The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Electronics or Aerospace (NQF Level 9)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Systems Engineering and technology management
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development and systems integration
• Relevant skills and knowledge of Amazon Web Services or equivalent cloud solution architecture.
• Experience building and maintaining big data pipelines including open data licensing, metadata, and other standards such as CEOS specifications for analysis ready data.
• Ability to epitomise positive, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.
• Experience working with scientific specialists and Earth observation data.
• Open-source software development practices.
• Ability to communicate complex systems in simpler terms with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with infrastructure and data processing partners.
• Experience working in diverse and inclusive teams.
• Systems and software modelling tools / languages, i.e., UML, SysML, LML
• Standardized architecture definition and documentation approaches, i.e., ISO/IEC 42010, SEI Views and Beyond, DoDAF, TOGAF, etc.
• Holistic view of Business, Satellite Systems, Operations, Market, and other Ground stations
• Information Technologies, Computers and networks, internet, product delivery mechanisms
• Database Management and Storage technologies
• EO Ingest, Archive and Catalogue Systems
• EO Processing Systems, GIS
• SLA and maintenance management, risk assessment and systems analysis
• Systems requirement identification, systems specification, verification and validation, product life cycle and project management