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Earth Observation Technical Architect
2016-05-26 16:07:22| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Technical Architect EO CGIexperience the commitment Find similar career opportunities Category Information Technology City Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom Position ID J07151371 Employment Type Full Time Position Description With over 36 years in the industry, CGI Space is a rapidly growing business with exciting projects and prospects across the Navigation, Earth Observation, Satcoms and Spacecraft Operations domains. We currently have around 500 members working on projects in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. We are seeking to expand our team of professionals with opportunities at a variety of levels to service our clients needs and to explore and implement new business opportunities in Space. We are looking for a Technical Architect with Earth Observation experience to join us in Leatherhead, Surrey to work on Space projects for a variety of major clients including European Space Agency, Inmarsat, ECMWF, Eumetsat and Airbus. Our Technical Architects typically work in teams alongside, designers and testers against client requirements using industry standards to implement some of Europes most exciting IT projects. We encourage our Technical Architects to understand the full project lifecycle in order to provide the best solutions to our clients needs. At CGI Space we offer a wellstructured and secure organisation where you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of roles through your career. We value our active social activities at local and UK level, and offer support to your development through regular performance review. We offer training where needed, and as part of your ongoing career development. As an Earth Observation Technical Architect you would be required to work in a key role in supporting and growing the Earth Observation EO business, which includes designing and developing solutions as part of both business development and project delivery. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the requirements definition, system design development and integration efforts for our clients projects. Our clients include European Space Agency ESA, ECMWF and EUMETSAT. You must be able to work to high standards of quality, and to agreed timescales independently or as part of a team. Your responsibilities will include Requirements analysis and Requirements definition Being a proactive member of the design team, propose or analyse a high level technical solution to comply with the requirements Working on the detailed design of the proposed solution that includes definition of interfaces, technology stack and documentation Rapid prototyping including evaluation of Open Source Software OSS components and COTS Providing guidance to the development and testing teams with hands on involvement when required Raising observation reports for bugsanomalies in the system requirements and the system being tested. Essential Qualifications Bachelors or higher degree in remote sensing or Information technology or Computer science or any relevant discipline At least 3 years software development experience using programming languages like Java, Python, C etc. At least 3 years of experience in working with Linux systems Experience in a responsible software design role and working across the design, development and testing lifecycle Experience of using open source technologies and tools Experience in working with EO data exploitation tools, whether commercial or opensource, for example ESRI, GDAL, QGIS, Sentinel Toolboxes or relevant tools Knowhow of EO data processing, from receipt of source data to delivery of final product or service Highly desirable Experience in working with organizations like ESA, ECMWF, EUMETSAT Integration of EO data with other data sources, such as insitu, airborne, GNSS or Satcoms Experience of meteorological or climate data products processing and analysis Experience in working or developing applications using cloud APIs from one or more public cloud providers You should also have strong analytical skills, be selfmotivated and able to tackle technical assignments and problem solving without support from others. You must have strong written and presentation skills, with excellent attention to detail. This role is based in Leatherhead and will require full time attendance at our Leatherhead offices. This role includes the opportunity for some occasional international travel to client sites, especially within Europe. Starting salaries depend on the current level of expertise and experience. Our roles require Security Clearance to SC Level, so you must have lived and worked in the EU for the past 5 years, and be willing to obtain this level of clearance if you do not already have it. Starting salaries depend on the current level of expertise and experience. Our roles require Security Clearance to SC Level, so you must have lived and worked in the EU for the past 5 years, and be willing to obtain this level of clearance if you do not already have it. At CGI, were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company one that has grown to 68,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com. This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for fulltime, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid timeoff program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. What you can expect from us At CGI, were a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company one that has grown to 65,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com. This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for fulltime, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid timeoff program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please. APPLY HERE WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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