Specialist – Storage Infrastructure Engineer - European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (AD6, The Hague)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Design and implement enterprise-grade products and services in accordance with architecture guidelines and standards
• Act as Technical Product Manager of selected Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solutions
• Participate in solution engineering and system administration activities
• Create and maintain the security baseline for storage products and services
• Specify and review technical storage standards including relevant security controls
• Evaluation of non-standard ICT storage requests
• Provide technical support, perform technical analysis, investigation, troubleshooting and resolution of incidents
• Drive the evaluation and selection of technical products for ICT storage solutions

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma, OR professional training of an equivalent level in a relevant area with additional professional experience as specified
• Experience: At least 3 years of total professional work experience gained after the award of the diploma. Essential: 5 years or more working with enterprise storage engineering, including designing, implementing and improving storage platforms in complex, multi-disciplinary ICT environments; experience with capacity planning, performance analysis, and optimisation across SAN and NAS environments; experience…
• Languages: one of the languages of the Union (thoroug…), another language of the Union (satisfa…), English (very go…)
• Key skills: Hands-on knowledge of Dell EMC PowerMax (SAN) and Dell PowerScale (NAS), Knowledge of data protection and compliance-related considerations, Professional knowledge with security controls and information assurance techniques, Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing, Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters, Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), High degree of commitment and flexibility, High level of customer and service-orientation, Good administrative and organisational skills
• Eligibility: Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen; have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service; produce appropriate character references; be physically fit to perform the duties; fulfil the condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Decision of the Executive Director on the Duration of contracts of employment for…

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Online application submission through Europol's recruitment system
• Initial selection by Selection Committee of candidates meeting all eligibility criteria
• Shortlisting of highest scoring candidates (minimum pass-mark 60% of total maximum score)
• Written test
• Competency-based interview

Contract and working arrangements

Working arrangements: This post will require participation in a shift system including weekends and nights as well as on-call duty.

Hiring unit: Infrastructure Services Team (C1-36), ICT Operations Unit (C1-3), ICT Department, Capabilities Directorate.

Position details

Reference

Europol/2026/TA/AD6/772

Vacancy Notice

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Last Verified

24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Specialist – Storage Infrastructure Engineer at Europol based in The Hague at the AD6 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is Europol/2026/TA/AD6/772. The role falls under the Information Technology domain.

_This selection procedure is intended to fill one (1) currently available post._

_Europol retains the right to make use of the reserve list to select candidates for similar posts within the organisation, should business needs require so._

1. Organisational context

Organisational setting:

The post of Specialist – Storage Infrastructure Engineer is located in the Infrastructure Services Team (C1-36), ICT Operations Unit (C1-3), ICT Department, Capabilities Directorate.

The C1 ICT Department has the responsibility for devising, delivering and operating critical technology capabilities and solutions supporting the core mission and support processes of Europol. Over 150 internal staff members and a significant number of domain-specific consultants are responsible for devising, developing, delivering and operating information management and communication technology capabilities that ensure enhanced criminal information analysis and exchange among Europol, Member States and third parties.

The ICT Operations Unit is responsible for the operations and management of the Europol ICT Infrastructure. This includes Workplace services, Service Management, Network Services, Platform Services, Application Services, Infrastructure Services and ICT Security.

Purpose of the post:

The Specialist – Storage Infrastructure Engineer is in charge of engineering and operating ICT infrastructure storage solutions.

This role also encompasses provisioning infrastructure and operating systems, with a primary focus on ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of these systems while meeting business requirements by matching architecture blueprints.

Furthermore, the incumbent is responsible for coordinating the implementation and review of infrastructure storage designs. The role requires working in Infrastructure Engineering and performing daily ICT operational tasks.

Reporting lines:

The incumbent reports to the Senior Specialist - Head of Team – Infrastructure Services / Head of Unit – ICT Operations.

Job environment:

This post will require participation in a shift system including weekends and nights as well as on-call duty.

2. Functions and duties

The successful candidate will have to carry out the following main duties:

* Design and implement enterprise-grade products and services in accordance with architecture guidelines and standards, translating high-level solution architectures into concrete storage designs, procedures and specifications; * Act as Technical Product Manager of selected Commercial Of The Shelf (COTS) solutions, taking responsibility for the ICT product roadmap throughout its life cycle; * Participate in solution engineering and system administration activities, in cooperation with software and infrastructure engineering and ICT operations teams; * Create and maintain the security baseline for the storage products and services within the portfolio; * Specify and review technical storage standards including relevant security controls to ensure alignment with the overall Europol Architecture guidelines; * Evaluation of non-standard ICT storage requests by scoping and developing, to deliver a solution meeting the requirements; * Provide the technical support, perform technical analysis, investigation, troubleshooting and resolution of incidents or problems affecting the storage and contribute to ICT wide technical knowledge management; * Drive the evaluation and selection of the technical products that are required to implement ICT storage solutions; * Perform any other task as assigned by the line management.

