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Dissemination Systems and Software Architect fm
2013-10-28 15:35:26| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
About us SCISYS Deutschland GmbH provides professional engineering and consultancy services to spacecraft operators and spacecraft primes. Our team is composed of university graduates and experienced professionals, comprising some of the most knowledgeable, dedicated and talented engineers across Europe. Our services cover the whole life cycle of space programmes from early concepts to operations. Our Space Division provides a dynamic, supportive and friendly atmosphere in which you are encouraged to lead with initiative. We support new ideas from our colleagues and are focused on supporting space programmes and missions. We have a strong presence at ESOC and EUMETSAT, as well as serving other ESA sites, the German Space Operations Centre and the German Galileo Control Centre. Moreover, we actively manage your professional development, training and career progression. For the location in Darmstadt, Germany we are looking for a Dissemination Systems and Software Architect fm at Eumetsat. Tasks As a member of the Dissemination Services Team within the Maintenance and Engineering Division, the Consultant shall provide support to the maintenance activities of the dissemination systems. The focus is evenly split between support on the evolution of the dissemination software applications, systems, related documentation and the support to routine maintenance activities including some software developments. In particular the tasks will include Analysis of software and facility architectures with respect to their migration to new technologies and architectures, and to modern solutions Preparation, validation, and maintenance of ground segment maintenance and operational procedures and technical documentation Support to the routine maintenance of the systems, by monitoring the performance, maintaining data flows and, in case of anomalies, identifying and applying appropriate firstline corrective actions. This task requires the provision of standby and callout support out of normal working hours. Investigations into system anomalies that impact the data dissemination services and the provision of corrective solutions Design, implementation and testing of corrections and improvements. This may require the analysis of user requirements, the specification, development and implementation of software, and the generation and maintenance of related technical documentation. Essential requirements In addition to having a University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the Consultant shall have a software engineering background and spanned the expertise clearly into related system architectures and maintenance of applications used for large scale operational nearreal time missions using file transfer technologies. Knowledge and experience of the following applied in a 247 environment is mandatory Expert knowledge in development and maintenance of medium to large size applications Expert knowledge and proven application of development using Java, Perl, operating system scripting languages, and XML technologies Expert knowledge of modern system architectures in the area of realtime data services and file based data delivery Handson experience in a number of large scale software and facility migrations Source code version control, preferably using Subversion or ClearCase Configuration Management processes anomaly tracking, change control, patching, releasing Formalised Software Testing Very good skills in writing technical documentation Very good communication, presentation and team working skills combined with the ability to perform under high workloads The ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and the proven ability to obtain a system overview The variety of the tasks and the scope of the systems to be supported require a high degree of autonomy and good analytical skills, as well as good communication skills. The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress, and must be able to work with the minimum of supervision. Desirable skills Practical knowledge of as many as possible of the following technology skills will be an advantage Project planning Quality assurance Applicationlevel load balancing techniques Writing of formal technical documentation Configuration Control Formalised Software Testing Unit testing frameworks e.g. JUnit Toolbased Software design UML2 e.g. Enterprise Architect Other Information Temporary position for approx. 10 months as maternity leave replacement Fluency in English is mandatory Travel within Europe may be necessary Must be an EU national or possess a currently valid German Work Residence Permit Foreseen starting date is 01 February 2014 or earlier To guarantee that your application is processed, please apply via our website httpwww.scisys.dewhereweworkspacecareersspacejobs.html
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