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WHY JOIN WFP?

• 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 training, 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 the 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 of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: IT Solution Architect
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular consultancy contract (CST) Level I
UNIT/DIVISION: Digital Solutions Delivery Branch (TECD) Technology Division (TEC)
DUTY STATION (City, Country):On Site (Rome, Italy)
DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the IT Solution Architect leads the technical aspects of the design and implementation of IT solutions, providing direction, instructions, and guidance to the (off-site) development teams for the purpose of developing IT solutions which are fully compliant with WFP standards and achieve the highest quality in terms of technical usability, user acceptability, and domain suitability.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design the software architecture and the data model of IT solutions, and support the Product Manager in presenting the IT Solution Proposals to the Architectural Board;
• Ensure the high technical quality of IT solutions and compliance with WFP standards (architecture, security, technology stack, user interface, etc.);
• Provide direction, instructions, and guidance to the (off-site) Development Teams;
• Prepare high-level effort estimations for the development of IT solutions;
• Support the Product Manager with Backlog grooming;
• Review and approve prioritised Backlog tickets for their inclusion in Sprints looking at completeness, clarity, conciseness, visual representation, dependencies, test data availability, behaviour-driven development (BDD) test scenarios, and such;
• Create technical tickets required to ensure the high quality of the IT solution, and negotiate their prioritization with the Product Manager;
• Request VPN accounts and renewing them on time to ensure continuity of services;
• Set-up and maintain IT solution environments;
• Collaborate on designing and maintaining the software libraries stack;
• Collaborate on maintaining the continuous improvement (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) infrastructure;
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture; and
• When required, act as Scrum Master:
  • Champion for Scrum within the team.
  • Coach the Development Team, the Product Manager, and the business on the Scrum process and look for ways to fine-tune their practice of it.
  • Deeply understand the work being done by the team
  • Help the team optimize the delivery flow.
  • As the facilitator-in-chief, plan and schedule the Scrum ceremonies: Sprint planning, Daily stand-up, Sprint demo, and the Sprint retrospective.
  • Resolve impediments and distractions for the Development Team, insulating them from externa