Pipeline Engineer - - Cape Town City Centre

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 SKA-Mid telescope data processing pipelines and software
Participate in SKA-Mid Computing and Software Operations planning and continuous improvement
Be an integral, senior member of the SKA-Mid Computing and Software Operations Teams, providing regular operations support for the SKA-Mid telescopes 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 SKA-Mid 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 both SKAO and company/NRF Values as well as the Code of Conduct, Health, Safety and Environment procedures and policy, Diversity initiatives and Making Safety Personal goals.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Degree/ Masters/ PHD in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, or related, applied/interdisciplinary sciences
A Degree coupled with 4 years relevant working experience; or A Masters Degree coupled with 3 years relevant working experience; or 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.

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