je.st
news
Geospatial Software Engineer Platform Earth Observation
2018-04-24 18:23:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Role Purpose The role is responsible of supporting our imagery and geoanalytics distribution and exploitation services and platform, called Kanvas. Heshe would support the implementation of new features and capabilities and providing innovative Earth Observation and geospatial solutions for scientific and commercial applications. Heshe will be involved in configuring, developing and consolidating software solutions over our Amazon Web Services and ArcGIS technology stack, especially in the fields of imagery production pipelines, valueadded products, customerfacing services development, thirdparty applications integration, connection with multiple data sources and federation with external platforms. Heshe would work within a continuous integrationcontinuous delivery environment, with highly automated testing procedures and supporting agile development teams to deliver operational software over public cloud infrastructures responding to requirements from business development and imagery production teams. Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities Integrate Deimos Imagings imagery production pipelines with Kanvas platform. Support the development and integration of imagery, valueadded products and geospatial services on Kanvas platform. Design and integrate customerfacing services to access our space assets including data, applications and analytics. Integrate Kanvas platform with thirdparty platforms. Support the integration of thirdparty applications and services. Connect Kanvas with multiple spaceborne sensors and imagery production chains plus other raster and vectorial data sources. Other responsibilities Configure and maintain internal and customerfacing ArcGIS enterprise environments. Evangelize teams in the possibilities and uses of the ArcGIS software suite, including imagery and GIS services. Education and Requirements University degree or equivalent in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Remote sensing, telecommunication or similar. Masters Degree Software Engineering, Computer Science, Remote sensing, telecommunications will be considered an asset. 3 5 years of proven experience within the fields of Earth Observation andor Geographical Information Systems with expertise in data and information distribution and exploitation platforms. A background in geospatial markets, enterprise platform markets, and geospatialenterprise business models is strongly desired. Expertise in ESRIs ArcGIS Enterprise and especially ArcGIS Imagery servers is preferred. Command of English is mandatory, other languages are an asset. Technical Skills and knowledge Knowledge and experience designing, developing or operating Earth Observation or Geospatial data and information distribution and exploitation services or platforms. Expertise in developing software for imagery or geospatial applications and services. Expertise of web applications frontend development languages, including Javascript. Knowledge of Open Geospatial Consortium standards for imagery, maps, sensors and others WMS, WTS, WCS, CSW, WFS, etc. Knowledge of Open APIs for imagery and data sharing, including OpenSearch. Knowledge of CKANbased data platforms. Experience working with standard imagery and geospatial data and metadata formats, including GeoTiff, JPEG, NetCDF, HDF, KML, GML and shapefiles. Expertise of software programming languages for jobs automation and scriptinglike Python. Knowledge of imagery programming libraries like GDAL. Experience deploying software in public cloud infrastructures like Amazon Web Services. Experience working in CDCI pipelines with automated testing. Knowledge of Remote Sensing, Earth Observation or Data Science applied to those fields. Skills Candidates should be able to work effectively, autonomously and cooperatively in a diverse and international team environment, defining and implementing solutions in line with team and individual objectives, as well as project deadlines. Applicants should also have good analytical, organizational and reporting skills, a proactive attitude to problemsolving and an interest in innovative technologies. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team environment. Experience of working closely with customers, partners and suppliers. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Capacity to prioritize, adaptable and flexible, autonomous Honest and ethical approach Team player with proactive and positive attitude Building trust and influencing. Used to cope with the pressure of a target driven environment
Tags: software
earth
platform
engineer
Category:Transportation and Logistics