Job Description

Architecture and Technology Division, Information and Communication Technology Department, Administration, Finance and Management Sector
Grade - P4
Contract Duration - 2 years (maximum cumulative length of 5 years normally) *
Duty Station : CH-Geneva
Publication Date : 04-Aug-2025 Application Deadline : 03-Sep-2025, 4:59:00 PM

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE

: please note that the deadline for applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant's location.



This post is a limited-term fixed-term post.

1.

Organizational Context

a.

Organizational Setting

The post is located in the Architecture and Technology Division, Information and Communication Technology Department, Administration and Management Sector.
The Architecture & Technology Division (ATD) delivers governance, capabilities, support and services to implement WIPO's MTSP, and defines the IT enterprise and solution architecture vision and roadmap. Through its Centers of Competence, it supplies IT products and projects with specialized Design capabilities, while also defining standards and best practices. The Division is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing relevant IT platforms and infrastructure, and empowers WIPO staff and resources to execute their business objectives efficiently and collaboratively by designing and servicing the Digital Workplace.
Our goal is to be a reliable and accessible partner to the organization that provides modern, easy-to-use and secure digital building blocks to generate value, acting as a partner and enabler.



b.

Purpose Statement

A Cloud Centre of Competence (CCoC) is a pivotal entity within IT, dedicated to driving cloud adoption, best practices, and governance. The CCoC is responsible for establishing cloud strategies, policies, and frameworks that align with business objectives. It ensures efficient cloud architecture, cost management, and security compliance.
This role focuses on architecting and integrating best practices, standardization, security, and automation into our cloud DevOps lifecycle. The Senior DevSecOps Architect will play a key role in ensuring that our cloud deployments are efficient, secure, and scalable by leveraging DevOps principles and practices.



c.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent works under the supervision of the CCoC Lead.



d.

Work Relations

The incumbent works regularly with other staff of the Information and Communication Technology Department and the Security and Information Assurance Division. The incumbent will also work with a variety of application development teams across the Organization

2.

Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:

a.

Develop and enforce standardized cloud infrastructure processes, ensuring compliance with best practices and the well-architected framework to enhance consistency, reliability, security, and performance.

b.

Lead the design and governance of automation architectures to optimize development, deployment, and monitoring. Implement automated workflows to enhance efficiency, minimize human error, and ensure security integration throughout all processes.

c.

Establish enterprise-wide Infrastructure as Code (IaC) governance, developing standardized frameworks and templates to optimize cloud resource provisioning and compliance.

d.

Evaluate, select, and implement cloud tools aligned with the organization's strategy, integrating them into the CI/CD pipeline to enhance efficiency, security, and compliance with CCoC objectives.

e.

Lead capacity-building initiatives, delivering high-impact training programs to enhance DevSecOps maturity across the organization.

f.

Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to promote a culture of shared responsibility for best practices and continuous improvement.

g.

Maintain comprehensive documentation of DevSecOps processes, tools, and configurations to ensure consistency and transparency.

h.

Stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in DevSecOps and continuously evaluate and improve our processes and tools.

i.

Perform other related duties as required.

3.

Requirements

Education (Essential)

Advanced university degree in Computer Science or another science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discipline.
A first-level university degree plus two years of relevant experience in addition to the years of experience requested below may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.


AWS Certification: DevOps Engineer Professional.

Experience (Essential)

At least seven years of relevant working experience in software engineering, with proven DevOps experience.



Strong expertise in the full software development lifecycle, with the ability to integrate all its phases into a robust CI/CD pipeline. This includes both application code and infrastructure-as-code (IaC), ensuring seamless deployment across diverse tools, environments, and technologies.

Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.

DevOps toolchains, including Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, and Liquibase.

Automation and configuration management using Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.

Proven experience in test-driven development, release management, and application performance optimization.

Solid grounding in Agile methodologies and a strong command of DevOps principles.

Experience (Desirable)

Solutions Architect experience.



Operations experience.



Microsoft Azure experience or certification.



Working experience in the context of an international organization.

Language (Essential)

Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English.

Language (Desirable)

Knowledge of other UN official languages, particularly French.

Job Related Competencies (Essential)

Proficiency in one or more coding languages and development frameworks.



Product-oriented mindset.



Strong automation scripting skills.



Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.



Ability to articulate and communicate design and implementation choices clearly.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.



Comfort with reaching across functional borders.

The ability to interact and gain strong and stable support from multiple stakeholders.



Familiarity with a broad range of technologies supplemented by in-depth knowledge in specific areas of relevance.

4.

Organizational Competencies

1. Communicating effectively.

2. Showing team spirit.

3. Demonstrating integrity.

4. Valuing diversity.

5. Producing results.

6. Showing service orientation.

7. Seeing the big picture.

8. Seeking change and innovation.

9. Developing yourself and others.

5.

Inform

ation

Mobility:

WIPO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director General and may be assigned to any activities, office or duty station of the Organization. Accordingly, the selected candidate may be required to move from time to time to new functions and/or to another duty station.

Annual salary

Total annual salary consists of a net annual salary (net of taxes and before medical insurance and pension fund deductions) in US dollars and a post adjustment.

Please note that this estimate is for information only.

The post adjustment multiplier (cost of living allowance) is variable and subject to change (increase or decrease) without notice. The figures quoted below are based on the

July 2025

rate of

90

.7

%

P4

Annual salary




$77,326




Post adjustment




$70,135




Total Salary




$147,461




Currency USD






Salaries and allowances are paid in Swiss francs at the official rate of exchange of the United Nations.



Please refer to WIPO's Staff Regulation and Rules for detailed information concerning salaries, benefits and allowances.

Additional Information

Initial fixed-term appointment of two years, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and other applicable conditions. The selected candidate's appointment will be subject to an overall term of five years in this position, with normally no possibility of renewal beyond that term. S/he may, however, apply and be considered for other positions at WIPO.





This is not applicable to WIPO staff members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent appointments, who were recruited following a competition under Staff Regulation 4.10 ("Appointment Boards").





This vacancy announcement may be used to fill other posts at the same grade with similar functions in accordance with Staff Rule 4.9.5.





The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised.



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By completing an application, candidates understand that any willful misrepresentation made on this web site, or on any other documents submitted to WIPO during the application, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process, or termination of employment with WIPO at a later date, if that employment resulted from such willful misrepresentations.





In the event that your candidature is shortlisted, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of your identification and the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WIPO recognizes higher educational qualifications obtained from institutions accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list maintained by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed here: http://www.whed.net/. Some higher educational qualifications may not be listed in WHED, and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.





Additional testing/interviewing may be used as a form of screening. Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.



Additional background checks may be required.