IMF Recruitment

ITD delivers world-class IT solutions and services, leads day-to-day technology operations, and provides ongoing support to ensure satisfaction of our business partners across the Fund. We build and run IT solutions, platforms, and infrastructure in an agile and secure manner and are closely aligned to industry best practices. As we scale up our work in service to Fund staff and our membership, we are seeking experienced professionals to join our team with the skills and expertise needed to meet current and emerging needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Application Services manages the operation, maintenance, versioning, development, and upgrading of IMF applications through the lifecycle.
  • Evaluates market best practices, techniques and procedures essential for deployed application’s optimal performance and efficiency.
  • Provides business analysis (BA), application design, secure code development with integration and delivers capital projects.
  • IT Project Management manages program/project scope, resources (people and budget), timeline and outcomes. Adheres to PMI best practices for project management, such as risk management, project monitoring and progress, planning and communications/reporting and has practical experience of agile, waterfall and hybrid implementation methodologies.
  • Ensures that relevant processes, procedures and practices are followed by the integrated delivery team, builds cross‐functional project management support and coordination, including business process support functions, and facilitates smooth turnover of projects to the relevant business and IT support owner.
  • Information Security establishes Fund‐wide information security policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and is responsible for interpretation, governance and oversight. Establishes and executes Fund‐wide information security training and awareness.
  • Manages the physical and electronic protection of data, access control, intrusion detection, virus protection, certification, audit, incident response, security engineering, development and implementation of security policies and procedures.
  • Data and Economics’ mission is to empower and support Fund users with cutting-edge AI, ML, data, and economic modeling tools by leveraging best practices in data lifecycle engineering.
  • Through continuous innovation and collaboration, we strive to deliver high-quality, reliable and actionable insights that drive informed decision-making.
  • AI & GenAI experts with experience in machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and GenAI implementation have designed and implemented general-purpose GenAI projects.
  • They have adopted AI market tools and specialized in bespoke AI solutions tailored to meet unique and sophisticated requirements.
  • Scientific Computing & Computational Economics uses advanced computing capabilities to represent and solve complex problems from all fields in economics and finance.
  • Leverages advanced computational methods and algorithms, statistics, machine learning, advanced analytics, along with hardware, software, and advanced distributed and parallel computing architectures to provide efficient, secure computational solutions and to detect and analyze patterns in enterprise datasets.
  • IT Strategy & Architecture ensures alignment and standardization of business value chains with IT capabilities, research and evaluation of emerging technologies and strategic technology planning.
  • Promotes alignment and standardization to provide a unified IT environment.
  • Responsible also for automation, integration technologies, DevSecOps practices and ensure compliance with SDLC.

Requirements:

  • An advanced university degree plus a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience or a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or IT related field, plus a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as planning and organizational skills.
  • Relevant professional experience in a similar capacity in a comparable international organization is desirable.
  • A track record of working well in a collegial team environment, and strong ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels and of different cultural backgrounds and with other international organizations and stakeholders.
  • Applications are welcome from candidates who are residing in South Korea and Japan. We are keen to hear from adaptable, talented, and competent candidates who are intent on finding creative ways to address today’s global challenges.

Source: https://imf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IMF/job/USA-Washington-DC/IMF-Recruitment-Outreach-Mission-to-East-Asia--South-Korea---Japan--2025-For-Experienced-IT-Professionals_25-R8540