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Operations Engineer (Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service)

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Package Description

Joining Serco Italy’s amazing team offers:

  • Competitive Salary 
  • Great career opportunities in the Space industry
  • Competitive Salary
  • Corporate Benefits Package
  • Support provided to EU Nationals requiring relocation – Information available upon request
  • Company events
  • International environment

 

Job Introduction

At Serco, we strive to promote and enable the diversity, development, wellbeing and safety of our people. We understand that healthier, happier employees go hand-in-hand with strong business performance, enhanced productivity and better outcomes for those we serve. We want everybody who works for Serco to have a positive experience and access to opportunities to develop in their chosen careers.

Serco Italia S.p.A. is one of the top 50 World Space Manufacturing and Service companies with a long history of providing Earth Observation operations, maintenance and front-end services to the European Space Agency. The company also offers vast experience to a huge number of IT and space markets including: central governments, defence organisations, the aerospace industry and commercial companies.

Does working in a Serco environment sound appealing to you?

We would love to hear from you and your interest in the new opportunity of Operations Engineer (Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) in Frascati !

Does this vacancy not suit your profile? Not to worry, you can send your updated CV to careers.italy@serco.com – a member of our Recruitment Team will come back to you shortly after.

 

Main Responsibilities

Are you looking to secure a career in a public sector environment? We would love to hear from you! 

The job holder will be part of CMEMS/DAMPS Operations Team, and will be involved in the monitor and control the data production and dissemination in Operational environment.

Main tasks are:

  • Configuration, setup and integration of dissemination chain modules
  • Development of tools/scripts able to monitor and handle the data dissemination flow
  • Linux shell scripting, python and/or java programming for maintenance and operation activities
  • Perform EO processing activities
  • Support to testing and verification activities
  • Execution of regular maintenance activities 
  • Real­time monitoring and control of the end­to­end dissemination chains
  • Execution of Transfer to Operations of service applications
  • Management of service incidents and anomalies
  • Update of Operational Procedures
  • Second level of Help desk technical support
  • Extraction of service statistics and generation Operational Reports 
  • IT Service Infrastructure housekeeping

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Italy and around the world.

Successful Candidate

Your skills:

For this position the ideal candidate will have good knowledge of:

  • Linux O.S. and native shell scripting
  • Ability to work in a team and to share and acquire knowledge
  • Pro­active problem solving attitude 
  • Anomaly investigations
  • Any experience in the following would be of great value:
  • Basic Relational database knowledge 
  • Java and python programming 
  • Knowledge of Earth Observation data products

Additional skills:

  • Good communications skills in English (spoken, written) and possibly good knowledge of Italian
  • Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution
  • Take full responsibility for the successful conclusion of the activities and success-oriented
  • Availability to travel within Europe to attend meetings

 

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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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About the Company

Why should you join Serco ?

At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.

Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.

A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression

Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work.

What we offer

  • Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector
  • A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
  • Permanent employment with comprehensive Serco Benefits package.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play when managing complex public services.  

We are a team of 60,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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