Job: Software Manager

Location: Geneva
Deadline: Friday, 15 November 2013

ISO is the leading provider of globally relevant, consensus-based International Standards. More than 19 500 ISO Standards improve quality and safety, facilitate global trade, disseminate technology and good business practice and, more generally, contribute to the sustainable development of the world economy. ISO is an international, non-governmental organization comprised of 164 national member bodies, and with a Central Secretariat of 160 staff based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Information Technology is a key enabler of our business and we currently have an opening within our ITES department in the ISO Central Secretariat (ISO/CS) for a

Software Manager

As part of the Application Services team, the successful candidate will work with other members of ITES to produce and deliver high-quality, well-integrated, solutions for our global community.

He/she will work with a highly motivated team of engineers, with high interactions with business teams, business analysts, infrastructure specialists and database administrators to:

• understand business needs, specify technical solutions and determine operational feasibility;
• evaluate existing market technologies/solutions (open source or off-the-shelf as appropriate);
• implement required software solutions and data integrations;
• ensure seamless, reliable delivery of all solutions and provide support to guarantee service level compliance;
• improve operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in technologies and procedures;
• have the chance to influence the organization's future steps.

Your profile:

• You can provide leadership and get involved in software development and integration projects to design and implement effective solutions.
• You have gained at least 5 years of experience in software architecture, data-oriented applications development using relational databases and Java based frameworks.
• You know how to define product roadmaps, gather requirements and develop technical solutions using agile methodologies and embracing devops culture and technical practices.
• You have demonstrated strong project management skills.
• You like finding and proposing new solutions that deliver valuable assets to the business and contribute to the definition of new directions.
• Experience in some of the following areas is an asset: master data management, web content management, business process management, business intelligence, XML and NoSQL databases.

Technical skills:

• Languages: Java ecosystem and frameworks, Web (HTML5, CSS3).
• Middleware and Databases: SOA, ESB, RDBMS (Oracle).

Soft skills:

• Strong team spirit and commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to adjust rapidly to a complex business environment.
• Autonomy and strong sense of self-accountability.

Education and languages:

• University-level education
• Fluent in English (C1 level minimum), knowledge of French is a plus.

Entry date: immediate vacancy

If you feel you meet our requirements please email your application to jobs@iso.org (ref. ITES-APPS) by 15 November 2013.

Please take note that we only can consider candidates with a valid work permit or EU candidates.

NB: It will not be possible to respond to applications not meeting the above-mentioned criteria.

Contacting our human resources team:

For any information about the employment opportunities at ISO, please don't hesitate to contact us at:

ISO Central Secretariat

Head, Human Resources Services

1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse

CP 56

1211 Genève 20

Switzerland

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