EMS Engineer - Engineering Ops Platform & SAFe DevOps

Big Science Sweden; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden is seeking an EMS Engineer based in Cape Town to design, develop, and integrate the Engineering Management System (EMS) for SKA-Mid operations. You’ll work across the stack—from API integrations and databases to user-facing tools—within a SAFe environment, collaborating with UK and Australia teams to support engineering operations.

The role involves both front-end and back-end development, with DevOps practices adopted across the project.

Qualifications

• Experience as a software engineer in SAFe Agile environments.
• Ability to work across front-end and back-end development.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate the Engineering Management System (EMS).
• Work across the stack from API integrations and databases to user-facing tools.
• Collaborate with the SAFe team to support operations tooling for SKA-Mid and SKA-Low.

Job description

Big Science Sweden is seeking an EMS Engineer based in Cape Town to design, develop, and integrate the Engineering Management System (EMS) for SKA-Mid operations. You’ll work across the stack—from API integrations and databases to user-facing tools—within a SAFe environment, collaborating with UK and Australia teams to support engineering operations.

The role involves both front-end and back-end development, with DevOps practices adopted across the project.