Senior Software Engineer - Telescope Systems & DevOps

The Hiring House; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hiring House in South Africa seeks a seasoned software engineer to prototype and develop telescope operational software across the full software development life cycle. You will provide hands-on system administration support for hardware platforms and deployment environments, including site visits as needed.

You will collaborate with engineering, commissioning, operations and early science teams, and drive improvements in development processes, code quality and project planning.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/B.Sc Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 10 years experience in a software engineering environment, preferably in an engineering project environment with a strong software focus.
• Experience in a software engineering environment, preferably in an engineering development project environment with a strong software focus.
• Python programming language and experience in development, testing, deployment and support of large scale Python projects.
• Linux operating systems development and system administration knowledge would be beneficial.
• Architecture design and development of large software projects with emphasis on control and monitoring.
• Quality assurance and software development processes and willingness to improve them.
• Test-driven development and integration testing techniques and revision control familiarity.
• Container-based development including Docker/Kubernetes experience.
• Analysis and mitigation of cybersecurity threats in software systems.
• Developing applications targeted for Linux.
• Project management and system engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Prototyping and software development of telescope operational software across the full SDLC.
• Provide hands-on technical support in system administration of hardware platforms and deployment environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support engineering, commissioning, operations and early science activities.
• Improve software development processes for standardization and long-term maintainability.
• Mentor junior engineers and perform code reviews to ensure quality.
• Provide project management input and reporting as required by the Functional Manager.
• Participate in development of project schedules and activities.
• Assist in budget development and cost/benefit analyses for procurement policies.
• Make independent technical decisions without direction from the Technical lead.
• Innovate to improve the software.
• Troubleshoot and resolve very difficult software bugs.

Skills

Python

Linux

Kubernetes

Containers

CI/CD

Software architecture

QA processes

TDD

Code reviews

Education

B.Tech/B.Sc Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Hiring House in South Africa seeks a seasoned software engineer to prototype and develop telescope operational software across the full software development life cycle. You will provide hands-on system administration support for hardware platforms and deployment environments, including site visits as needed.

You will collaborate with engineering, commissioning, operations and early science teams, and drive improvements in development processes, code quality and project planning.