Information Technology Solutions Developer - Rotational P2, TECA Digital Architecture - Rome, Italy

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Friday, August 25, 2023 (11:59 PM CET).

WHY JOIN US?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship.
• and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section).

WHO WE ARE

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), is a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: UN World Food Programme (WFP), and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ). Job holders report to the Division or the designate, and work under the functional supervision of the Director, Information Technology (IT).

Job holders work with minimal supervision, and provide guidance to junior staff to ensure that objectives are achieved. They work individually or within a team developing innovative IT solutions and maintaining systems and applications.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the job of API Specialist is to support the evolution of the different integration patterns being synchronous, asynchronous, and event-based to best support the need of the Organization to have an enterprise-grade, solid, loosely coupled, and well-encapsulated IT ecosystem.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Develop and deploy IT systems aligned with business needs ensuring compliance with WFP IT policies and procedures and overall information management strategy.
• Write detailed technical specifications for developed applications ensuring traceability back to source requirements. Develop and maintain technical documentation for quality, accuracy and comprehensive coverage of functionality.
• Create test plans and perform testing for quality, accuracy and comprehensive coverage of program code.
• Install, configure and customize IT systems, integrate and migrate data between systems ensuring compliance with WFP’s IT standards, guidelines and procedures.
• Guide junior IT solutions development staff to ensure continuous development and promote high performance.
• Follow the entire release process providing early life support managing incoming change, maintenance and support requests in order to prepare for and enable proper use of the IT solutions.
• Provide support to users, analyse and resolve issues and enhance IT systems following IT policies, procedures and standards.
• Deliver training on existing and new IT functionalities and provide continuous user support for capacity building.
• Contribute to technical specifications supporting the procurement of IT products and services following WFP rules and regulations.
• Collate and analyse data to contribute to the preparation of accurate reports on IT activities, investments and costs, identifying ideas to increase cost-efficiencies where possible.
• Collaborate in the design and architecture of the corporate WFP API ecosystem.
• Collaborate in the design, architecture, and implementation of the corporate Enterprise Event Bus.
• Work on the evolution of the different integration patterns available in the Organization (synchronous, asynchronous, and event-based).
• Collaborate in identify the best way to implement Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and interoperability approaches in the WFP ecosystem.
• Coordinate and supervise the API specialists (internal and vendors) working in the Digital Core team.
• Liaise with different units and teams (within or outside TEC) to shape a trustworthy and professional API landscape.
• Work with IT Security on how to review, monitor, and control the different integration points implemented in the organization through a professionally designed and operated observability layer.
• Guide WFP development teams on how to design and implement their integration interfaces to best deliver value for the Organization.
• Embrace a full cloud-native, pipeline-based approach and ensure the high technical quality of designed IT solutions and compliance with WFP standards (architecture, security, technology stack, etc.).
• Constantly look for new ways to optimize the Digital Core components in terms of costs, resiliency, scalability, and response times.
• Foster a healthy community of developers, architects, and solutions designers where information can be exchanged advantageously and transparently.
• Contribute and inspire a team environment with an open communication culture.
• Write detailed technical specifications for the API ecosystem. Develop and maintain technical documentation for quality, accuracy, and comprehensive coverage of functionality.
• Provide support to developers and product owners in the consumption of corporate APIs, analyze and resolve issues and enhance the accessibility of the API Gateway and its adherence to industry standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Computer Science, engineering or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/courses.

Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant progressively responsible postgraduate experience in managing and architecting enterprise IT.

Language:

• Fluency (level C) in English language.
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP’s working language).

MORE ABOUT YOU

• Has participated in the development of WFP systems, applications, and/or databases.
• Has collated data and prepared reports on IT/TC investment and costs in order to facilitate decision-making by stakeholders.
• Has supervised and provided guidance to support staff.
• At least 2 years of working experience in managing API ecosystems.
• At least 2 years of international, multicultural, working experience.
• Solid and proven experience in REST APIs design, mediation, and monitoring.
• Experience in creating and dealing with OpenAPI specification files.
• Experience with the AsynchAPI standard.
• Solid experience in managing complex AWS environments.
• Experience in designing and mediating SOA/Microservices architectures.
• Has supervised developers in the implementation of API-based integrations.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

These are the common standards of behaviour that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Leads by Example with Integrity Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative Teamwork Applies Strategic Thinking Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships Lives the WFP values and shows humanity and integrity by role modelling care for others

Delivers on commitments and adapts readily to change

Is inclusive and collaborative, and contributes to a culture of learning and personal growth

Demonstrates commitment to gather perspectives, analyse options and risks, and propose new ways of doing things

Builds and nurtures external partnerships and collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives

Different expectations of behaviour are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.
• Mobility is and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed term as well as a rotational contract with a probationary period of one year. WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel, visa.
• and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language.
• skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language.
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter.
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time.
• Please contact us at [email protected] in case you face any challenges with submitting your application.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.