We are ISO, the largest developer of International Standards. We bring together experts, to share knowledge and develop standards that provide solutions to global challenges. This is because we believe that great things happen when the world agrees. We have an exciting opportunity at our Central Secretariat in Geneva.

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Solution Architect

Role

As a Solution Architect, you will lead in designing and implementing technical solutions to address ISO’s business challenges.

We seek an individual who can translate functional requirements into technical solutions while adhering to application road maps and ISO’s application design principles. If you are enthusiastic about creating IT systems that solve real-world problems and ready to embrace technical challenges, you could be the ideal candidate to contribute to our ongoing evolution in how we develop, publish, and distribute ISO standards.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop technical solutions that meet functional requirements and application roadmap schedules
• Assist business analysts in the validation of functional requirements, user stories, test plans and acceptance criteria
• Support project management activities by providing work breakdowns, estimates and release schedules
• Coordinate development team members by providing technical guidance and code reviews
• Manage day-to-day technical challenges and communicate to the project manager any risks or issues associated with development activities
• Liaise with other solution architects / technical leads to identify interdependencies and synergies to ensure coherence across ISO’s applications
• Provide guidance, oversight and research on technical topics to support ISO’s business activities

Report to: Head of Development

Qualification and Experience

• University or post-graduate degree in computer science, software engineering or other highly technical, scientific discipline
• Professional experience as a technical lead
• Professional experience in applying project management methodologies

Skills

Technical skills:

• 10+ years of experience and strong knowledge in Java, Kotlin, Typescript, Spring/Spring Boot and Maven
• Proven work experience with API services (RESTFul, GraphQL) and front-end technologies (Angular, Thymeleaf)
• Experience with relational (Oracle, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, ElasticSearch) as well as persistence frameworks (Spring JPA/Hibernate)
• Experience in applying software development processes using version control (Git), continuous integration (Bitbucket), quality assurance (JUnit, SonarQube, E2E testing) and ticket management (Jira)
• Understanding and implementing application security using OAuth/OpenID in SSO federation
• Good knowledge of cloud architectures and design patterns to create resilient and scalable applications

Soft skills:

• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills
• Good communicator. English (oral & written communication) required. French is a plus
• Team player who is willing to take ownership and lead by example
• Hands-on personality, autonomous, open and inclusive
• Proactive in looking for continuous improvement, with a strong service mindset
• Adheres to ISO’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, and Pushing Boundaries