The Position:
The Information Technology Solutions Office (ITSO) builds and operates a variety of ICT systems and services whose reliability, continuity of access and security are critical for UNFPA’s global operations.
The Cloud Systems and Security Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, management and administration of the cloud-based IaaS, PaaS, SaaS systems and related infrastructure, ensuring that all the operational requirements are taken into consideration and implemented.
The incumbent will also be the cybersecurity focal point of UNFPA, planning and coordinating the activities of the cybersecurity services outsourcer, ensuring that the related policies, procedures and technical strategies are implementing across in UNFPA.
You will report directly to the Chief, Technology Services.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree in Computer Science or Engineering or another related field. A first level university degree combined with infrastructure security training, certification programs, additional experience may be acceptable in lieu of the advanced or specific university degree.
Knowledge and Experience:
- 7 years of progressive experience in development and administration of information systems.
- Minimum 5 years of experience managing and maintaining a production Linux (CentOS, RedHat) environment
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the field of Cloud Systems Administration working with Google Cloud Platform, Google Compute Engine, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
- Experience in systems administration Linux and Windows operating systems and related security strategies and tools
- Experience of Cloud Provisioning/Automation tools, with preference to the ones related to GCP
- Any of the IAM-SSO, SAML, OAuth, JWT, Spring security, DAP
- A strong knowledge of networking in TCP/IP, routing, load balancing, network troubleshooting, network protocols (DNS, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, DHCP, SSH, LDAP) and firewall security administration.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French and/or Spanish, is desirable.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
