The Information Systems Assistant supports the development, programming, testing, debugging, and implementation of new application systems and functionalities. The role involves liaising with users to define requirements, maintaining systems, preparing documentation, and providing technical support within the IT&S section of ITC.
Responsibilities
- Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of new application systems releases, modules and functionalities.
- Develops, tests and implements simple computer application systems and programs using UN established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools.
- Serves as team member in the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and support of computer application systems; independently liaises with users to define and specify requirements.
- Installs computer application systems software and hardware according to specifications; monitors computer applications systems using appropriate monitoring tools and produces monitoring reports.
- Prepares technical and user documentation for deployed computer application systems, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations.
- Maintains functional specifications for computer application systems, programs and procedures developed and/or modified.
- Provides support for deployed computer application systems including version management, data recovery and deployment to users’ offices; performs ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.
- Drafts correspondence and communications, including work plan revisions and other related issues, as well as prepares unit contributions for a variety of periodic reports.
- Serves as focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of computer application systems development projects, involving extensive liaison with diverse organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference; processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. organization of and participation in training, procurement of equipment and services, etc.
- Keeps abreast of developments in the field; performs benchmarking and proposes new acquisitions.
- Provides guidance to new/junior staff.
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in information systems analysis and programming, systems administration and maintenance, software development, technical writing, or a related area is required.
- The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
- Three (3) years or more of experience with SQL Server 2022 databases including T-SQL, Stored Procedures is desirable.
- Three (3) years or more of experience in web application design, development and maintenance in C# / .NET, covering full-stack (database, backend, frontend) application development, deployment and operations, including monitoring and performance management is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience with PowerBI and DTSX packages is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
- Experience with Azure DevOps and Git version control systems is desirable.
- Experience in building web applications using C# / .NET, including both legacy .NET Framework (WebForms, Web API 2) and modern ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework 6, and EF Core is desirable.
- Experience with JavaScript programming language and patterns including modern backend and frontend frameworks like Angular, NodeJS, NestJS is desirable.
- English and French are required at UN Level III for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Skills
- Information Systems Analysis
- Programming
- System Administration
- Software Development
- Technical Writing
- SQL Server 2022
- T-SQL
- Stored procedures
- Web Application Development
- C# Development
- Full Stack Development
- Application Deployment
- Performance Management
- Power BI
- DTSX Packages
- Data Analytics
- Azure DevOps
- Git Versioning
- NET Framework
- .NET Core
- Entity Framework 6
- EF Core
- JavaScript Programming
- Angular
- NodeJS Framework
- NestJS
Languages
English, French