Job Description :

Internet Society is looking for a highly motivated candidate ready to play a key role as a Senior Application Developer. We are looking for candidates that have experience in leading initiatives, such as planning, designing, and implementing a complete system from scratch, or had ever had to take the initiative to redesign parts of an existing system.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Participates in architecture and software development activities.
• Translates loosely defined requirements into solutions.
• Uses open source technologies and tools to address project requirements.
• As a Senior Application Developer, you should write programs or scripts to enable custom workflows.
• Collaborates with other project members to brainstorm about the best way to tackle a complex technological infrastructure, security, or development problem.
• Performs incremental testing on code, processes, and deployments to identify ways to streamline execution and minimize errors.
• Documents all work
• Maintains and administers core project infrastructure, including Unix/Linux systems, Web servers, databases, and applications, including software upgrades, security patching, and performance optimization.
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications and Expertise :

• BS in Computer Science, IT, IS, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Senior Developer Role
• Full Stack WordPress administration experience.
• Database setup/administration experience – (e.g. SQL, SQLite, Mongodb etc).
• Knowledge of Web programming technologies and automation by scripting languages (Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, etc.).
• Experience with version control software (Git) and deploying development CI/CD technology such as TravisCI, Jenkins, AWS.
• Source Code Management experience with tools like, Github.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Work with monitoring and management tools such as Nagios.
• Network Operations and System Engineering experience.
• Operational experience in setting up containers.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to convey information clearly, simply; produce reports, presentations, analysis.
• Experience working with a Globally distributed workforce and ability to work across time zones
• Excellent communicator and collaborator
• Commitment to the Internet Society’s mission, values, and objectives.
• Ability to travel as needed