CONSULTANCY: Senior developer - WIS2 box development and support

DUTY STATION

Geneva, Switzerland

COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY

1 November 2024
or as soon as possible thereafter NATURE OF APPOINTMENT

Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
11 months

Organizational Unit

Data and Information Management Section (C/DIM)
Infrastructure Department WMO is committed to achieving diversity and a balanced workforce. Applications are welcome from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. The statutory retirement age after 1 January 2014 is 65. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Data and Information Management Section (C/DIM) the incumbent will perform the following duties related to the WIS 2.0 implementation and the development of the WIS2 in a box software (https://github.com/wmo-im/wis2box ):

- Support WMO Members in the implementation of a WIS2 node using WIS2 in a box software, with particular focus on spanish speaking countries;

- Contribute to the WIS2 in a box development as required by the software development plan;

- Participate in training workshops on WIS 2.0, organized by WMO Secretariat in according to the WIS 2.0 implementation plan;

- Contribute to the development of training material for WIS 2.0 and related open source software;

- Collect requirements from WMO Members related to systems for data sharing and data management;

- Contribute to the development of an open source Climate Data Management System;

- Contribute to open source development as required by WIS 2.0 implementation;

- Carry out other relevant duties as required. QUALIFICATIONS
Education
University degree or equivalent in computer science, or a closely related field.
Experience
Proven experience in:

- Developing Python applications for weather data exchange

- Familiarity with the open source software used in the WIS2 in a box software: Docker, MinIO, Nginx, Vue.js, Flask, Elasticsearch.

- Encoding and decoding WMO BUFR format.

- Developing or maintaining software for collecting data from weather observing stations

- Experience in implementing a WIS2 node using WIS2 in a box software would be an advantage.
Other requirements
High sense of integrity, responsibility, and maturity of judgment; ability to work autonomously; good level of initiative and creativity; demonstrated ability to plan, organize and manage multiple workloads.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish (both oral and written). Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would be an advantage.

(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.) Additional Information:
APPLICATIONS: Applications should be made online through the WMO e-recruitment system at https://erecruit.wmo.int/public/.
Do not send your application via multiple routes. Only applicants in whom WMO has a further interest will be contacted.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit a written test and/or an interview. Date of issue of vacancy notice: