About the position
PURPOSE:
The Pipeline Engineer works as part of the organisation's Computing and Software Telescope Operations team to analyse, 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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 Organisation's telescope data processing pipelines and software
- Participate in the organisation's Computing and Software Operations planning and continuous improvement
- Be an integral, senior member of the organisation's Computing and Software Operations Teams, providing regular operations support for the organisation's telescope's 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 organisation's 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 organisation's Values as well as the Code of Conduct, Health, Safety and Environment procedures and policy, Diversity initiatives and Making Safety Personal goals.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
QUALIFICATION:
- A Degree/ Master's/ PHD in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, or related, applied/interdisciplinary sciences
EXPERIENCE:
- A Degree coupled with 4 years relevant working experience
- A Master's Degree coupled with 3 years relevant working experience
- 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
KNOWLEDGE:
- Radio astronomy data analysis calibration and imaging techniques and tools
- Radio Astronomy instrumentation and observatory practices
- Performing data-driven astronomy research
- Software development, preferably scientific programming using Python and Python libraries
- Large science data curation, manipulation, transfer, management and archival
- Understanding of system architecture concepts
- Understanding of scaled agile methodologies and DevOps processes Knowledge of Systems Engineering and systems delivery practices
Desired Skills:
