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Data Centre Operations Engineer
2015-03-23 13:04:28| 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 Data Centre Operations Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities The key person shall support the Data Centre Operations team and will report to the Data Centre Operations Engineer. The main tasks of the key person are Provision of support to the daily monitoring of the Data Centre, and analysis and reporting of operational anomalies Provision of support to the user queries received by the user service helpdesk regarding Data Centre services Provision of support to the test automation of the Data Centre upgrades Support to the development of Data Centre tools for monitoring, for reporting and to improve the usability of Data Centre services Provision of support to prototyping concepts for evolving the Data Centre services to support current and future EUMETSAT programmes Provision of support to the coordination of reprocessing activities Provision of support to metadata content and their specification in Data Centre products Preparation and maintenance of Data Centre documentation such as operational procedures and service guides for users. Requirements Essentials In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in Software Engineering or a relevant engineering science discipline with a focus on data processing and handling, the key person must have excellent team working skills, being able to work autonomously and have good analytical skills. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require also very good communication, presentation skills combined with the ability to perform under high workloads. The key person shall have skills and experience in the following mandatory areas minimum 3 years for each Working in an operations environment supporting the analysis of system and user support issues Experience with working with Earth Observation data, and their visualisation and processing Experience in designing and developing software components and applications in an operational and web environment Programming experience in CC, Java languages, UNIX environment, scripting in Shell and Perl Extensive knowledge for specification, validation and transformation using XMLXSDXLT and their associated tools Experience of handling and manipulating binary data Good knowledge of the testing process for a complex hardware and software system. Desirables Practical knowledge of the following will be a distinct advantage Experience with Meteorological data formats such as NetCDF, HDF, BUFR, GRIB Good knowledge of standards, conventions and guidelines for the specification of metadata for Earth Observation data Experience with using tools such as IDV, McIDASV, IDL, THREDDS Experience in geospatial data formats such as GeoTiff, McIDAS Knowledge of the SubVersion source code control systems Knowledge of Software Development Environments such as the Eclipse Knowledge of Google Web Toolkit GWT Development and usage experience in Big Data Technologies such as Hadoop. Fluency in English is mandatory and a working knowledge of French would be an advantage, together with good communication skills. 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 Data Centre Operations Engineer Reference G015056EUM Application closing date 28.04.2015 Start date 01.07.2015 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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