Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will design and
implement a high-performance computing environment and data management system
aligned with global standards for Earth observation data that enables the storage,
processing, discovery and access, archiving and curation of satellite data and derived
information products acquired and developed by SANSA.
The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:
? A Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Systems
or related qualification;
? 10 years as a Senior Systems Engineer, Software Engineer or similar experience;
? + 5 as head of technical systems team (management position); and
? Experience in agile methodology, DevOps and scrum will be an added advantage.
? Knowledge of managing a hybrid computing environment, i.e. mixture of onpremise and cloud resources.
They must have skills and knowledge of:
- Knowledge of modern system design architectures (e.g. Containerisation and
Orchestration (Kubernettes)); - Management of hybrid data center, managing a mixture of on-premise and cloudbased resources;
o Understanding of Computer networks and Security
o Hardware virtualization and clustering technologies
o Storage systems – short term and long term storage systems (backup
technologies)
o Systems hosting infrastructure and life-cycle management
o Applications and intergration architectures - Knowledge of Cloud computing architectures and services (Storage and Compute)
and preferraby AWS; - Experience leading a software development team;
- Preferably, having a solid software development background will be beneficial,
using any of modern programming languages (e.g Python, Java, Javascript); - Experience with the SDLC (Software Development Life-Cycle) and modern ways
of working, such as leading fast-paced teams by applying DevOps (XOps) and
Agile Methodologies; and - Ability to lead a team of software developers and be hands-on when situation
requires – leading by example. - Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
- Design and implement an Earth observation Data Systems Strategy;
- Design and manage a high-performance Earth observation Data Centre;
- Data management;
- Operationalisation and performance of Data Systems;
- Risk management and compliance; and
- People management.
Desired Skills:
- See above spec