Foundry Technical Engineering Lead

## Foundry Technical Engineering LeadApply: Fully Remote: Rome, Italy: Full time: Posted Today: JR127198DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS15 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome) *WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.*ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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.
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an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). JOB TITLE: DOTS (Foundry) Technical Engineering LeadTYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultancy (CST 2)UNIT/DIVISION: Technology Division, Global Data OfficeDUTY STATION (City, Country): RemoteDURATION: 11 months BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP Technology Division is the digital business engine of the World Food Programme, providing multi-pronged and resilient technical capabilities able to respond with the agility required in humanitarian operations.
WFP has launched its digital transformation program with a strong focus on utilizing data for better informed decision-making. We have implemented Palantir Foundry, a leading data integration platform to enable solving optimization problems with data at scale, alongside platforms for deep field data collection, visual analytics, and corporate reporting.
Under the supervision of the Chief Data Officer, the incumbent will be a key team member in leading the design, implementation, operation and optimization of engineering services to support WFP HQ and field offices worldwide. In addition, this role will function as the anchor for the team of developers that are currently implementing projects. In this capacity, this role will be responsible for setting the bar and ambition for the rest of the team, ensuring the long-term success of the technical solutions as well as individual growth for members of the team.ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:Programming & Technical
* Review and design overall WFP Foundry pipeline structure and architecture
* Review all workflow designs and approve budget (relevant to developer and maintenance resources).
* Monitor health checks and performance, and assess pipeline changes on a larger scale, including upstream and downstream implications and communicate findings to engineering team
* Optimize Resource Management of DOTS (computing and storage)
* Own development/coding best practices and standards in the Platform.
* Manage and run the technical part of the release process (i.e. merge to master), follow up on required code changes with developers prior to release
* Work closely with the release manager to bridge the gap between business needs and tasks and technical implementation
* Identify gaps and develop engineering testing processes
* Ensure that the platform is developed with a holistic and long-term approach in mind — tactically this will -among other things, translate to manage the overall tech debt and refactoring efforts needed and weigh that against new developments efforts on a larger scale
* Liaise with non-technical stakeholders such as UI designers, business POCs and surface needs to Foundry progra