3. Requirements - Eligibility criteria

a. Candidates must

* Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen; * Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws on military service;

• Produce appropriate character references as to his or her suitability for the performance of the duties; * Be physically fit to perform the duties pertaining to the post as further specified in Article 13 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS); * Produce evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.

b. Candidates must have

* A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma;

OR

* Professional training of an equivalent level in a relevant area and after having completed the training, at least the number of years of relevant professional experience as indicated below:

Duration of professional training Additional professional experience required for equivalency

More than 6 months and up to 1 year 3 years

More than 1 year and up to 2 years 2 years

More than 2 years 1 year

* In addition to the above at least 3 years of total professional work experience gained after the award of the diploma.

4. Requirements - Selection criteria

a. Professional experience:

Essential:

* Experience, preferably 5 years or more, working with enterprise storage engineering, including designing, implementing and improving storage platforms in complex, multi-disciplinary ICT environments; * Experience with capacity planning, performance analysis, and optimisation across SAN and NAS environments, including high availability, disaster recovery, replication, and business continuity concepts for storage services; * Experience with storage migrations, upgrades, and technology refresh activities, including impact/risk assessment and transition planning; * Experience with performing technical evaluations, solution designs, and strategic improvements and the engagement with vendors and internal stakeholders;

Desirable:

* Professional experience with ICT Infrastructure Enterprise-grade product roadmaps (as technical expert) and respective lifecycles, including data storage technologies; * Professional experience with enterprise Microsoft Exchange on premises; * Professional experience with enterprise Data Backup and Archiving technologies.

b. Professional knowledge

Essential:

* Hands-on knowledge of Dell EMC PowerMax (SAN) and Dell PowerScale (NAS), including design principles, best practices, and platform capabilities; * Knowledge of data protection and compliance-related considerations, especially in sensitive enterprise environments; * Professional knowledge with security controls and information assurance techniques in large scale ICT organisations.

Desirable:

* Knowledge of automation and standardisation of storage-related tasks and configurations; * Knowledge of Data Centre technologies; * Knowledge of enterprise virtualisation technologies.

c. General competenciesEssential:

Communicating:

* Very good communication skills in English, both orally and in writing. * Ability to draft clear and concise documents on complex matters for various audiences.

Analysing & problem solving:

* Keen eye for detail with the ability to maintain standards of accuracy under pressure of tight deadlines. * Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills. * Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and the internet.

Delivering quality and results:

* High degree of commitment and flexibility. * High level of customer and service-orientation.

Prioritising & organising:

* Good administrative and organisational skills.

Resilience:

* Very good interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively liaise with other departments, groups and teams as well as with external partners. * Ability to remain effective under a heavy workload and demonstrate resistance to stress.

Living diversity:

* Ability to work effectively in an international and multi-cultural environment.

d. Additional conditions:

Fulfil the condition stipulated in Article 5 of the Decision of the Executive Director on the Duration of contracts of employment for Temporary Agents, on the start date of the possible contract of employment which may be offered.

5. Selection procedure

All applications for Temporary Agent posts must be submitted through the online recruitment system accessible via [Europol’s website](https://www.europol.europa.eu/work-with-us/careers/open-vacancies#fndtn-tabs-0-bottom-1). For further information, please consult the [Europol Recruitment Guidelines](https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/publications/europol-recruitment-guidelines).

The Authority Authorised to Conclude Contracts of Employment (AACC) sets up a Selection Committee, composed of at least three members, consisting of one chair and at least one member from the administration and one member designated by the Staff Committee.

The selection criteria, set out in this Vacancy Notice, will be assessed by the Selection Committee throughout the different stages of the selection procedure. Before the start of the selection procedure, the Selection Committee will decide which selection criteria will be used at each stage of the selection procedure. Certain selection criteria will be assessed only for shortlisted candidates during a written test and/or a competency-based interview.

The Selection Committee will assess the applications received in order to make an initial selection of those candidates meeting all eligibility criteria and matching best the selection criteria (suitability).

The minimum pass-mark for being shortlisted, i.e. invited to participate in a post-related selection procedure, consisting of a written test and a competency-based interview, is established as 60% of the total maximum score.

The Selection Committee will shortlist the 10 highest scoring candidates. All candidates having a sco

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD6 runs from €6,961 (step 1) to €7,876 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €83,532 to €94,512 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.

Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary (around €1,114 per month at step 1 of AD6) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for The Hague. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 3 July 2026, 23 days ago.

The deadline of 26 July 2026 has now passed and this position is no longer accepting applications. Browse other current openings via the links below.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 24 July 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD6 see our AD6 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at Europol see the Europol institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in The Hague see our The Hague location page; for related vacancies in the Information Technology field browse our Information Technology domain page.

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