Senior DevSecOps Architect, Cloud Center of Competence - 25251-FT_LT
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Location: CH-Geneva | Duty Station: Geneva, Switzerland
Contract Duration: 2 years (maximum cumulative length of 5 years normally). This is a limited-term fixed-term post.
Application Deadline: 14-Sep-2025
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: the deadline is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant’s location.
Organisation: Architecture and Technology Division, Information and Communication Technology Department, Administration, Finance and Management Sector
Organizational context and purpose: A Cloud Centre of Competence (CCoC) drives cloud adoption, governance, and best practices. The Senior DevSecOps Architect focuses on architecting and integrating best practices, standardization, security, and automation into the cloud DevSecOps lifecycle. The role ensures cloud deployments are efficient, secure, and scalable using DevOps principles.
Reporting lines: Reports to the CCoC Lead.
Work relations: Collaborates with ICT Department staff, the Security and Information Assurance Division, and application development teams across the Organization.
3. Duties and Responsibilities
* Develop and enforce standardized cloud infrastructure processes, ensuring best practices and alignment with the well-architected framework to enhance consistency, reliability, security, and performance.
* Lead the design and governance of automation architectures to optimize development, deployment, and monitoring; implement automated workflows to improve efficiency, reduce human error, and ensure security integration.
* Establish enterprise-wide Infrastructure as Code (IaC) governance, develop standardized frameworks and templates for cloud resource provisioning and compliance.
* Evaluate, select, and implement cloud tools aligned with the organization’s strategy; integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline to enhance efficiency, security, and compliance with CCoC objectives.
* Lead capacity-building initiatives by delivering training programs to enhance DevSecOps maturity across the organization.
* Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to promote shared responsibility for best practices and continuous improvement.
* Maintain comprehensive documentation of DevSecOps processes, tools, and configurations for consistency and transparency.
* Stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in DevSecOps and continuously evaluate and improve processes and tools.
* Perform other related duties as required.
4. Requirements
* Advanced university degree in Computer Science or another STEM discipline; or a first-level university degree plus two years of relevant experience.
* 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, including CI/CD, with integration of application code and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) across tools and environments.
* 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.
* Experience with test-driven development, release management, and application performance optimization.
* Solid grounding in Agile methodologies and DevOps principles.
* Solutions Architect experience; Microsoft Azure experience or certification.
* Experience working in an international organization; English fluency; knowledge of other UN languages, particularly French.
5. Job-Related Competencies (Essential)
* Proficiency in one or more coding languages and development frameworks.
* Product-oriented mindset and strong automation scripting skills.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Ability to articulate design and implementation choices clearly; strong communication and interpersonal skills for working in a multicultural environment.
* Ability to interact with multiple stakeholders across functional borders and maintain strong support.
* Familiarity with a broad range of technologies with depth in key areas.
* Professional qualities: communicating effectively, teamwork, integrity, delivering results, service orientation, strategic thinking, adaptability, and personal development.
* For more information, including salaries and benefits, please check the WIPO Careers website.
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