Enterprise Cloud Team Leader - Washington D.C., United States - Inter-American Development Bank

Description

Inter-American Development Bank

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.

The Information and Technology (ITE) department is responsible for formulating the Bank's IT Strategy and its implementation and providing related tools, solutions, and services.

It is also the focal point for all IT solutions and services (infrastructure, data, and applications), architecture, policies, and Cybersecurity at Headquarters and Country Offices.

The department aims to become even more business-aligned, customer-centric, and agile.

About this position

We are looking for someone with demonstrated skills in leading teams, achieving results, and serving customers to head its Enterprise Cloud Team (ECT).

As a lead, you will oversee and inspire a talented technical team, as well as multiple partners, for service delivery.

You will work with IDB staff and with technical service providers, both internal and external, to support and enhance the IT infrastructure, connectivity, Cybersecurity, and Cloud computing services that the ECT team offers.

This position requires proficiency in project management, various Cloud technologies, Cybersecurity, network, and IT Infrastructure in general.


What you'll do:

• Manage a team of Staff and onsite and offsite service providers mentor junior staff, create development plans, and monitor their implementation.
• Manage the provision of ECT services with quality and in line with the expected service levels as per the contract with service providers. Participates and Cooperates with the IT Leadership to define annual plans aligned with the Bank's digital strategy to advance the functions and services provided by the department.
• Manage the resources allocated to ECT, including processes and administrative budget planning and execution.
• Lead the design and implementation of Cloud Computing solutions and their integration, as well as enterprise communications (Network/Telecommunications/Cybersecurity) projects.
• Oversee activities to optimize Cloud computing resources and seek maximum return on Cloud investments. Promote.
• Advise or provide input to resolve complex or interdependent technical problems within the team's scope.
• Design, implement, and test Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business continuity solutions and processes to meet required recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).
• Make technical recommendations that will have a positive impact on performance, optimization of resource utilization, and cost reduction/efficiency.
• Lead the design or selection of new or revised tools, methodologies, procedures, and policies to improve efficiency, user experience, and service quality.
• Look after Service Level Agreements and advise on opportunities for improvements.
• Oversees the planning and execution of capital projects under the purview of the Enterprise Cloud team. (ECT)
• Coordinate IT infrastructure planning, configuration, and deployment for the annual Board of Governors meeting.
• Coordinate the response and resolution of all internal and external IT audit recommendations within the scope of the ECT.

What you'll need

• Education: A master's degree in computer sciences, Information Technology, or related field

Desirable Certifications:

• Management of Cloud Computing, ITIL, or Security related
• AWS or Azure Cloud certification at the Architect level is a plus.
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability configurations and setup agile or Project management PMI/PMP
• Experience: A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, with at least two working in a similar position, is desirable. Management of Cloud Computing, ITIL, or Security related.
• Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank's official languages (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is required.

Key skills

• Mentor and develop
• Promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Focus on clients
• Communicate and influence
• Innovate and take risks

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

• International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

The IDB Group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life


These benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package, including an annual base salary expressed on a netoftax basis.
• Leaves and vacations: 24 days of paid time off + 8 personal days + sick leave + gender neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: IDB Group provides employees and eligible dependents with a robust medical benefits program that covers medical, dental, vision, preventive care, and prescription drugs.
• Pension plan: defined benefit pension plan that provides financial security and supports employees in planning for their future.
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
• Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
• Development support: We offer tools to boost your professional profile, such as mentoring, 1:1 professional counseling, training and learning opportunities, language classes, mobility options, among others.
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, Spouse Career Program, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization.

We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process.

If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.

Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.

About the IDB Group

The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab, offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

About IDB

The Inter-American Development Bank is devoted to improving lives.

Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.

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Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation


Role:
Other

Working hours (%

):80-100%

Job type:
Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)