Description

DestinE Core Platform Data and Applications Engineer for the implementation of the European Union’s Destination Earth Initiative in the DestinE / DTE&U Office, Earth Observation Mission Management and Ground Segments Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes.

The objective of the Destination Earth (DestinE) Initiative is to develop a very high-precision digital model of the Earth to monitor and simulate natural and human activity, and to develop and test scenarios that would enable more sustainable development and support European environmental policies. DestinE will contribute to the European Commission’s Green Deal and Digital Strategy. It will unlock the potential of digital modelling of the Earth’s physical resources and related phenomena, such as climate change, water/marine environments, polar areas and the cryosphere, etc., on a global scale to speed up the green transition and help plan for major environmental degradation and disasters.

Duties

You will have delegated responsibility for the procurement, development, transfer to operations and maintenance of the DestinE Core Platform applications and data applications for end-users. This responsibility encompasses all aspects of the DestinE data lifecycle (generation, access, storage, catalogue), as well as the necessary environment for enabling use.

Technical competencies

Technical management experience in large EO data management projects

Solid understanding of the evolution of the EO data management landscape

Sound knowledge of data infrastructures and processes including Cloud-, HPC-, Data Lake- Network- and Modelling and AI aspects

Experience in interfacing with external parties, including institutional entities, industry and user communities/services

Experience in negotiating agreements, preferably in an international context

Education

A PhD or master’s degree in science or engineering is required for this post.

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The closing date for applications is 02 January 2022.

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.