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Data Services System Architecture Engineer
2014-12-10 19:04:46| 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 Services System Architecture Engineer. Tasks and Responsibilities As a member of the Data Services team, the key person shall provide system architecture engineering support primarily for the evolution, maintenance and routine operations of the EUMETCast service. This includes the multicast servers, multicast networks and multicast receivers. In particular the tasks include Evolution o supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast servers at EUMETSAT o supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast transport service with the network service providers o supporting the implementation and testing of the multicast receivers at the remote sites with the external partners o supporting the generation and analysis of user requirements o specifying system and software requirements o designing and prototyping system and software enhancements o supporting the development of system and software enhancements o generating technical documentation o engineering change proposals o system design and design justification documents o interface control documents o verification test plans, test cases and procedures o maintenance procedures o reviewing engineering change proposals and system design documents o participating in technical meetings and formal reviews. Maintenance o supporting the integration, verification and validation testing of externally developed systems and software o analysing system and software anomalies o designing system and software corrections o supporting the development of system and software corrections o maintaining the existing system and software documentation o providing advice and guidance with respect to maintenance issues. Routine Operations o supporting configuration changes o supporting the deployment of new software releases o supporting verification and validation testing o providing secondline support o providing training to the dissemination operations team o providing maintenance procedures. Requirements Essentials In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, the key person shall have experience in the operations, maintenance and evolution of data services in a highlyavailable 247 environment. The key person shall have the following mandatory experience and skills System Engineering ExperienceSkills with a minimum of 3 years for each o Networkbased serverclient data distribution applications o Standard file transfer protocols FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTPS o HighAvailability systems o Requirements engineering o Supporting end users o Exploiting industry support. Software Engineering ExperienceSkills with a minimum of 2 years for each o Software development andor maintenance using an objectoriented approach and following a formal life cycle, i.e. requirements captureanalysis, design, implementation, test and operations o Configuration management and anomaly reportingtracking tools. Desirables A practical knowledge of the following technologies and tools would be an advantage Technologies o IP multicast serverclient applications e.g. TelliCast o IP multicast protocols and modes o Managed networks o Advanced Linux system administration o Virtualisation o Serviceoriented system engineering. Tools o DOORS o UML, SysML or Enterprise Architect o OO programming languages e.g. Java, C o Shell scripting languages e.g. bash, csh, perl o Subversion o Eclipse. Furthermore, the key person must have excellent team working skills, be able to take initiative, work autonomously with a minimum of supervision, perform under high workloads and have good analytical and presentation skills. 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. Application procedure 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. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. 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 Services System Architecture Engineer Reference G014281EUM Application closing date 23.01.2014 Start date 01.03.2015 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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