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Database and Java Engineer Scientific Data SCJ2786
2014-02-28 15:36:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Database and Java Engineer Scientific Data J2786 Summary An experienced and knowledgeable engineer required to design, develop and deploy database and GUI for the Science Archives and Virtual Observatory databases at ESAC. Objective The engineer will be responsible for taking care of design, implementation, operations and evolutive maintenance of the archive software systems data repository and database products metadata, middletier applications, data distribution and interoperability, user and scriptable interfaces. Responsibilities Duties Service specific tasks related to Science Archives and VO databases are the following Database design and modelling taking into account the user requirements Database installation, population, monitoring and maintenance Design, develop, deploy and maintain database interfaces for the rest of the archives and VO systems Design, develop, deploy and maintain applications related to the database information user administration tools, statistics tools, etc Service specific tasks related to Science Archives and VO user interfaces and middletier applications are the following Design, develop, deploy and maintain the Science Archive and VO graphical user interfaces which allow the users to make queries to the database, see the results, select products and request them Design, develop, deploy and maintain the Science Archive and VO middletier applications which provide transparent access for applications User Interface, Statistics Tool, Archive InterOperability systems, and others to the database and to the data products repository Design, develop, deploy and maintain some Science Archive Data Products Visualization tools, which allow to display images and spectra and to perform some simple manipulations zooming, selection, some extraction etc Service specific tasks related to Science Archives and VO data distribution and interoperability applications are the following Design, develop, deploy and maintain Science Archive Data Distribution systems, which allow the users to retrieve archive data products via FTP or via an offline physical media Design, develop, deploy and maintain the Science Archive interoperability services, which provide a scriptable interface to the science archive databases and data products Design, develop, deploy and maintain the VO compliant interoperability systems, making sure all RSSD Science Archives at ESAC are VO accessible Design, develop, deploy and maintain an ESA VO Portal, including a ESA multimissions archive based on VO protocols Design, develop, deploy and maintain VO applications and VO clients Registry, VOSpec Participating to the VO interoperability working groups where VO standards are discussed and defined For all the tasks the engineer will be responsible for Configuration control and documentation. Qualifications Experience University degree in computer science, or software engineering, or scientific discipline, or equivalent. Experience in the Virtual Observatory standards and protocols, working groups, working processes and environment Experience of ESA Ground Segment and Scientific Archives Software engineering Experience in designing multitier architecture application in the context of Scientific Archives and Virtual Observatory Essential Skills JAVA programming language Web technologies http, JSP, web services, SQL and XML Graphical User Interfaces application Data Distribution applications through web services UNIX SUN Solaris or Linux, and PCWindows environment Desirable Skills Experience on ESA software engineering processes and software configuration control tools and some scientific background Demonstrated experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage Qualities The engineer must be willing operate in a team environment and to travel Heshe should display good interpersonal and communication skills The engineer should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in English Further Details All roles within Telespazio VEGA have a defined closing date, however if a successful candidate is found before the advert expires the role will be closed early. We would therefore advise any candidate to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Closing Date for applications is Friday 21st March 2014 Location of the position is ESAC, near Madrid, Spain Benefits Competitive Salary Security In line with Asylum Immigration Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view of the nature of the work the company is in, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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