Principal Python & Data Infra Engineer (UAV/Geospatial)

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

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Job summary

Adelaide University, based at the Waite Campus, invites applications for a Principal Data Infrastructure and Software Engineer within the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN). You will lead software design and development for standards-based processing and management of UAV imagery and related data, building interoperable pipelines across national partners.

The role requires extensive Python experience, data architecture expertise, and proven leadership in delivering robust software for

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering high-quality Python software for image and data processing.
• Knowledge of data architecture principles including big data storage, retention, governance, and integration.
• Experience leading a team of software engineers and fostering best practices for standards-based software delivery.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience with IT infrastructure and operations, including network and database administration, hardware management, virtualisation, and containerization.
• Experience with metadata standards (data provenance), Python workflows, and data publication.
• Experience with processing and managing spatial imagery, particularly from UAV platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of software to support standards-based processing and management of imagery and related data collected using UAV platforms.
• Develop shared processing pipelines that deliver interoperable data and metadata across partners.
• Collaborate with APPN and NCRIS partners to deliver digital platforms and data services for agricultural, environmental and earth science research.
• Enable GIS access, training of computer vision and machine learning models, and calibration of processing algorithms.
• Support cross-domain environmental and earth science research.

Skills

Python programming

Data architecture

Team leadership

Technical writing

IT infrastructure

Metadata standards

Spatial imagery / UAV data

Tools

Virtualisation

Containerization

Job description

Adelaide University, based at the Waite Campus, invites applications for a Principal Data Infrastructure and Software Engineer within the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN). You will lead software design and development for standards-based processing and management of UAV imagery and related data, building interoperable pipelines across national partners.

The role requires extensive Python experience, data architecture expertise, and proven leadership in delivering robust software for