ICT Senior Associate – Backend and Software Architecture

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*FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY*

* THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION FOR WHICH ONLY APPLICANTS WHO ARE SERBIAN NATIONALS OR APPLICANTS WHO POSSESS A VALID RESIDENCE AND WORK PERMIT IN SERBIA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION*

Functional responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of UNOPS Programme Manager and the general supervision of partner’s Information Systems Officer, the incumbent will serve as Lead Backend Engineer/Software Architect and will perform the following tasks:

Summary of Key Functions

Software Design and Development
Technical Support
Knowledge Management
Test and QA

Expected Results:

1. Software Design and Development

Design and develop UNDSS API services. Perform business analysis, requirements definition, feasibility and risk analysis and propose changes. Identify opportunities for enhancement of the existing UNDSS API services and UNSMS applications;
Identify opportunities for improving business processes through information systems and/or non-system driver changes; assists in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems and/or operational changes.
If required, design, develop and maintain new software modules/systems for UNSMS applications; provide modifications of the existing UNSMS applications, including but not limited to TRIP, SRM, eTA, SSIRS.
Provide modification and extension of the existing UNDSS API services, creating data retrieval logic, code change and documentation to incorporate any technical changes, bugs or new/modified business needs.

2. Technical Support

Monitor UNDSS API services with a special attention to performance and security issues. Identify monitoring tools.
Act as the Tier 3 technical support

3. Knowledge Management

Research, analyze and evaluate innovative technologies and make recommendations for their deployment.

4. Testing and QA

Perform quality control and quality assurance of the software developed to ensure that it meets user requirements. Organizes and performs unit testing, integrated and regression testing. Ensures that the testing is documented. Develop training materials, operating and user manuals;
Acceptance testing with clients and validate results. Properly documents interaction with clients.
Proactively reviewing services to recommend changes to the model, the core code, data retrieval logic. Ensure that software security standards observed by the organization are followed.
Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

Impact of Results

The ICT Senior Associate – Backend and Software Architecture impacts directly on delivery of services that satisfy the requirements of UNDSS. It will also ensure proper processes and methodologies are followed and implemented according to the latest industry standards. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring activities for all UNOG stakeholders are in line with the overall business targets and UN policies, rules and regulations.

Monitoring and Progress Controls

Meetings with supervisor and feedback as necessary.

Education:

Secondary school diploma (or high school equivalent) and seven (7) years of relevant experience are required OR.
A first-level university degree (undergraduate, Bachelors, or equivalent) preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or in a field related to the post description with three (3) years of relevant experience.
A relevant professional or technical diploma may substitute for some of the required years of work experience.

Work Experience:

Required:

Relevant experience is defined as experience in the field of planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of computer information systems or related area.
At least three (3) years of experience programming and maintaining web-services.
At least three (3) years of practical commercial experience in developing programs in C#.
Strong knowledge and experience in developing information solutions using service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles.

Desirable: (The following experience is optional. Candidates who do not have it are welcome to apply)

Knowledge of UNDSS API services
Knowledge of one or more of the following platforms is desired: WCF, WPF, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, LINQ, Entity Framework, Azure Cloud.
Knowledge of one or more of the following programming languages is desired: C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, JavaScript, AJAX
Thorough knowledge of relational database management software (e.g. SQL Server) and SQL.
DotNetNuke knowledge.

Language requirements

For the position advertised, fluency in English (write, read, speak) is required.

How to apply

The interested candidates need to submit their application on or before 7 January 2025 through our job portal following link below. Please find more information on how to apply on our UNOPS Jobs portal, here. Find here more details about Staff contract modality.