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Description
At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd
VPU Context:
The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidency enables the institution through information, technology, digital platforms, data, automation, and secure technology services across global locations.
Unit Context:
WBG Corporate Solutions (ITSCO) supports the digital transformation of essential corporate services by connecting business priorities with product delivery, application management, data and analytics, process improvement, automation, and technology modernization. Corporate Business Solutions (ITSCB), a unit within ITSCO, supports corporate functions including human resources, payroll, pension, budget and planning, procurement, legal, accountability and oversight, and other institutional services.
Within ITSCB, the Core HR portfolio delivers and supports the technology that underpins the Bank's human resources and compensation functions, including payroll, salary administration, pay structures, and pay equity. To improve agility and reduce dependence on external platforms, the team is expanding its use of the OutSystems low-code platform to design and deliver in-house applications that complement the Bank's core HR and compensation systems. These applications support processes such as salary structure and scale design, salary setting, and pay analysis, and they integrate with enterprise systems including PeopleSoft and SAP.
Duties and accountabilities:
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support secure OutSystems reactive web applications.
• Create reusable modules, data models, server and client logic, validations, and accessible user interfaces.
• Integrate OutSystems with PeopleSoft, SAP, databases, and REST or SOAP services using secure patterns.
• Manage releases across environments using LifeTime and Service Center, following change controls.
• Partner with product owners, analysts, compensation specialists, architects, security, and data teams.
• Optimize performance, resolve production issues, and maintain designs, specifications, release notes, and runbooks.
• Participate in Agile planning, backlog refinement, testing, and continuous delivery improvement.
Selection Criteria
Attention: "Preference will be given to local talent, that is, applicants that are authorized to work in the duty station for any employer. Internal applicants may apply per existing guidelines."
• Bachelor’s degree with no experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on OutSystems experience with Service Studio, Integration Studio, reactive web development, and layered architecture.
• Experience with REST and SOAP integrations, relational databases, and enterprise systems such as PeopleSoft or SAP.
• Working knowledge of LifeTime, Service Center, environment management, release controls, cloud concepts, and authentication.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, JSON, testing, performance optimization, version control, and technical documentation.
• Ability to learn HR and compensation processes and handle sensitive personnel and pay data with discretion.
• Strong communication, collaboration, ownership, judgment, and delivery skills in distributed multicultural teams.
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
As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
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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