Joining WOAH means taking part in the development of one of the leading international organisations, recognised and associated with other multilateral institutions, in the field of worldwide health. It means helping to build a global approach to health, combining animal and human health in a “One Health” approach. It means joining teams motivated by the impact of their actions, the sense of their collective commitment and their recognised professionalism in their respective fields of expertise. 

WOAH’s headquarters are based in Paris. The Organisation is present on every continent through 13 Regional or Sub-regional Representations. WOAH has 250 staff members, two-thirds of whom are based at headquarters. This position is located in the headquarter in Paris.

Under the authority of the Director General and under the direct supervision of the Head of the Digital Transformation and Information Systems Department (DTIS) and the functional supervision of the Infrastructure and Workstation Manager and in close collaboration with the DTIS team members.

The DevOps Engineer contributes to the digital transformation of WOAH by bridging development and operations. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining deployment pipelines, ensuring security, scalability, and reliability of digital platforms and services. The role supports OMSA’s mission by enabling robust IT operations and facilitating modern, agile practices across the organisation.

Cloud Strategy & Architecture
– Define and maintain OMSA’s cloud architecture framework and reference models.
– Align cloud architecture with organisational goals, compliance requirements, and digital transformation objectives.

Design & Implementation
– Design secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions to host applications, data, and services.
– Ensure integration of cloud services with OMSA’s core systems

Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI/CD)
– Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for OMSA applications and digital platforms.
– Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring processes.

Cloud & Infrastructure Management
– Build, provision, and deliver application infrastructure (Azure).
– Manage hybrid and cloud infrastructures (Azure) following best practices for performance, security, and cost optimisation.
– Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) to ensure reproducible and consistent environments.

Reliability & Monitoring
– Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of services.
– Develop monitoring and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack).
Security & Compliance
– Apply cybersecurity best practices, in line with OMSA’s IT security framework and international standards (ISO 27001, NIS2).
– Implement access controls, vulnerability management, and container security.

Collaboration & Support
– Work closely with partners, development, infrastructure, and data management teams to streamline processes.
– Provide technical support and promote the DevOps culture within DTIS.
– Support vendors during initial deployments and interconnections with other transversal services within the organisation (mainly CRM, Entra ID, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI).
– Ensure application handover and support to the managed service provider (monitoring and ticketing).
– Maintain coordination with the Application Maintenance (TMA) team for infrastructure-related evolutions.

Governance & Standards
– Review and evaluate vendor proposals during the tendering phase.
– Provide governance and technical standards to vendors (technical components, architectural practices, security requirements, identity management practices, etc.).