Senior Data Architect (Associate Senior Data Architect)

Job #: req36087
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Information Technology
Grade: GG
Term Duration:  2 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Chennai,India
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s):
Closing Date: 4/6/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 130 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org
ITS Vice Presidency Context:
The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=VTFGffa1Y7w
Unit Context:
Digital Solutions (ITSDS)  
The Digital Solutions team delivers modern productivity, collaboration, and endpoint solutions to over 30,000 users. We support Microsoft 365, WebEx, Power Platform, and AI tools like Copilot, Google Gemini, and Grammarly, while engineering, deploying, and supporting Windows Endpoints. We are a collaborative, customer-focused team committed to solving problems with reliable, impactful technology.
Duties/ Accountabilities:
The Associate Senior Solutions Architect for Data and Analytics, typically works on multiple projects in the World Bank Operations portfolio, ensuring that the technical solutions supporting the unit’s initiatives are successfully delivered to Operations Staff. He/she will provide technical leadership and guidance for complex projects that require knowledge of the data technology domain.
From a technical perspective, he/she will be responsible for leading the design and modeling of the application and data architecture of the related solutions, use of AI for advance analytics and insights, component identification, quality reviews and adherence to enterprise standards, and guidelines.
From a work program perspective, he/she will be responsible for solution delivery responsibilities, providing guidance and work program oversight to a team of staff and a large team of developers from vendors located on-premises and off-shore to ensure effective and efficient delivery of solutions.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to the following:
• Assume the role of Technical Architect and lead solution delivery teams in the implementation, maintenance, and operation of data and analytics solutions supporting the World Bank’s Operations lines of business. This includes a suite of applications in the operations eco-systems related to Operations Workspace, Environmental and Social Management Systems, Fiduciary and Risk.
• Architect process integrations with applications and data platforms in other lines of business-like loan systems loans system with World Bank Financing and Accounting (WFA), Trust Fund systems with Development Finance (DFi), Board Operations System (BOS) and The Budget, Performance Review & Strategic Planning (BPS) using both custom and industry leading tools. 
• Architect and lead the implementation of data extraction, RAG, predictive and prescriptive analytical patterns supporting various applications in the unit.
• Provide guidance to and work with key stakeholders to support the discussion on the technical features of the digital solution, including ensuring the readiness of each release.
• Apply technical and business knowledge to architect and supervise the implementation of solutions.
• Effectively document and communicate technical analyses, designs, and specifications.
• Work with the Information Security Team to satisfy its requirements/recommendations and support related security testing.
• Identifies and evaluates overall systemic issues and analyzes complex issues. Apply scientific principles and best practices to design, develop, and support IT products, services, and solutions ensuring efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Technical Architecture - Definition of principles that guide technology decisions, Clear relationship between enterprise business context (industry and market trends) and specified technology and alignment with EA standards.
• Solution Architecture - Definition of principles to guide solution decisions to support the evolution of the product portfolio from current state to future state. Develop reusable patterns and components in support of agile delivery.
• Coordinate with vendors and consultants, overseeing their deliverables to ensure that they satisfy requirements and meet World Bank standards.
• Coordinate with project team members. Mentor junior staff, assist with IT resource management.
• Blueprinting Field-Ready Solutions: Converting high-level operational needs (e.g., a digital health registry in a low-bandwidth region) into a detailed technical blueprint. This includes selecting the right "tech stack" that balances cutting-edge innovation with local infrastructure realities.
• Prototyping & MVP Development: Lead hands-on development of PoCs and MVPs to quickly validate concepts and confirm scalability before major investment.
• Systems Integration & Interoperability: Ensure new solutions seamlessly connect with existing World Bank Group systems (SAP, data lakes, etc.) and external partner/government platforms avoiding isolated digital silos.
• Technical Governance & Guardrails:    Define and enforce security, privacy, architecture, and coding standards that all developers both internal and external vendors must follow to protect institutional safety & integrity
• Accountable for delivering solutions at speed, scale and quality.

Selection Criteria

• Master’s degree in computer science or a related STEM field (e.g., Engineering, Mathematics or Information Systems) with 8 years relevant experience or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience. 

• Proven leadership in managing large, complex deliverables, with a minimum of 7 years of experience leading large teams of developers (both onsite and offshore) and taking full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of technical solutions in environments with shifting priorities, multi-layered governance structures, complex IT landscapes, and diverse client bases.

• Hands-on technical expertise, with demonstrated ability to step into development or troubleshooting roles when needed, ensuring project milestones are met without delays, particularly in high-pressure or resource-constrained scenarios.

• A solid understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles, design patterns including Micro Services, Cloud technologies and tools such as Databricks, Microsoft Data verse, Azure/AWS SAAS/PAAS services, API gateways

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing and maintaining large-scale solutions in Data platforms such as Azure, AWS, Databricks; experience in architecting enterprise grade ETL pipelines and data management solutions.

• Strong Experience with authenticating and authorizing apps using Azure AD, including B2B and B2E scenarios

• Proven experience in maintaining development best practices, including version control (ADO/GitHub), logging and monitoring (using Splunk, AppInsights). Hands-on experience in DevOps/DataOps.

• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying AI models, including both traditional machine learning and advanced deep learning approaches is a big plus. Proficiency with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and integrating large language models with domain-specific data sources, Hands-on expertise in Agentic AI frameworks, including the orchestration and deployment of autonomous, goal-driven agents in enterprise environments is a big plus.

• Good presentation and facilitation skills are essential

• Ability to learn new technologies quickly, self-starters and motivated, and able to work with others, and communicate effectively. 

• Proven ability to collaborate with other team members across boundaries and contribute productively to the team's work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.

• Able to use strong interpersonal and teamwork skills to cultivate effective, productive client relationships and partnerships across organizational boundaries.

• Able to take personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.

• Recommended certifications include Certified Solutions Architect (Databricks/AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), SAFe for Architects (ARCH), SAFe DevOps (SDP)

Core Competencies:
• Deliver Results for Clients: Proactively addresses clients stated and unstated needs. Adds value by constantly looking for a better way to get more impactful results; sets challenging stretch goals for oneself. Immerses oneself in client experiences and perspective by asking probing questions to understand unmet needs. Demonstrates accountability for achieving results that have a development impact and financial, environmental and social sustainability. Identifies and proposes solutions to mitigate and manage risks.

• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries: Collaborates across boundaries, gives own perspective and willingly receives diverse perspectives. Appropriately involves others in decision making and communicates with key stakeholders. Approaches conflicts as common problems to be solved. Actively seeks and considers diverse ideas and approaches displaying a sense of mutuality and respect. Integrates WBG perspective into work.

• Lead and Innovate: Develops innovative solutions. Contributes new insights to understand situations and develops solutions to resolve complex problems. Adapts as circumstances require and manages impact of own behavior on others in context of WBG’s values and mission. Identifies and pursues innovative approaches to resolve issues.

• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge: Applies knowledge across WBG to strengthen solutions for internal and/or external clients. Leverages department’s expertise and body of knowledge across WBG to strengthen internal and/or external client solutions. Seeks to learn from more experienced staff to deepen or strengthen their professional knowledge and helps others to learn. Builds personal and professional networks inside and outside the department unit.

• Learning Orientation: Stays abreast of new trends and developments in own specialty area as well as what is occurring in the broader industry. Experiments with new approaches and alters normal procedures. Tracks developments in the field through readily available sources and by maintaining active involvement with relevant industry, user and vendor associations. Sees the applicability of current or emerging technological solutions to current business needs.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories.

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