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Application Software Engineer
2013-08-05 18:34:51| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently seeking an Application Software Support Engineer for the maintenance of the Technical Computing Environment TCE and the support of the users of the environment. The engineer shall work in the TSS Department Ground Segment Infrastructure Division team, supporting mainly the TCE maintenance, further development and the production of software on the TCE. Heshe will be part of a support team that is responsible for all operational systems of EUMETSAT plus TCE system. Tasks As a member of the Computer Systems Management CSM team, the Key person shall provide support to the development and maintenance of the TCE. The duties range from maintaining and creating software packages, installed on the TCE over advice and support for programmers working with the TCE to the creation of new software that will support ongoing developments. This also includes the settingup and implementation of best practices for programming and the definition of the future TCE design in close cooperation with the TCE system administrators The Key person shall perform the following tasks Maintenance and development of bespoke and COTS software packages Support of programmers in the area of system programming and interface definition Design and implementation of new software packages that are needed to support ongoing projects and which are providing common services to all users Contribution to the analysis and planning of HW and SW upgrades or reconfigurations, taking care of compatibility issues between subsystems Provision of secondlevel support to the users of the system Database Programming Support to SW development and maintenance in relation to the utilization of system resources Provision of standbyoncall support if needed under special circumstances Provision of support, as required, to critical operations In the performance of the activities, the Key person shall apply the relevant change control and maintenance procedures. Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a university degree or equivalent. Essential The Key person shall have extensive experience in the programming of lowlevel code and system critical functions of distributed systems. The experience should be in an operational or production environment, characterised by custom applications in addition to standard software, running both on the client and server side, and by high availability requirements. The Key person shall have an expert knowledge and a significant work experience of programming with UNIXtype operating systems, and should be familiar, to the extent required by the performance of the above tasks, with as many as possible of the following system software environments CC programming Java Programming Scripting language programming like perl or python Network programming Operating System interface programming Automated services Database programming. Desirable Experience in the installation, administration and troubleshooting on some of the following will be an advantage Installation and maintenance of ORACLE databases Maintenance of an Online Documentation system FirstSecond Level user support Automatic Service Provisioning using Cloud technologies Installation and maintenance of programming and debugging environments. It is also an advantage if the key person can carry out basic hardware support like installing interface cards or physically setting up networks. The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to support require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills. Because of the special support, good communication skills and stress resistance are essential for the job. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the key person must be able to work effectively in this language and have knowledge of the other. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply by either clicking on, or copying into your browser, the URL below. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid44917 If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Application Software Engineer Reference G013142EUM Application closing date 090913 Start date 010114 If you are not yet registered with Serco we advise you to register your details by adding your details and attaching your CV via httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
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