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IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group and an international financial institution committed to addressing the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that deliver financial results while maximizing social and environmental impact in the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates.

In support of a new transformative business model “Originate to Share” our shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization. This will allow IDB Invest to significantly scale up its investments, to approximately $19 billion, and unlocking greater private sector participation to drive development and climate impact across the region.

About this position

We are looking for a dedicated, collaborative, and forward-thinking Information Technology Architect Consultant to join the Architecture Team within the Information Technology and Analytics Department (ITA). In this role, you will contribute to shaping and executing IDB Invest’s Enterprise Architecture practice, ensuring that technology initiatives are aligned with institutional strategy, business priorities, and the organization’s digital transformation roadmap.

You will play a critical role in designing target-state architecture, guiding solution design, and enabling scalability, security, and efficiency across front, middle, and back-office operations. Your work will support the technology strategy, leveraging expertise in cloud ecosystems such as Microsoft Azure, Salesforce, and low-code/no-code platforms.

The Information Technology and Analytics (ITA) Architecture Consultant will report to the Information Technology Architecture Senior Officer.

What you’ll do

• Support the adoption and integration of low-code, asset-light, and commercial off- the-shelf solutions, helping the organization scale technology delivery efficiently, securely, and in compliance with performance standards.

• Collaborate with enterprise architects, business stakeholders, solution architects, and technical leads to design and implement solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, data governance, and institutional standards.

• Design, review, and maintain architecture diagrams, system flows, and integration models, guiding the secure and efficient use of APIs, middleware, and cloud services.

• Define and enforce architecture standards, development best practices, and technical governance to ensure high-quality, resilient, and maintainable solutions.

• Design, document, and implement architecture guardrails (e.g., standards enforcement, integration patterns, security baseline alignment) for each product line, aligned with enterprise standards and reference architectures.

• Act as a bridge between business units, IT teams, and external vendors, ensuring alignment of technical solutions across front, middle, and back-office functions, including risk, legal, and impact areas.

• Provide architectural oversight and contribute to the planning, execution, and monitoring of digital transformation initiatives, ensuring consistency with the IT Roadmap and institutional priorities.

• Conduct technical reviews and solution validations to confirm compliance with enterprise architecture guidelines, scalability needs, and strategic objectives.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation (business requirements, architecture blueprints, integration specifications, process maps, and internal controls).

• Support the organization’s cloud-first and SaaS adoption strategy, ensuring interoperability, operational resilience, and long-term sustainability.

What you'll need

• Education: Master’s degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or other fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.

• Experience: At least 5 years of progressive experience in IT solution design, cloud-based systems implementation (SaaS and PaaS), business analysis, and digital transformation initiatives. Experience working across business and technical teams, with exposure to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Salesforce, low-code/no-code tools, and enterprise system integrations through APIs. Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and architecture solutions, while supporting project delivery, process mapping, workflow analysis, vendor coordination, database administration, and IT service management activities.

• Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.

Requirements

• Citizenship: No requirements

• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

• International consultant Full-Time, 12 months (up to 48 months, if applicable).

What we offer

The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:

· A competitive compensation packages.

· Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.

· Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.

· Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.

· We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.

-On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.

· Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.

· Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.

· Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org.

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