An international NGO dedicated to humanitarian safety, the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) provides information, analysis, coordination, training, and other support services to aid agencies working in insecure and fragile contexts.
Working with more than 1,000 local and international NGOs across 16 conflict affected countries, our projects support the safety of aid workers and help protect the vital relief they deliver to vulnerable communities.
INSO is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands- the international city of peace and justice.
Job Summary
As the Software Development Manager, you are responsible for all design, development, orchestration, integration, security, and support for INSO’s software stack. You are the global system administrator for all INSO’s cloud services and enterprise software and manage the software team. These services include the Conflict & Humanitarian Data Centre (CHDC), the INSO Partners Portal (IPP) and other internal or external app registrations designated within the Active Directory. The Software team makes it possible to distribute information to our partners and maintains the platform for data recording and analysis across multiple channels. Performing well in this role, you will provide support for humanitarians across the globe through these systems as well as new innovations.
Key responsibilities
Conflict & Humanitarian Data Centre (CHDC)
Specification research and communication from major stakeholders
Frontend design and development
Backend development, data management and security
Azure DevOps and instance container capacity orchestration
Continuous security upgrades with best practices
INSO Partners Portal (IPP)
Specification research and communication from major stakeholders
Design and development
Azure DevOps pipelines
Continuous security upgrades with best practices
Manage IT software team
Perform line manager duties for all developers (frontend, backend, devop, etc.) within INSO as well as communicate with external parties for support (i.e., Microsoft, Google, etc.)
Organize and distribute tasks between the development team
Other services and responsibilities
SSL and domain registrations and maintenance
Integrate external systems with OAuth 2.0
Respond to issues promptly and accurately
Assist INSO employees with IT support and integration
Uphold all data security procedures and practices and follow 100% of INSO security directives
Requirements
Master’s Degree in Computer Science (or a relevant field)
At least 8 years of professional development experience
Experience in Agile team management
Familiarity or experience with tech used in INSO’s development stack:
Java Spring (boot) with Maven using Apache Tomcat
Clustering with multiple Apache CouchDB NoSQL nodes
NRT Indexing with Apache Solr 8+ using Zookeeper
Docker orchestration using Kubernetes
MS SQL Server replication for 3rd party connections
PHP with Codeigniter using Nginx
Azure MySQL Server
Communication with Twilio, SendGrid and BulkSMS
Frontend architecting using Angular 10+ and TypeScript
Strong understanding of data modeling and storage with both NoSQL and relational DBs
Experience with RESTful APIs
Knowledge of modern web and client development with distributed system architectures
Familiarity with Azure and Active Directory, VM server management, DNS, and SSL techniques
Experience in “big data” processing and analysis with dynamic visualizations
Paramount attention to detail in application and data security
Solid understanding of performance testing, deployment strategies, and DevOps
The ability to learn quickly and use innovative technologies
