CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa and making a difference in people’s lives.
Software Developer
About the job:

More and more sensor data is represented in some form of map to provide real-world context to the observations being made. The EOSIT Competence Area is a high performance research group, which through continuous research and development (R&D), develops capabilities to provide complete spatial information systems. These systems through the innovative use of ICT turn sensor data (satellite or in-situ) into valuable contextual geospatial information solutions able to scale to meet global needs. Software developers play a key role in architecting, developing and operating these systems.
We are looking to appoint a Software Developer within the CSIR Meraka Institute, Earth Observation Science and Information Technology (EOS IT) research areas (in Pretoria). (http://www.csir.co.za/meraka/eos/overview_eos.html ).
Key responsibilities:

• Develop and manage a bespoke operational geospatial information solution that finds application globally;
• Contribute within a team in implementing new system requirements to meet the needs of customers;
• Remain abreast of programming and technology trends in the geospatial world to ensure continuous innovation within the system;
• Supervise junior developers.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Minimum qualification of a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences or engineering;
• Postgraduate qualification/experience in geo-informatics would be advantageous;
• A minimum of three -five years’ experience in software development with a proven track record of delivery on end-to-end operational software systems;
• Strong experience with Open Source development tools and platforms – Linux;
• Previous experience in development with Free and Open Source Software for geospatial solutions, spatial database management systems and OGC standards (e.g. GeoServer, PostGIS, GDAL) would be highly advantageous;
• At least three years’ experience in Python and Javascript;
• Strong quantitative skills (mathematics / statistics / computer science, spatial analytics);
• Experience in developing web applications both backend and frontend utilising web frameworks;
• Experience in Linux server administration;
• Previous experience in developing rich client-side web applications including geospatial libraries (e.g. Openlayers) would also be advantageous.
Should you meet the above requirements please go to www.csir.co.za/recruitment/vacancy.php and select reference number: 305547.

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Should you experience any problems in submitting your application, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre at Recruitmentqueries@csir.co.za. Please do not submit your application to this mailbox.

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