Data Engineer (Two Positions), P3

The United Nations Secretary-General is responsible for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Secretary-General has delegated this responsibility to the Representative of the Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the UNJSPF (RSG). The RSG heads the Office of Investment Management (OIM), which manages a $100+ billion multi-asset class, global investment portfolio, about 85% of which is actively managed in-house. Asset classes under management comprise global equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, timber and commodities. OIM’s staff are all based in New York but come from over 40 countries. For more information, please visit OIM's website at https://oim.unjspf.org/. These positions are located in the Business Intelligence Team, Data and AI Unit. The incumbents work under the technical direction of the Data Engineer (P-4) and reports to the Chief of Data until the P-4 is onboarded. This team leads OIM's data strategy, enterprise data platform and lakehouse, analytics infrastructure, reporting capabilities, and data governance frameworks to support investment and risk management decision-making.

Within delegated authority, the Data Engineers may be responsible for the following duties: • Design and develop solutions for data-related technical problems and data infrastructure needs identified in partnership with business, investment, risk, analytics and technology stakeholders. • Build, test, deploy, operate and improve production data pipelines and platform components that integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources into the enterprise data platform and lakehouse. • Develop data management tools for analytics, quantitative and data science teams to better build and optimize data products. • Apply software development lifecycle and DevOps practices, including version control, code review, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, monitoring, incident response and root-cause analysis, to deliver reliable and maintainable data products. • Develop and implement changes to data systems to ensure compliance with data governance, protection, privacy, and security requirements, in collaboration with key stakeholders. • Create and maintain clear technical and business documentation alongside the code, including requirements, data models, data contracts, lineage, metadata, testing evidence, operating procedures and decision records, so that data products can be understood, governed, maintained and extended. • Use AI-assisted engineering tools and specialized agents, where appropriate, to accelerate and standardize activities across the data product lifecycle, while applying appropriate human review, testing, security and governance controls to ensure reliable delivery. • Performs other assigned duties.

• Professionalism: Knowledge of the data engineering lifecycle from source integration and transformation through production delivery and consumption. Strong analytical skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasets. Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Ability to test and quality-check own work before release. Process oriented, with strong documentation skills. Ability to explain technical work and progress to clients in a relatable manner. Understands the impact of enabling data-driven and evidence-based decisions. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. Shows pride in work and achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places the team agenda before the personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decisions, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect one's own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. • Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates an appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in computer science, software engineering, data science, analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, information management, data management, information systems, information science or a related quantitative field. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A professional certification in a cloud data platform, such as SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced (Snowflake), Databricks Certified Data Engineer, or an equivalent data engineering certification from AWS or Azure, is desirable.

Not available.

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in data engineering, including building, deploying and operating production data pipelines on a cloud data platform or lakehouse, is required. Production data pipeline engineering: Advanced SQL and Python skills, with the ability to design, code, test, deploy, troubleshoot and operate production ETL and ELT pipelines on a cloud data platform or lakehouse, integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple sources is required Software development lifecycle and DevOps: A minimum of two years of hands-on experience applying software development lifecycle and DevOps practices to data products in an Agile delivery environment, including Git-based version control, code review, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, and monitoring is required. Ability to use tools such as Azure DevOps, dbt and Airflow, or similar, to deliver and support production data products is required. Data modelling and governance: Skills in data modelling and database design, and the ability to apply data quality, security and privacy requirements when building or changing data systems are required. Hands-on experience building and operating data solutions on Snowflake is desirable. Experience with Databricks or a comparable cloud data platform is desirable. Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools or agents in data engineering work is desirable.

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include a hands-on technical assessment, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.

• This temporary job opening is for two positions available for a period of up to 364 days each and are subject to GA approval of the 2027 budget. Further extensions are subject to the extension of the mandate and availability of funding. • Due to the temporary nature of the position, the entity may limit consideration to applicants from within the duty station only. • While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post. • Subject to the funding source of the position, the eligibility for this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station. • Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply.Submitting an application or selection for the current temporary job opening does not delay or increase the mandatory age of separation. • Retirees above the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary job opening must indicate the reason for their last separation as "retirement." Such retirees shall not be employed by the Organization, unless (a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and (b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service. • Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures. • The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff.Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. • Appointment at the United Nations is subject to mandatory adherence to the United Nations Financial disclosure Programme. An appointment to the Office of Investment Management (OIM) of the UNJSPF additionally requires compliance with the rules and regulations pertaining to OIM's Code of Ethics, Personal Securities, Gift and Hospitality policies. • For this position, applicants from the following Member States, which are unrepresented or under-represented in the UN Secretariat as of 31 August 2026, are strongly encouraged to apply: Andorra, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Afghanistan, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cabo Verde, China, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Libya, Liberia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Nicaragua, Oman, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Turkmenistan, United States of America.

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