Cybersecurity

Digital specialist - European Training Foundation (AD8, Turin)

European Training FoundationETF Turin, Italy

GradeAD8
Contract TypeTemporary Agent
Salary Range€8,911 - €10,083/month
Deadline14 September 2026

About this position

The summary below is published by European Training Foundation on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Digital specialist

Summary

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is looking for a digital specialist. In this role, you will lead the implementation of the institutional digital strategy, drive the delivery of IT services, guide a highly motivated team, and work closely with colleagues across the ETF.

If you are passionate about corporate digital transformation, we’d love to work with you.

Composition of the assessment board

The board members for this selection procedure are: Ms Eva Jimeno Sicilia, Mr Michael Reiner, Mr Fabio Nascimbeni, Ms Daria Santucci, and Mr Pierre-Yves Van Geem (observer).

The board’s work and deliberations are strictly confidential. Contact with board members is not allowed and may result in exclusion from the procedure.

Key responsibilities

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

Lead the implementation of the institutional digital strategy
Drive the delivery of IT services
Guide a highly motivated team
Work closely with colleagues across the ETF

Contract and working arrangements

Hiring unit: European Training Foundation (ETF).

Position details

Reference: ETF/REC/26/04
Vacancy Notice: Download PDF
Last Verified: 7 August 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Digital specialist at ETF based in Turin at the AD8 grade level (Temporary Agent). The vacancy reference is ETF/REC/26/04. The role falls under the Cybersecurity domain.

Digital specialist

Summary

If you are passionate about corporate digital transformation, we’d love to work with you.

Composition of the assessment board

The board members for this selection procedure are: Ms Eva Jimeno Sicilia, Mr Michael Reiner, Mr Fabio Nascimbeni, Ms Daria Santucci, and Mr Pierre-Yves Van Geem (observer).

The board’s work and deliberations are strictly confidential. Contact with board members is not allowed and may result in exclusion from the procedure.

Salary at this grade

Basic monthly salary at AD8 runs from €8,911 (step 1) to €10,083 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €106,932 to €120,996 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 €1,426 per month at step 1 of AD8) together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Turin. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 7 August 2026, today.

The application deadline is 14 September 2026, 37 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 7 August 2026.

Where to learn more

For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at AD8 see our AD8 grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at ETF see the ETF institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Turin see our Turin location page; for related vacancies in the Cybersecurity field browse our Cybersecurity domain page.

New to EU careers? Our beginner's guide walks through entry routes, EPSO competitions, and what to prepare. For application logistics see application tips and EPSO competitions.

Net pay at this grade

At step 1 of AD8, gross monthly basic salary on the Administrators grid is €8,911. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top (roughly €1,426 per month) before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6%, €372) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3%, €1,065). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11 to 13% range, which works out to about €1,068 per month here.

For Turin we apply the Brussels-equivalent coefficient (100%) as a default. The official coefficient may differ, see the methodology guide for the most recent table. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €7,832 per month, or about €93,989 per year, before household and dependent-child allowances, which can add several hundred euros monthly for staff with families. For the exact bracket-by-bracket computation see our net-pay methodology, and our correction coefficients guide for the full duty-station table.

Comparable recent roles

In the last twenty-four months ETF (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same AD8 grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:

Senior Project Manager (AD8) at Frontex (published 2026-07-30, closed 2026-09-10)
Senior Project Officer at Frontex (published 2026-07-30, closed 2026-09-10)
Head of Section VPD and Immunisation at ECDC (published 2026-07-17, closed 2026-09-02)
Head of Sector Return Facilities (AD8) at Frontex (published 2026-07-15, closed 2026-08-17)
Head of Return Facilities Sector at Frontex (published 2026-07-15, closed 2026-08-17)

Pattern recognition matters here: recruiters at the same Directorate-General often re-advertise nearly identical profiles every six to nine months, so candidates who miss one window can typically position for the next one. Browse the live catalog: all AD8 openings, other vacancies at ETF, more roles in Cybersecurity.

Career trajectory

Career progression for AD8 staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at ETF, AD9 within three to four years on merit is the most common next move; AD11 (head-of-unit territory) usually comes by year nine to ten. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).

Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.

Language profile

Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English and French in roughly equal measure, with German appearing in some technical files. Internal meetings and most policy drafting in Brussels run in English; French remains the preferred internal language in Luxembourg-based services and parts of DG TRADE.

Application cadence

ETF has not advertised another AD8 role with the same grade and Cybersecurity signature in the past twenty-four months. This opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.

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Source: This job listing was sourced from the officialEU Careers portal (EPSO). First published: 7 August 2026.Salary estimate based on EU Staff Regulations.

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