United Nations · 22 hours ago
Senior Information Systems Officer (Data Architect), P5
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThe United Nations is seeking a Senior Information Systems Officer (Data Architect) to conceptualize and develop a data strategy for major systems initiatives. The role involves providing authoritative technical and policy advice, leading a team in Business Intelligence, and ensuring effective data architecture design in cloud-based environments.
CommunitiesHumanitarianNon Profit
Responsibilities
Conceptualizes, develops a data strategy for the implementation of major systems initiatives concerning system data architecture and design; manages/oversees multiple, concurrent and often disparate tasks for projects that often involve innovative system development in cloud-based environments
Provides authoritative technical and policy advice to senior managers on efficient and effective Data Architecture design in cloud-based environments to meet a changing business environment and the implications of various alternatives; develops and disseminates best practices
Leads and directs a team of information systems officers in the Business Intelligence team on the development and maintenance of those systems and is integrated with the Enterprise Application Section annual workplan; plans and allocates work assignments; coaches, mentors, and evaluates staff; participates in recruitment and selection of new staff and in the development of training programs
Develops and monitors performance measures; ensures that projects meet established time and cost parameters and standards of technical quality
Prepares and monitors the budget, work program, and spending plan assigned to that team
Develop innovative data architecture solutions to resolve intricate problems that impact a critical area of the organization’s work
Ensures the development of standards, procedures and practices to ensure a stable and effective data design standards
Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate and share the data they need
Qualification
Required
Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in computer science, information systems engineering or related field
A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in system development or data architecture in cloud-based environment is an advantage
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in planning, design, development, implementation and maintenance of complex data architectures is required
A background in BI/analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), is required
Expertise in SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and database design is required
Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks is required
Hands‑on experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) is desirable
English is required
Preferred
French is desirable
Company
United Nations
United Nations is an international organization founded after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General, Tech Envoy
Keith Hiatt
Chief, Information Systems Management Section, IIIM (Syria)
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