Senior Specialist: Systems Development

About the job Senior Specialist:
Systems Development

• Proficiency in the design, development, testing and deployment of production-grade services, APIs and web applications
• Proficiency in relational database design and SQL
• Proficiency in Python
• Understanding of object-oriented design principles and patterns
• Experience in the use of version control software
• An aptitude for solving complex problems
• Attention to detail and a passion for systems development

Nice to have:

• Experience in Data Ops / Data Engineering
• Experience working with large volumes of data and continuous data streams
• Proficiency in the R programming language
• Experience working with geospatial data
• Familiarity with JSON and JSON Schema
• Experience in the use of authorization protocols such as OAuth2
• Familiarity with Linux command line and Linux server administration
• Familiarity with Microsoft systems and Windows server administration

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design and development of data- and metadata-automation pipelines in support of the management and publication of continuous data streams originating from a variety of land- and marine-based environmental monitoring instrumentation.
• Work closely with data curators, developers, scientists and technicians to understand and capture system requirements, and to establish a framework for automating the harvesting and processing of data streams so as to integrate with existing systems and workflows.