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Consultancy Support Senior MC Applications Software Engineer
2015-03-18 15:05:43| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Consultancy Support Senior MC Applications Software Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities The Key Person shall support software development and maintenance of MC components and applications designed with an objectedoriented approach and client server architecture. The development cycle includes the typical phases requirements, design, development, testing with formal procedures related to configuration control, verification against the software requirements and rollout into operations. Development ranges in a mixed Windows and Unix environment, from fixing problems and engineering changes, technical support to the continuous operation of the system, including analysis, investigation and resolution with creation of appropriate documentation. Main duties include Maintenance and Evolution activities Software development using C and Java engineered in Windows and Unix environments, interacting with Commercial Off The Shelf COTS products Preventive maintenance Support to the 247 smooth running of facility software applications and their operating systems and in the case of anomalies affecting operations, identifying and applying appropriate first line corrective actions ensuring that in the case of problems with applications, operating systems or COTS, that the operational configuration can be restored Corrective maintenance Investigation into relevant anomalies and solutions, their documentation and classification, with suitable follow up of the delivery of software updates Evolutivemaintenance Analysis of userdriven requirements, generation of software requirements, design, implementation and verificationtesting activities Verificationtesting activities Generation of verificationtest procedures and delivery documentation, participation in verification and regression testing activities at unit and system level, participation in factory acceptance testing campaigns and execution of onsite verification testing at integration level System upgrades Analysis, planning and management of application, operating system and COTS upgrades and reconfigurations, taking into account any compatibility issues Definition and management of technical documentation and procedures in support of these activities. User Support Applications support Software and technical support to the endusers of the application software by request Attendance in meetings Participation in technical, progress and team meetings, submission of reports as required On call service On occasions, provision of standbycall out support to operations and support to critical operations out of normal hours Additional support Provision of support to other areas and programs as required, for example, supporting the simulations infrastructure. Technical Management Documentation generation and updates of technical documents Meeting participation participation to technical, progress and team meetings as needed and requested Routine reporting preparation and production of routine reports as necessary Contractor management at technical level acting as point of contact with the contractor for technical discussions, review of technical documentation from the contractor, organizing periodical technical meetings with the contractor. Software engineering framework support Analysis activities focused on a common software engineering framework for the GSI Mission Control Applications and Tools Team Development of tools implementing this software engineering framework. Requirements Essentials In addition to having a University degree in a relevant engineering discipline, the Key Person shall demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the area of software development. The Key Person shall have skills and experience in software development with the following mandatory areas Domain Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in the definition, development and maintenance of Mission Control Functions software applications for GEO space missions, in particular, experience in the whole life cycle of development of typical applications like telemetry and telecommand chains, automation schedule and procedure execution, operations preparation, analysis, etc. Good knowledge and understanding with working experience evidence of space related standards ECSS and CCSDS related to spacetoground interfaces. System Development Maintenance Skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in software development and maintenance following formal software life cycle processes resulting in multiple customer deliveries. This includes production of requirements, design engineering artefacts and implementation reflecting corrective and evolution software maintenance activities as well as new applications definition Extensive experience minimum 5 years in ground segment AIV related activities test procedure generation, nonregression testing, requirements verification and validation. Software Engineering skills Extensive experience minimum 5 years in designing and developing software components and applications using Object Oriented OO approach including design patterns Extensive experience minimum 5 years designing, developing and programming software applications using C and Java under both Windows and Linux platforms Experience with formal software development environments like Eclipse IDE and Microsoft Visual Studio. Documentation and Configuration Management Skills Very good knowledge of MS Windows Office Suite applications and experience with documentation management systems Experience in using configuration Management and anomaly reporting and tracking tools. Desirables It would be a distinct advantage for the Consultant to have experience with some of the following optional skills Domain skills Knowledge with ESA mission control products, such as MICONYS suite e.g. SCOS2000, NIS, etc. Spacecraft simulation environments and systems, System Maintenance Skills Software support to users and in general to flight control teams Work experience in a 247 operational environment characterised by high availability requirements. This includes experience with oncall support to operational systems. Software Technologies skills Experience developing interacting middleware components and application using TCPIP and CORBA Experience developing software components and applications making use of Web Applications technologies client and server side Tomcat, Javascript, HTML5 Experience in the development of software components using Open Source solutions like Eclipse and Apache products e.g. Karaf, ActiveMQ Experience developing software applications using ODBCJDBC bridges and programmatic interfaces to RDBMS engines Eclipse Plugin development OSGi Bundles Due to the variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported, the Key Person shall be able to quickly adapt to changes in assignments, manage his tasks in an efficient way demonstrating high degree of independence and autonomy, excellent analytical skills, effectiveness within a small team, good presentation and communication skills. The Key Person shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, encouraging a friendly and cooperative working environment, demonstrating capabilities in applying principles, accept criticism and being open to discuss and share solutions with other. Moreover is expected to actively participate, as required, in technical meetings andor periodic reviews and activity assessments. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the Key Person must be able to work effectively in this language and have acceptable knowledge of the other. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Consultancy Support Senior MC Applications Software Engineer Reference G015052EUM Application closing date 04.05.2015 Start date 01.09.2015 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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