Data Record Processing and Reporting Engineer

Job Introduction

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.

Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering  critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. 

For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a  Data Record Processing and Reporting Engineer.

Role Responsibility

As Data Record Processing and Reporting Engineer you will be in charge of handling the routine reprocessing for Climate Data Record (CDR) generation, involving the handling of Earth Observation source data for these activities, the operating and monitoring of computing processes and the graceful ingestion of the results into the Data Centre Archive.

The operational activities are performed in close coordination with the Climate Services Team and include the provision of the following services:

• Carry out the routine activities of meteorological product reprocessing and climate data set generation;
• Scheduling of the processing activities with the implementation and validation teams;
• Monitor the production process and generate routine reports and documentation;
• Address processing problems and raise anomaly reports;
• Prepare inputs to climate product processing and validation;
• Prepare the graceful ingestion of the products generated into the Data Centre Archive;
• Support users / user queries on accessing the products generated.
• Maintain the data organisation on the storage system used for reprocessing
• Organise and oversee data provision / download of 3^rd party data needed for reprocessing from external partners
• Organise the media data delivery of reprocessed data to special users.

Successful Candidate

In order to successfully deliver the services specified specified, the key person shall have the following essential skills:

• Proven experience in data management and analysis skills:
  • Experience in writing / adapting Software for data handling / processing using mainly UNIX scripting language such as Shell script, Python or similar in a Unix environment;
  • Basic understanding of statistics generation and the use of analytical tools.
• Experience in the operation of computer systems, preferably in an operational or real-time environment running under both Windows and UNIX operating systems
• Proven experience in using MS Office, including familiarity with the use of MS Word, MS Excel spreadsheets and MS Outlook
• Fluency in both spoken and written English.

Additional experience of the following would be beneficial:

• Knowledge of Earth Observation data and formats (such as NetCDF, BUFR, GRIB etc.).

The successful candidate is self-motivated, works reliably and independently and can drive issues forward. A keen interest in organising and working with data is essential.

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Important

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Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered.

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Package Description

Full details on application.

Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).

About the Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you.

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