Astronomical Lead Software Developer

University of Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta is seeking a Lead Software Developer/Manager for the CanDIAPL project. You will supervise software infrastructure on CanDIAPL servers and coordinate contributions with five Canadian universities and international partners.

The role emphasizes aligning the codebase, prioritizing milestones, and fostering cross-site collaboration across a hybrid work model at North Campus, Edmonton. Term-length is three years, with leadership of the Multi-Messenger Portal component.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants; however, internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

This position has a term length of 3 years.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The staff member will join the research team building the Canadian Data-Intensive Astrophysics Platform (CanDIAPL; https://www.candiapl.ca/), an international, university-led team based in Canada. This manager will supervise the development of software infrastructure hosted on CanDIAPL servers operated with the Digital Research Alliance (Alliance; https://www.alliancecan.ca/) and the Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA; https://idia.ac.za). This manager will act as lead software developer for the “Multi-Messenger Portal” component of CanDIAPL.

Primary tasks will include coordinating and overseeing software development activities at the University of Alberta, coordinating contributions with five other Canadian universities and international partners, developing uniform codebase through a central repository, and ensuring that all components are interoperable and meet scientific and technical specifications. The incumbent will also coordinate, prioritize and oversee the project's software milestones, feature requests and bug reports, and participate in the project’s management committee. Throughout this work, the incumbent will facilitate multi-site collaboration.