Research Software Engineer - [Archived Advertisement]

Your duties will include:

• In collaboration with scientists, design and implement innovative cloud architecture to carry out impactful research and cat19er for the challenges in the health and life science domain (fast turn-around-time and large volumes of data).
• Develop functional front-ends for web-applications for prototype demonstrations.
• Be knowledgeable about cloud services across multiple vendors (specifically AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Prepare appropriate documentation through repositories (e.g. bitbucket), project boards (e.g. trello), online communities (e.g. gist) and contribute to reports, scientific papers, blog-posts and videos.

Higher level duties include:

• Develop creative and functional front-ends for web-applications aimed at different markets (clinicians, scientists, public).
• Stay on top of newly released cloud services across multiple vendors (specifically AWS, Azure, GCP) and take ownership in applying them effectively to the scientific applications developed by the team.
• Identify market-gaps and lead development of tailored solutions to commercial impact and be involved in grant applications.

Location: Sydney (various sites across Sydney considered, but will also consider other capital cities)
Salary: AU$85k – AU$108k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 74423

To be considered you will need:

• A bachelor’s degree (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a bachelor’s degree) or equivalent relevant work experience in in a relevant discipline area, such as Information Technology, Bioinformatics, Electrical Engineering, Data Science.
• Experience and passion for designing exciting and user friendly front-ends (Angular, Rust, D3) as well as more than one language relevant for cloud services (e.g. Python, NodeJS, Scala, BASH).
• Proven impact from developing web services on more than one cloud vendor (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
• For appointment at the higher salary level, additional skills and experience is required, as outlined in the position description, including experience with server-less or Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) architecture.

For full details about this role please view the Position Description

Eligibility

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

Applications will remain open until filled. We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity.