. Recruitment interviews are conducted by the relevant recruiting services usually in English and/or French. Other languages may also be used during the interviews, based on the needs of the recruiting services and the knowledge expressed by candidates in their applications.

Diversity & InclusionAs an employer, the institutions and bodies of the EU offer a community of expertise with a wide range of opportunities to broaden your personal and professional development. The multicultural, international and diverse teams that make up the EU Civil Service work together to benefit the lives of approximately 450 million EU citizens and beyond.

The EU institutions and bodies that EPSO works for, are committed to diversity and inclusion. They seek diversity actively and promote inclusion among their staff. EPSO therefore encourages applications from qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds and on the broadest possible geographical basis among the EU Member States.
Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion in the EU institutions and bodies.

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