Beschreibung
We are actually looking for a Senior Software Engineer
Work Description
The client´s project, an international collaboration between Europe, East Asia and North America, is the largest ground-based astronomy project under construction. It will be comprised of an array of 66 sub-millimeter quality antennas on a high plateau (5000m) in Chile. About one third of the production antennas are now at the ALMA site and the installation will be completed in 2013.
The consultant will work at the client´s headquarters in Munich, Germany; he or she will be assigned to the development, deployment and maintenance of the Observatory Operations Support subsystem software in support to the ALMA Computing Department at the client. This subsystem provides a number of tools to the observatory, including a user portal, project life cycle management, web-based collaboration tools for observing project review, rating and tracking (Phase I Manager), quality assurance tools and a shift log tool to capture all activities at the observatory.
The consultant will be responsible for the ongoing development of the Phase I Manager, following an agile, feature-driven development process. He or she is also expected to contribute to all of the activities within the subsystem and will report to the subsystem lead. He or she will collaborate with all other subsystems in Europe, North America and East Asia, as well as with the support staff and astronomers in Chile and around the world at the various regional centers.
Experience and Knowledge
The ideal consultant is a software engineer with a minimum of 3 years experience in software development. He or she will be able to support any design, development and maintenance effort. ALMA software developers are expected to write developer and user-level documentation.
Essential skills include:
* Interfacing Java to relational and/or XML databases: JDBC, Hibernate
* Java Web-based applications: Servlets, JSPs, AJAX
* Rich Internet Application frameworks: ZK or GWT
* High-level frameworks: Spring, Grails
* Familiarity with modern software engineering practices and tools, including UML modelling, CVS/Subversion, unit testing, IDE-based development (eg Eclipse), JIRA
* Excellent command of the English language
* Very good oral and written communication skills
* Flexibility
Desired skills include:
* Desktop GUI programming: Swing or SWT/JFace
* Unix/Linux tools and Makefiles
* Familiarity with international organizations
Customer orientation and a strong sense for quality development are essential.
Education
University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.