Software Development Specialist in Kaiserslautern bei IOM Deutschland

IOM Deutschland

Position Title :

Software Development Specialist

Duty Station :

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Reference Code :

VN-DE2-2023-42-EXT

Classification :

General Service Staff, G6

Type of Appointment :

One Year Fixed-Term Contract - (40hrs/week)

Estimated Start Date :

As soon as possible

Closing Date :

20 December 2023

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply to this vacancy. For the purpose of the vacancy, internal candidates are considered as first-tier candidates.

Context:

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Office, the direct supervision of the Sub-Office’s National Resources Management Officer (RMO), the technical supervision of the Country Office’s National ICT Officer (Software Solutions and Information Management), and in close coordination with relevant units at Headquarters and the Administrative Centres, the incumbent will be responsible and accountable for the following:

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

Research, design, implement, and manage software programs;
Identify areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently develop these modifications;
Create prototypes to confirm requirements, design, code, test, and deploy applications.
Manage, maintain, optimize the performance, document, and support both existing and new applications.
Configure, administer, monitor, maintain, and manage the security of applications and databases.
Create, manage, and maintain database objects to be used for applications and reports.
Implement software development procedures establishing source control, backup, recovery, and issue tracking, using IOM standard tools.
Respond promptly within accepted timeframes to application’s user support and enhancement requests ensuring continued operation of the said applications.
Determine operational practicality.
Develop quality assurance procedures.
Timely report needs and progress on issues in his/her area of responsibility.
Working closely with other developers, UX designers, business and systems analysts.
Liaise with relevant Global ICT units and other relevant units in the Regional Office.
Keep abreast of new ICT technologies, share knowledge with relevant colleagues.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

High school diploma with six years of relevant working experience; Or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Sciences, IT Management, or an equivalent combination of training and four years of relevant working experience.

A minimum of four years of increasing responsibilities in PHP software development (particularly on VPHP MVC frameworks) with MySQL Databases and a minimum of two years of experience in developing web-based database applications and thin-client Web-based applications

Experience

Coding in PHP MVC frameworks, JavaScript, CSS/SCSS, MySQL, HTML5+, AJAX, etc
MySQL designing schemas
Familiar with pipeline management using AWS including EC2, RDS, S3
Knowledge of project workflow tools (BitBucket, JIRA, Git, Gulp)
Knowledge of unit testing, automated deployment processes, and continuous integration.
Build pages from comps using semantic markup and CSS
Custom payment gateway API integrations
Working knowledge of SOAP interfaces
Preference for candidates with experience in:
o Proficiency with Version Control (e.g. Git, SVN, etc.)
o Proficiency with jQuery
o Experience in Larave