Linux Application Architect (2246, L3)

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 one of our Customer, a European Institution we are looking for an Application Architect with​ at least 9 years of relevant work experience. 

Role Responsibility

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

The work should support the following tasks on a regular basis:

1. Maintenance of SeaDAS in its latest version;

2. Installation of tools to handle Sentinel-2/3 imagery;

3. Identification, preparation and documentation of the scripts required to run a batchmode processing of satellite data with appropriate software (relying on SeaDAS modules) with particular attention to ancillary data;

4. Testing and operating this environment with past and current sensors (including Sentinel-3 missions) and managing the D02 ocean color data archive;

5. Exploring the processing of new, high-resolution, satellite data (Landsat-8, Sentinel-2, HICO) for validation applications;

6. Contributing to the assessment, comparison and time analysis of satellite data series through the development of appropriate software;

7. Supporting the use of radiative transfer codes together with new software tools for the development of new/improved satellite products and the estimation of uncertainty distributions;

8. Supporting the definition of an optical classification environment to identify particular marine conditions.

Successful Candidate

Expertise requested in IDL and C programming languages;

• Expertise requested in Shell and Python scripting in a Linux environment;

• Expertise on the management, processing and analysis of satellite or geospatial data files;

• Expertise on existing software dedicated to satellite data processing and analysis (like SeaDAS) appreciated;

• Expertise in R programming language appreciated;

• Capacity for planning and taking initiative in an IT environment applied to scientific endeavours;

• English verbal and written skills requested for reporting and software documentation.

Furthermore, the capability of working in an international/multicultural environment is needed

Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

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. 

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Package Description

Full details on application - Relocation assistance provided, if applicable.

Please note that this position is also open to freelancers (independent contractors).

About the Company

Serco’s heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Top 50 Services for Governments Companies.

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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