Job information

 

Division/Unit: Services/ICT Services & Operations
Contract type: Fixed-term
Location: Nyon (up to one day per week working from home)

 

Start date: 01.02.2027
End date: 31.07.2028
Application deadline: 11.09.2026

 

 

 

Main goal

 

 

The EURO 2028 ICT Technical Expert is part of the ICT infrastructure team based at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, reporting to the ICT Technical Solutions Manager and working in collaboration with various other EURO 2028 and UEFA teams as well as telecoms partners and stadium operators for the tournament.

 

 

 

Key responsibilities

 

 

Planning phase:

 

Designing, documenting and developing business-oriented telecommunications solutions in line with UEFA EURO 2028 operational requirements
Acting as the subject matter expert for telecoms and the primary liaison between UEFA’s ICT unit, technical stakeholders and the tournament’s telecoms partner
Translating business and operational needs into scalable, reliable and cost-effective telecom service designs and architectures
Ensuring that telecommunications solutions are delivered in accordance with the tournament objectives, the ICT Technical Solutions Manager’s instructions and all relevant standards

 

Delivery phase:

 

Monitoring the set-up of all UEFA EURO 2028 venues
Supporting the team with the provision of ICT infrastructure for other UEFA competitions
Working on-site during UEFA EURO 2028 as part of the IT Command Centre telecoms team to support tournament operations

 

Post-tournament phase:

 

Contributing to dismantling, debriefing, reporting and closing event operations

 

 

 

Requirements

 

 

Experience:

 

Minimum of four years’ experience developing telecoms infrastructure domain supporting services
Operational experience as a service owner in a command or network operations centre
Experience of successful delivery in line with service level agreements, service constraints and standard operational metrics

 

Education:

 

Bachelor’s degree in a related area, or equivalent work experience
Telecoms certification (e.g. CCNP Routing and Switching) would be a plus

 

Languages:

 

English: Proficient

 

Other requirements:

 

– Relocation to Switzerland or nearby France is expected

– Strong familiarity with networking, IP transport and radio

– Willing and able to travel and work long and irregular hours

– Excellent collaboration, communication, agility and customer engagement

– Proven organisational, project management, problem-solving and analytical skills