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Data Engineer SpecialistNew

Position:Volunteer | UNVDeadline:6 Sep 2026 (8 days left)Job ID:1784888021272002Posted on:27 Aug 2026 (2 days ago)
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Job Description

UNDSS seeks a UN Volunteer Data Engineer Specialist to strengthen organisational data, analytics and AI capabilities in the Strategic Planning Unit. The assignment designs data platforms, delivers Microsoft and Azure-based solutions, develops AI-powered tools, turns stakeholder needs into production systems, and improves the governance, performance, security and reliability of data services.

Key Details

Department

Strategic Planning Unit

Position Details

Employment type

Volunteer

Arrangement

Onsite

Language Requirements

Required

English, Bengali

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and maintain organisational data platforms, pipelines and integration frameworks
  • Build data solutions enabling analytics, dashboards, reporting, automation and decision support
  • Develop AI-powered chatbots and intelligent assistants using organisational data
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable production-ready solutions
  • Ensure data governance, security, privacy and compliance standards
  • Optimise data and AI platforms for performance, reliability and scalability
  • Develop data science and visualisation products to reveal analytical findings

Role Requirements

  • Experience designing scalable data platforms, data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, data models and analytics solutions
  • Experience in React.js, TypeScript, modern JavaScript, React Router, Vite, reusable UI components, data visualisation and responsive design
  • Experience programming in Python or R
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure Data Services and Azure AI Foundry
  • Experience with SQL and DevOps deployment toolchains
  • Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team and challenging environment

Desired Criteria

  • Experience in artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques for data mining and extraction
  • Experience delivering big-data use cases using AI-driven solutions

Skills

Tools and Technologies

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNDSS Careers, on 27 Aug 2026.