IT Specialist

We are seeking an experienced IT Specialist to join our Geomagnetism Team at Onyx-Conseil. As an IT Specialist, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and support for scientific applications within the team.

• Maintain and develop existing applications and systems, particularly in Fortran, C, Shell scripts, and Java, including time series data delivery and display.
• Design and implement web services that present science data (geomagnetic outputs that can vary both temporally and spatially) to a wide range of users, including the public.
• Provide Linux system administration skills to ensure the geomagnetism team-specific systems (Linux virtual machines and servers) are compliant with the wider Onyx-Conseil operations, including security certification (Cyber essentials).
• Take the lead in a particular area of IT development that is important to our future business.

• Provide IT support to Geomagnetism science colleagues.
• Pursue a program of Continuing Professional Development in IT.

• Take a leading role in the development and maintenance of one or more of our software products.
• Undertake training to understand basic geomagnetism and space weather as a background to the IT work.

Candidates should have a Degree in an IT-related subject or another subject, such as Space Science, Geophysics, or Physics, with significant IT content, or significant equivalent work experience. An MSc or PhD or professional qualification in an IT-related subject would also be an advantage.

This role could suit either a relatively recent graduate or someone further into their career with wider knowledge and experience.

• Degree in an IT-related subject, or another subject, such as Space Science, Geophysics, or Physics with significant IT content, or significant equivalent work experience.
• Experience in programming, including code testing, in at least one of Fortran (95 or later), C, Java, Shell scripts, Python, JavaScript.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Good English communication skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• Able to work flexibly, proactively, and collaboratively in a team, whilst managing your own time on multiple tasks to meet agreed targets.
• Demonstrated interest in developing your area of expertise - having a good record of Continuing Professional Development in IT.
• Commitment to a diverse and inclusive approach to work in the geosciences.

• Demonstrated ability to rapidly adapt to change, learning new or unfamiliar technologies as required.
• Experience of programming under Linux and/or administering Linux.
• Skills in IT development and maintenance, such as user interface design and/or client web applications and/or back-end web service developments - any or all Continuous Integration techniques; CSS; Java Servlet.