Full Stack Developer

Required Services: Senior Full Stack Developer (React / Python-Django)Client – United NationsDuration: 6 months - Possibility of contract extensions based on performancesLocation: Remote (CET time zone) The United Nations is committed to achieving diversity and inclusion within its workforce, providing an environment that reflects the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. The United Nations is dedicated to the SDGs, making SDG-5 (Gender Equality) and SDG-10 (Reduce Inequalities) the organization's goals.https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/Background information:The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed by this position. Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility. The summary of the role is classified as follows. Scope of Work / Duties of Consultant:Responsible for the full life cycle of medium to large-sized complex projects; strong technical skills; strong ability to understand complex business processes. Develops solutions based on extensive technical knowledge, skills, and experience; influences the client towards innovative/integrated solutions.Required Profile:• Collaborate on the work of the development team to regularly define standards and acceptance criteria and conduct regular code reviews• Collaborate with the development team during norming and forming sessions• Report the status of the work, gather changes, and collaborate on refining delivery plans and target solutions ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS GATHERING• Gather complex system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements and possible solutions for new applications. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT• Develop/change data input, files/database structures, data transformation, algorithms, and data output by using appropriate computer language/tools to provide technical solutions for complex application development tasks.• Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-base system(s) to simplify code maintenance and improve support.• Collaborate, sharing experience and expertise in designing and developing innovative integrated solutions.• Support the rest of the team as applicable TESTING AND DOCUMENTATION• Test all changes by using the appropriate complex test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handled in a meaningful way.• Author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references. IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE• Implement changes by adhering to the change management policies and procedures for any given project to communicate to all parties the nature, significance, and risk factors of the solution.• Monitor changes and resolve complex problems by responding as they occur, by reviewing all processing and output of the newly implemented solution, and by proactively ensuring the solution works successfully to satisfy the customer requirements and to provide a smooth transition to the new solution.• Provide support by investigating and resolving issues, including complex issues to ensure prompt, effective service. Required Technical Skills:The resource MUST have the following skills and experience:• Expert knowledge of ReactJS frameworks (Redux, Material-UI).• Expert knowledge of Django and Python development.• Expert knowledge of Web Technologies, CSS, and JavaScript.• Expert knowledge of RESTful services• Expert knowledge of building and using Docker Containers• Demonstrable experience with UI and UX principles, concepts, and techniques.• Demonstrable success on Django-based projects as a senior individual contributor.• Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Excellent time management, organization, and attention to detail.• Exemplary customer service skills.• Demonstrable critical thinking and problem-solving.• Ability to thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving, and constantly evolving high growth environment.• Ability to prioritize conflicting demands.• Ability to execute assigned project tasks within the established schedule.• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.• Ability to maintain confidentiality.The resource SHOULD have the following skills and experience:• Headless / decoupled development.• Semantic markup, accessibility, version control.• Experience upgrading and migrating legacy web applications.• Experience participating in Agile projects.• Familiarity with Jira, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Jenkins, AWS, and/or Azure Cloud Services.Required Soft Skills:• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills.• High degree of initiative, dependability, and ability to work with little supervision.• High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity.• Ability to deliver quality resultsDesirable certifications:• Relevant industry certifications• Cannot be considered as compulsory unless clearly marked as such (Ex: CCNA for Networking roles or MCSA for Microsoft-related administration roles)Teleworking Option:☒ Yes☐ No

Key Skills

• AWS
• React
• Full Stack