About the position
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 releases
- Respond to system incidents and provide support for the telescope data processing pipelines and software
- Participate in the Computing and Software Operations planning and continuous improvement
- Be an integral, senior member of Computing and Software operations teams, providing regular operations support for the Mid telescope's data processing capability.
- Provide senior support to the more junior team members during operations and be their point of escalation.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with members of other teams.
- Work with other subsystems team members to respond to inter-team and system-level issues.
- Maintain external links with professional and/or specialist bodies, communities, or groups.
- Participate in telescope-wide and integration activities and events and represent Data Processing interests and issues
- Represent the Organisation (and the Computing and Software of the organisation in South Africa in particular) at international meetings with partner and peer organisations.
- Adhere to the spirit and practice of both Organisations and 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 9 years relevant working experience or Master
- s Degree coupled with 7 years relevant working experience
- PHD coupled with 5 years relevant working experience in astronomy, astrophysics, or related, applied/interdisciplinary sciences
- Experience in development, testing, deployment, commissioning, release and support of scientific software or data analytics projects
- Experience developing scientific software using Python and Python libraries, or similar languages
- Experience working with Radio astronomy software packages, e.g. CASA, MeqTREES
KNOWLEDGE:
- Experience in Radio astronomy data analysis calibration and imaging techniques and tools
- Knowledge of Radio Astronomy instrumentation and observatory practices
- Experience in performing data-driven astronomy research
- Experience in Software development, preferably scientific programming using Python and Python libraries
- Experience in large science data curation, manipulation, transfer, management and archival
- Experience and understanding of system architecture concepts
- An understanding of scaled agile methodologies and DevOps processes
- Knowledge of Systems Engineering and systems delivery practices
- Experience working in interdisciplinary environments and matrix teams during some project phases such as integration, deployment, testing, verification as well as during telescope operations.
- Effective communication and collaborative work within teams, and with other subject matter experts
- Ability to develop and convey a technical and business vision to both stakeholders and development or support teams
Desired Skills:
- An understanding of DevOps processes (CI/CD)
- Scientific Softwares
