Analyst/Developer (m/f/x)

Analyst/Developer (m/f/x)

10/03/2021

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

CONTEXT

Integrated within the headquarters ICT DevOPS team, as an ICT Analyst/Developer you will support your colleagues in the development of in-house projects and application technical support both for the headquarters in Brussels as for MSF’s field operations. You will be involved in the whole software development lifecycle (SDLC) of projects, often including business analysis and application architecture design.

A great challenge of IT at MSF is to provide services where the conditions of use are unstable such as low, intermittent and often expensive connectivity, secure contexts and extreme sensitivity of data, or harsh environmental conditions. The application domains consist mainly of medical (eHealth, mobile data collection), operational (information and decision support systems) HR and financial applications. We strongly believe that the application of recent technologies to the humanitarian field allows us to optimize our actions and operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We expect you to collaborate closely with the other members of the team (program/project managers, integrators/developers) and even with senior users:

· Work closely with the team (Program/project managers, integrators/developers, Senior users) in the 2 main programs/projects (Identity Access Management and Middleware)

· Assist in the definition of the business case and functional requirements for projects and translating them into precise technical requirements;

· Full-stack development of new applications: starting from the technical requirements, you will design, implement, document and finally deploy new applications and services requested by our operations;

· Document, train and support users

· Support in the definition of policies, and procedures and anticipate requirements.

· Provide training and third-line support to end-users, both in our headquarters and in our field operations;

We are looking for a forward thinking, adaptable, pragmatic, flexible and enthusiastic candidate, inspired by MSF’s social mission, and eager to leverage digital technologies for enhancing humanitarian action.

REQUIREMENTS

Competences required:

· You are autonomous, self-organized, pragmatic, flexible, and a team player

· You can adapt to changing circumstances, contexts, tasks, responsibilities and people

· You are an active listener capable of challenging given situations with adequate methodology, and with a strong ability to synthesize, and good at communicating

· You are curious and a fast learner; you are open to share your ideas

· Familiarity with project management concepts is an asset

Education and experience:

· Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related fields, or equivalent workforce experience

· Experience of at least 5 years in software development / application support / business analysis

· Experience with MSF or other NGO’s in similar contexts will be an advantage

· Languages: good command of English; French is an asset

Technical knowledge

· Solid knowledge of Software development lifecycle

· Extensive programming experience, solid knowledge of modern application development techniques and programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Java, etc.)

· Working knowledge of the Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, and DNS

· Working knowledge of Node, sass & React a plus

· Understanding and experience of Web Services: GraphQL, REST, SOAP

· Experience with web application programming and architecture

· Experience in database design, development and strong SQL programming skills

· Experience with web & Application Servers (Apache, Tomcat, NGinx)

· A working knowledge of Linux, Docker, CI/CD principles, version control using Git

· Experience in working with user account provisioning

· Experience in access management technologies is an asset

· Experience with middleware technologies & ETL patterns is an asset

CONDITIONS

· Expected starting date: As soon as possible

· Contract type: open-ended (CDI), full-time, based in Brussels

· Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid – Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs

· Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment

· Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments

Deadline for applications: 31/03/2021