Principal Data Infra Engineer for UAV Imagery

The University of Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Job summary

The University of Adelaide is seeking a Principal Data Infrastructure and Software Engineer based at the Waite Campus (Urrbrae) to lead the design and development of software for imagery and data processing. You will build interoperable pipelines to support standards-based processing and data management across partnerships.

This full-time, fixed-term role involves collaborating with APPN and NCRIS partners to enable GIS access, model calibration, and cross-domain environmental research.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering high-quality Python software for image and data processing.
• Strong knowledge of data architecture, big data storage, governance and integration.
• Experience leading a team of software engineers and promoting best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical docs and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience with IT infrastructure/operations: networks, databases, virtualization and containerization.
• Experience with metadata standards, data provenance, Python workflows and data publication.
• Experience with processing and managing spatial imagery from UAV platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of software to support standards-based processing and management of imagery and related data.
• Develop shared processing pipelines that produce interoperable data and metadata across partners.
• Collaborate with APPN and NCRIS-funded infrastructures to deliver digital platforms and data services.

Skills

Python software

Data architecture

Team leadership

Technical communication

IT infrastructure

Metadata standards

Spatial imagery processing

Job description

The University of Adelaide is seeking a Principal Data Infrastructure and Software Engineer based at the Waite Campus (Urrbrae) to lead the design and development of software for imagery and data processing. You will build interoperable pipelines to support standards-based processing and data management across partnerships.

This full-time, fixed-term role involves collaborating with APPN and NCRIS partners to enable GIS access, model calibration, and cross-domain environmental research.