The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities.
Responsibilities :
Ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the organization’s Drupal-based websites, as well as the implementation of new web-based Information Systems and technical improvements.
The role encompasses active participation throughout the full software development lifecycle, including requirement analysis, preparation of technical specifications, design, documentation, development, testing, deployment, security management, and auditing of web systems;
Administration, monitoring, and resource planning of web services, including applications, databases, web servers, and database servers.
This includes configuring and fine-tuning web application firewalls and logging services to facilitate trend analysis and proactive threat prevention.
The role also involves defining, developing, and executing automated testing procedures aimed at enhancing service
reliability and stability;
Liaising with external consultants and vendors involved in the development or the hosting of the OSCE web presences.
Providing quality assurance and participating in quality improvement activities, such as performing code reviews and testing to verify that software meets specified requirements.
Supporting COMMS and organizational website activities by implementing assigned tasks in the agreed organization-wide web development projects in collaboration with other teams and users (e.g. Campaign websites, Portals, APPs).
Developing and delivering comprehensive training programs related to the use and management of the organization's websites.
Responsibilities include producing technical documentation, user manuals, training materials, and presentations, as well as conducting training sessions tailored to diverse staff groups.
Supporting organizational activities during planning and implementation of the various projects by providing technical expert advice on proposed courses of action and most effective implementations in terms of development capabilities, strategies and Organization's rules and regulations;
Taking part in COMMS support to stakeholders.
partakes in a roster of colleagues monitoring COMMS helpdesk for incoming queries; answers general inquiries addressed to the section.
identifies the resource person for specific or sensitive inquiries.
performs basic content operations on the OSCE website, such as uploading PDFs or editing pages.
Supporting the COMMS team in other areas such as live streaming of events and the management of internal communications platforms (e.g., Confluence, Jira, LastPass, video editing workstations).
Requirements :
Completed secondary education, as well as specialized training in computer science, information systems, software engineering, information design or an equivalent information technology-related field.
At least 6 years of relevant work experience in the fields of planning, design, development, maintenance, and support of Drupal-based websites.
a university degree in a relevant field may be considered as a substitute for up to two years of working experience only to determine eligibility;
Experience in managing and/or participating in software development projects that use agile methods.
Experience in gathering, documenting, and analysing information systems requirements.
Design and development of web applications using Drupal, PHP, CSS, MySQL and modern JavaScript frameworks.
Experience with React, Storybook and instantsearch.
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Good knowledge of relational databases, such as MySQL, including database design and performance optimization;
Good knowledge of system administration for the Linux Operating System.
Experience with web accessibility and the design of user frontends.
Professional fluency in English with excellent communication (both oral and written) skills;
Working knowledge of German is a strong asset.
Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities;
Ability and willingness to work as a member of team, with people of different cultural, and religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.
Computer literate with practical experience using Microsoft applications.
