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Data Dissemination Software Engineer
2017-08-24 11:14:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Package description Full details on application. Relocation assistance provided if applicable. Main responsibilities For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Data Dissemination Software Engineer. The Key Person shall provide support to the maintenance, evolution and development of the Data Services systems, with special focus on the maintenance and evolution of the EPS Programme Specific Dissemination System which encompass data activities such as data reception, formatting, conversion, distribution and dissemination, transferring, and also data flows monitoring, control, and reporting. In particular, the tasks include the following ones, with a particular focus on the maintenance activities and operational support of EPS Dissemination System, and on translation of its technical requirements of evolutions into appropriate technical design and implementation Requirements Analysis Interaction with relevant Operations Teams to include operational requirements. Interaction with data producers and consumers for possible requirement updates. Determine the operational, maintenance, and evolution needs of data dissemination. Definition of data dissemination systems and software requirements. Design Software corrections and evolutions. Support to the data dissemination design architecture definition. Identification, procurement or implementation of tools. Design, implementation and maintenance of data dissemination dataflows. Testing Regression testing for corrections and evolutions. Acceptance of external software. Integration Verification Validation IVV activities of data dissemination systems. Support to the Ground Segment IVV activities. Operational Support of the Data Dissemination System Monitoring the performance and behaviour. Problem investigation and anomaly raising. Second line support and corrections. Configuration and installation of software. Support the delivery of software externally developed Communication with external contractors. Software reception, installation, configuration and testing. Generation and maintenance of technical documentation System and Software Requirements. Architectural Design. Interface Control Documents. Test Plans and Test Cases. Maintenance and Operational Procedures for operational systems. Participation and organisation of technical meetings and formal reviews. Preparation and production of routine reports as necessary. In the performance of the activities the Key Person shall follow the relevant change control and maintenance procedures. Ideal candidate Essentials In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, the Key Person must have excellent team working skills, being able to work autonomous 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. Furthermore, the Key Person shall have the following skills and at least 3 years experience in these areas System Development Ability to translate technical requirements into appropriate technical design and implementation Software development and maintenance using a formal life cycle resulting in deliveries to customers. This includes requirements management, software design and implementation reflecting corrective and evolutions of software components Software verification and validation related activities test procedure generation, testing, requirements verification and validation. System Maintenance Provision of support for operational systems, which includes the monitoring of the performance, problem investigation, coordination of resolutions Operation and maintenance in a 247 operational environment. Software Engineering Designing, developing, and maintenance of medium to large size applications in CC and XML technologies and Java programming language under Unix. The focus is on the programming languages is CC but maintenance of existing software developed in Java can also be required Scripting languages in the Unix environment Developing software applications using relational database management systems RDBMS. Documentation and Software Configuration Management Using software configuration management, anomaly reporting and tracking tools Very good, proven, writing skills of technical documentation. Software Technology CC, Java, and operating system scripting languages System level and network programming TCPIP and distributed applications Data Transfer Protocols such as FTP Web development and XML technology Relational Databases preferably Oracle or MySQL Source Code Control Systems preferably SubVersion Configuration Control Formalised Software Testing Unix Operating Systems. 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 knowledge of the other. Desirables Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following will be an advantage Building of web applications and user interfaces with Java andor Javascript Object Oriented OO design approaches Toolbased Software design UML Data disseminationdistributiontransfer systems and provision of realtime data services Standard Communication protocols, data exchange protocols, data compression schemes Satellite Ground Segment systems Definition and formalization of data flows and interfaces between complex systems Meteorological Data Formats HDF5, NetCDF, JPEG2000, etc. World Meteorological Organisation WMO related dissemination protocols and formats. All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About the company Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you
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