About the position
The Pipeline Engineer works as part of the SKA-Mid Computing and Software Telescope Operations team to analyze, develop, operate and maintain the Mid telescope astronomy pipelines and other data analysis products such as the QA matrix. Working with Senior Pipelines Developers and Platform developers, they identify, research and analyse the problem sets, investigate of potential solutions, the implementation, testing and verification of such solutions.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Design, develop and improve data processing telescope software and data products.
- Documentation and testing of the pipeline and data processing software
- Support deployment of release by engaging with interfacing teams to perform post-deployment testing
- Respond to system incidents and provide support for the SKA-Mid telescope data processing pipelines and software
- Participate in SKA-Mid Computing and Software Operations planning and continuous improvement
- Be an integral, senior member of the SKA-Mid Computing and Software Operations Teams, providing regular operations support for the SKA-Mid telescopes data processing capability
- Establish, maintain and engage in good working relationships with all stakeholders
- Maintain external links with professional and/or specialist bodies, communities or groups.
- Participate in telescope-wide and integration activities and events and represent SKA-Mid Data Processing interests and issues
- Represent the organisation and department at international meetings with partner and peer organisations.
- Adhere to the spirit and practice of both SKAO and company/NRF Values as well as the Code of Conduct, Health, Safety and Environment procedures and policy, Diversity initiatives and Making Safety Personal goals.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Degree/ Masters/ PHD in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, or related, applied/interdisciplinary sciences
- A Degree coupled with 4 years relevant working experience; or A Masters Degree coupled with 3 years relevant working experience; or PHD coupled with 1 year relevant working experience in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, or related, applied/interdisciplinary sciences encompassing development, testing, deployment, commissioning, release and support of scientific software or data analytics projects and developing scientific software using Python and Python libraries or similar languages.
Desired Skills:
- Judgement and Problem Solving
- communications
- software
