Solution Architect – GF  

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org 

ITS Vice Presidency Context:

The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w

Unit Context:

The Corporate Solutions department within ITS, known as ITSCO, is focused on providing tailored IT solutions that support the World Bank Group’s Corporate Vice Presidencies. As one of eight specialized departments in ITS, ITSCO is structured into three key units: Corporate Technology Solutions (ITSCC), Digital Engagement (ITSCD), and Workforce Solutions (ITSWS). This department is tasked with the development, maintenance, and support of essential systems used by World Bank Group staff and consultants. ITSCO’s portfolio includes mission-critical applications such as the Human Capital Management suite of solutions, WBG Integrated Planning Solution, Corporate Procurement Systems, Board Operating System, Intranet, External Web, OLC, among others.  

The ITS Corporate Technology Solutions (ITSCC) unit within the ITSCO department develops and supports high-impact automation solutions for internal partners. By enhancing operational efficiency, automating processes, and integrating functions across areas like Board and Executive Solutions, Procurement, Travel, Health Services, and Partner Relationship Management, ITSCC drives innovation and optimizes service delivery throughout the organization.   

ITSCC is seeking a highly motivated individual who has experience with Business Solutions (Solutions Architect) and expertise in modernizing application portfolio to adopt cloud-native solution architectures, including JavaScript, Angular, HTML5, CSS3, Node.js, and Azure platforms including Microsoft Power Platform, C#, SQL server, Azure based PaaS & SaaS services (ASE, Azure AD, Azure Functions, Azure Analysis Services etc.) REST APIs, Azure Service Bus, and BPM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for interfacing with product owners, business analysts, solutions engineers, and clients to recognize business needs and translate them into a technical solution.
• Responsible for identifying extensible frameworks and cloud technology platforms to be used for various business needs.
• Responsible for implementing key patterns and common services and expanding them to core platforms for reuse in similar solutions.
• Responsible for Design, development, enhancement, debugging, support, and maintenance of applications.
• Responsible for systems architecture and design and providing design documentation. 
• Work with multiple functional and technical teams to better understand the requirements and priorities.
• Responsible for hands-on application development and providing guidance, work program oversight to a team of developers located on-premises and off-shore to ensure effective and efficient delivery of solutions.
• Responsible for interfacing with Information security team to follow security guidelines and best practices. 
• Design, develop and deliver applications to meet the performance standards in low bandwidth country offices. 
• Prepare designs documents, technical and end-user documentation and contribute to product roadmap.
• Participate in work groups and SCRUM meetings to come up with the design and release plans for projects. 
• Analyze issues and determine alternative or creative solutions to add value to the business and ensure client satisfaction. 
• Plan and schedule work program deliverables including resources and timelines using the appropriate SDLC methodologies including agile and SCRUM.
 

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in computer science with 5 years relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong, hands-on experience developing web applications using modern technologies: JavaScript, Angular, HTML5, CSS3, Node.js and Gulp.js
• Strong, hands-on experience developing web applications using Microsoft .NET framework, C#, SQL Server, and related cloud technologies like Azure Functions, ASE , APIM, Azure AD, Azure service bus etc. 
• Advanced knowledge of HTML, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Advanced knowledge of CSS pre-processors such as LESS and SASS, frameworks like Bootstrap
• Knowledge in REST APIs and extensive experience in developing MS Dynamics 365 plugins and debugging existing applications for performance optimization.
• Familiarity with security implementations like (XSS, CSRF prevention, etc.) and secure coding practices.
• Experience in handling sensitive data applying best practices in storage and transmission of highly sensitive information.
• Demonstrated ability to use rapid application development methodologies and techniques to deploy applications quickly and accurately.
• Experience in developing micro services (using lightweight APIs) that can be utilized to allow bidirectional integration using RESTful interface.
• Experience with Application Performance and EUM tools like Azure App Insights and Adobe Analytics.
• Experience in Agile/SCRUM based development and collaborating with Product Managers and Design teams.
• Ability to learn modern technologies quickly, self-starters and motivated, and able to work with others, and communicate effectively.  
• Strong verbal, written communication and presentation skills and proven ability to guide and coordinate project development teams. 
• Takes personal responsibility for producing high quality work, identifying and informing of risks, and delivering results for clients. 
• Able to use strong interpersonal and teamwork skills to cultivate effective, productive client relationships and partnerships across organizational boundaries.
• Able to take personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.
 
 

Core Competencies:

• Deliver Results for Clients: Contributes to delivery of results for client on complex issues. Sets challenging goals that align with the WBG mission and is always looking to improve. Understands clients’ most pressing challenges and contributes to solutions. Takes personal responsibility for producing high quality work, identifying, and informing of risks, and delivering results for clients.
• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries: Keeps others fully informed to ensure integration and work consistency and displays a sense of mutuality and respect. Approaches conflicts as common problems to be solved. Seeks and listens to input from others to inform own decision making and openly shares information. Frames thinking/actions with a WBG corporate perspective in mind.
• Lead and Innovate: Brings new and different insights. Applies critical thinking to current approaches, identifies areas for improvement, and tries new solutions that drive results. Considers own behavior in context of WBG’s values and mission and recognizes impact one has on others. Operates in ambiguity and changing needs and supports others to do the same.
• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge: Actively contributes to and readily applies WBG’s body of knowledge for internal and/or external client solutions. Contributes to the department’s and WBG’s body of knowledge by applying lessons learned and expertise. Actively invests in own knowledge and seeks feedback. Builds personal and professional networks within and beyond the work group.
• Make Smart Decisions: Leverages available data and makes timely decisions. Seeks and analyzes facts, data, and lessons learned from experience to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others’ work. Applies cost/benefit analysis to meet work program objectives. Contributes to decision making by providing relevant risk-analysis. Shows initiative when necessary and makes decisions promptly within their area of responsibility.

IT Business Competencies:

• Client Understanding and Advising: Advises the client and helps them think proactively about how to best meet their current and future needs, considering the real underlying issues that the client may not be aware of.
• Learning Orientation: Stays abreast of new trends and developments in the industry and broader trends affecting WBG.
• Broad Business Thinking: Maintains a deep understanding of key business issues.
• Business Process Knowledge: Describes and documents critical cross-functional business process flows.
• Business Requirements Analysis: Reviews customer business requirements, recommending technological solutions that can be integrated and deployed in the environment.
• Project Management: Able to define staff and manage multiple projects as part of a program.
• Systems Thinking: Plans improvements that consider the critical, underlying and less apparent relationships between business, technology, and systems platforms.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.

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