The World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) aims to detect, prevent, and deter fraud and corruption in the use of WBG's financial resources. This role supports the modernization of INT's data systems and analytics infrastructure to enhance data analytics through cloud computing and advanced data management, building next-generation analytical tools and developing advanced systems for just-in-time analytics.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience in cloud-native application development.
- Advanced level experience in cloud administration (preferably Azure).
- Strong knowledge on performing data analytics using Python, SQL (preferably using Databricks).
- Advanced level knowledge on Full Stack Application development (preferably React, Streamlit for front-end and FastAPI for back-end API).
- Hands-on experience in ordinating the design and implementation of complex cloud security protocols for enterprise-level certification.
- Experience with building graph databases and pattern detection algorithms.
- Experience with using GitHub for ensuring code quality and conducting reviews.
Responsibilities
- Build Machine Learning and pattern detection algorithms to support the identification and management of integrity risks in Bank-financed Procurement and enabling the ingestion of external data sources such as social media, adverse media, satellite imagery, and other data feeds.
- Explore and apply generative AI and prompt engineering for structured data extraction from unstructured data.
- Build cloud-native data and AI integrated tools in collaboration with internal stakeholders such as INT Data Lab team members and The World Bank’s ITS.
- Coordinate with ITS and provision cloud resources needed and manage security accreditation requirements from the World Bank’s Office of Information Security (OIS) related to INT’s cloud infrastructure.
- Coordinate the technical work of INT’s Data Team, including regular code reviews, to ensure code quality, scalability and reproducibility of Data and AI tools.
- Manage INT’s DevSecOps projects and ensure CI-CD strategy implementation to build and deploy tools.
- Support the PRKM manager in AI pilots related to the development of customized AI agents and other AI solutions.
Other
- A master’s degree, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a field closely related to international development (e.g., public policy, governance, political science, or public administration) and/or in a field closely related to statistics, data science, computer sciences, economics, mathematics, or physics.
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to learn new methods quickly.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent communication skills and capacity to present technical issues to non-experts.
