Technical Expert HOPEX

Project overview

We are looking for a HOPEX Technical Expert / Senior HOPEX Administrator to work with one of our clients in the energy sector, EDF, as part of the operational maintenance of the HOPEX solution and the management of its version upgrade from V5 to V6.2.x.

You will be involved in a scope comprising 8 HOPEX instances and 12 intranet publication sites, with a migration to a new infrastructure. The version upgrade must be carried out and validated in pre-production before deployment in production.

You will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and evolution of the HOPEX platform, while ensuring the technical and operational coordination of the various migration phases.

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Required skills:

Profile sought:

We are looking for a Senior HOPEX Technical Expert with solid experience in the administration, operation, and evolution of HOPEX platforms within complex IT environments.

You must have a mastery of the MEGA HOPEX solution and possess technical expertise in Windows Server, SQL Server, IIS, .NET, and ASP.NET environments.

You have previously participated in migration or application solution version upgrade projects and are capable of managing their operational steering, from environment preparation to production deployment.

You also have good skills in interface and API management, as well as an awareness of new integration architectures with artificial intelligence solutions.

You are capable of intervening in both daily operational maintenance activities and structuring technical transformation projects.

Autonomous, rigorous, and with excellent analytical skills, you know how to manage priorities, anticipate technical risks, and collaborate effectively with infrastructure teams, application teams, and business departments.

Experience in a large enterprise environment, ideally in the energy sector, is an asset.

• Ensure the operational maintenance (MCO) of the HOPEX environments.
• Administer and supervise the 8 HOPEX instances and 12 intranet publication sites.
• Provide technical and functional support at levels 1, 2, and 3.
• Diagnose and resolve technical incidents and handle requests from business users.
• Manage backups, restores, patches, licenses, and upgrades of the HOPEX solution.
• Manage the HOPEX V5 to V6.2.x version upgrade and the migration to a new infrastructure.
• Coordinate the various technical and business contributors involved in the project.
• Prepare and carry out technical tests in pre-production before production deployments.
• Organize production deployments, change procedures, and rollback plans.
• Administer the associated Windows Server, SQL Server, IIS, .NET, and ASP.NET environments for HOPEX.
• Ensure the management of authentications and access, particularly with Shibboleth.
• Maintain and evolve application interfaces and information system flows, particularly via APIs.
• Contribute to the development and integration of the HOPEX MCP Server connector (Model Context Protocol) to expose HOPEX repository data to artificial intelligence solutions.
• Automate recurring administration and operational tasks.
• Ensure tracking of the backlog, incidents, evolutions, and business requests.
• Identify and track risks related to technological obsolescence and security vulnerabilities.
• Apply ITIL best practices and change management processes.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and recovery plans.
• Ensure operational reporting, milestone tracking, and participation in steering committees.
• Contribute to service continuity and the preparation of the reversibility plan.
• Confirmed technical expertise on HOPEX (MEGA HOPEX) — mandatory and disqualifying skill.
• Significant experience in the administration, operation, and maintenance of HOPEX environments.
• Experience in migrations and version upgrades of HOPEX solutions.
• Very good command of Windows Server and SQL Server.
• Good knowledge of IIS web servers and .NET / ASP.NET environments.
• Experience with Shibboleth and authentication/access management mechanisms.
• Mastery of administering HOPEX instances, publication sites, backups, restores, and patches.
• Experience in managing application interfaces, IS flows, and APIs.
• Knowledge of application integration architectures and interoperability issues.
• Knowledge of the MCP (Model Context Protocol) and its use for integrating repositories with artificial intelligence solutions.
• Experience in automating operational and administrative tasks.
• Solid skills in diagnosis, incident resolution, and technical support from levels 1 to 3.
• Experience in preparing and carrying out technical migrations and production deployments.
• Good knowledge of ITIL processes, particularly incident and change management.
• Mastery of security issues, vulnerability management, and technological obsolescence.
• Ability to produce detailed technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Experience in technical coordination of migration projects and tracking risks, dependencies, and schedules.

Project details

Nanterre (primarily on-site presence, remote work possible under conditions)

Experience: Senior / confirmed expert profile

January 4, 2027

Long-term mission, until the end of December 2027

• Start: 2027-01-04
• Duration: 12 mois
• Location: 92050 Nanterre, FR
• Languages: French