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00 Introduction
01 Careers at EPO
02 Do you work on a public or private cloud?
03 Do you work with external companies for developing software solutions or do you do in-house development?
04 What is the biggest challenge of software architect/engineer in EPO?
05 Do I need to hold an EU nation passport to be eligible for jobs at the EPO? I belong to a non-EU nationality?
06 Are these opportunities available for remote work or do I need to relocate?
07 Is the end scenario for the internal IT of EPO a hybrid deployment with (multi-cloud)? or cloud only?
08 What are the possibility of growth? Career wise and knowledge wise?
09 What's the application process?
10 Do you have any tips how we should prepare for each interview process step?
11 What properties should a good (security) candidate have for you?
12 How did the EPO react to the Coronavirus and how did it change the way you work?
13 Are the Security and System Engineer positions two different roles or can both responsibilities be combined for people with the required experience?
14 Which of the security goals do you plan to achieve in 2020 and 2021 for the SP2023?
15 Do you plan to use opensource software or have you already chosen a specific software stack for the security functions?
16 Did the implementation of the security functions already start or will we be part of the design and concept phase as well?
17 Which container engine is used in the Kubernetes clusters at the EPO?
18 Which cointainer network interface (CNI) plugins do you use for Kubernetes?
19 When talking about the combination of intrusion detection and security monitoring, does the EPO want to create a security operation center?
20 How does your normal working day look like?
21 What are the technologies used by Software Engineers? What are the main langages do you use for software development?
22 Are there any upcoming positions in Project Management or Portfolio Management? Are there any training positions coming up?
23 What type of software services are you providing internally?
24 How much do you "life" a DevOps-/site reliability-culture?
25 What is the need/challenge for IT at EPO apart from supporting the administration processes?
26 What do you like most about working at the EPO?
27 Conclusion
01 Careers at EPO
02 Do you work on a public or private cloud?
03 Do you work with external companies for developing software solutions or do you do in-house development?
04 What is the biggest challenge of software architect/engineer in EPO?
05 Do I need to hold an EU nation passport to be eligible for jobs at the EPO? I belong to a non-EU nationality?
06 Are these opportunities available for remote work or do I need to relocate?
07 Is the end scenario for the internal IT of EPO a hybrid deployment with (multi-cloud)? or cloud only?
08 What are the possibility of growth? Career wise and knowledge wise?
09 What's the application process?
10 Do you have any tips how we should prepare for each interview process step?
11 What properties should a good (security) candidate have for you?
12 How did the EPO react to the Coronavirus and how did it change the way you work?
13 Are the Security and System Engineer positions two different roles or can both responsibilities be combined for people with the required experience?
14 Which of the security goals do you plan to achieve in 2020 and 2021 for the SP2023?
15 Do you plan to use opensource software or have you already chosen a specific software stack for the security functions?
16 Did the implementation of the security functions already start or will we be part of the design and concept phase as well?
17 Which container engine is used in the Kubernetes clusters at the EPO?
18 Which cointainer network interface (CNI) plugins do you use for Kubernetes?
19 When talking about the combination of intrusion detection and security monitoring, does the EPO want to create a security operation center?
20 How does your normal working day look like?
21 What are the technologies used by Software Engineers? What are the main langages do you use for software development?
22 Are there any upcoming positions in Project Management or Portfolio Management? Are there any training positions coming up?
23 What type of software services are you providing internally?
24 How much do you "life" a DevOps-/site reliability-culture?
25 What is the need/challenge for IT at EPO apart from supporting the administration processes?
26 What do you like most about working at the EPO?
27 Conclusion
Meet the speakers
Josephine Dibaya
Talent Acquisition Manager
Igor Asmykovich
Head of Department Test & Deployment
John Selkirk
Director IT Operations
With almost 7 000 employees, the European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the largest public service institutions in Europe. Its headquarters are in Munich and it also has offices in Berlin, Brussels, The Hague and Vienna. The EPO was founded with the aim of strengthening co-operation on patents in Europe. Through its centralised patent granting procedure, inventors are able to obtain high-quality patent protection in up to 44 countries.