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Junior Software Developer - (993396.1)

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Organizational Unit

University of Victoria -> VP Research -> Ocean Networks Canada

Posting Close Date

16 November 2022

Please note that positions will close at 4 p.m. on the closing date.

FTE

1.0

Salary Grade

$51,466.00 - $67,542.00

Additional Posting Information

N/A

Salary posted will be pro-rated based on FTE

Classification

SG6

Start Date

1/4/2023

End Date

12/20/2024

Employee Group:

PEA - Term

# of Hires Needed

1

Category

Computers, Software

About this Opportunity

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation for science, society, and industry. ONC is a Major Science Initiative funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and is governed by a not-for-profit society that operates the world-class innovative deep sea and coastal cabled observatories on behalf of the University of Victoria.

ONC's Observatory Digital Operations Division is mandated to ensure the acquisition, curation and delivery of high-quality data to all ONC users, including the global research community, indigenous and community partners, and industry partners. As a department within Observatory Digital Operations, the Software Engineering group, under the guidance of its stakeholders delivers software that empowers users in accomplishing complex tasks, in dealing with data volumes of increasing size and complexity.

The Junior Software Developer will participate in the design and implementation of software components aiming at processing and publishing data from ONC instruments and controlling these instruments or the observatory infrastructure.

The salary range for this position is:

Recruitment range: $51,466 - $57,922 starting salary determined by the PEA .

Performance range: starting salary to max of $67,542 is available through annual performance increases.

Job Summary

Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) is a world-leading organization supporting ocean discovery and technological innovation. ONC is as a not-for-profit society that operates and manages innovative cabled observatories on behalf of the University of Victoria that supply continuous power and Internet connectivity to various scientific instruments located in coastal, deep-ocean, and Arctic environments. ONC's cable arrays host hundreds of sensors distributed in, on and above the seabed along with mobile and land based assets strategically located, instruments that address key scientific and policy issues (subsea earthquakes and tsunamis, ocean acidification, marine biodiversity, etc.) within a wide range of environments.

ONC's User Engagement Division is responsible for supporting and growing ONC's scientific and research user communities through direct support for new and ongoing user research initiatives on the one hand, and education, development of data products and other web-based data access and visualization tools on the other. As part of the User Engagement Division, the Software Engineering group, under the guidance of its stakeholders delivers software that empowers users in accomplishing complex tasks, in dealing with data volumes of increasing size and complexity.
The Junior Software Developer will participate in the design and implementation of software components aiming at processing and publishing data from ONC instruments and controlling these instruments or the observatory infrastructure.

The Developer reports to the Associate Director Software Engineering (Associate Director), with work assigned on a project basis or in an area of continuing responsibility, which will be reviewed for progress toward the stated objectives.

Job Requirements

The Junior Developer will have a college diploma in computer science and a minimum of 1 year of development experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven ability to write design, build, test and debug software
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following technologies: J2EE, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL
• Experience in objectoriented design and implementation

Knowledge:

• Relational database management systems such as Oracle or MySQL
• Software lifecycle and Agile methodologies such as Scrum
• Web services and service-oriented architectures

Competencies:

• Ability to work independently and proactively within a team-oriented environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to learn new technologies

Highly desired assets:

• Familiarity with the Eclipse development environment and with tools such as Velocity and Hibernate as would be some knowledge of the messaging system.
• UNIX skills
• Bash or other scripting language
• Experience installing and configuring software packages
• ActiveMQ troubleshooting/knowledge
• Experience in scientific data processing MATLAB, R, SciPy, data visualization, statistics, time series analysis, and analytical science in general.
• Test automation
• Familiar with JUnit testing

Equity and Diversity Statement

UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our living, learning and work environments. In pursuit of our values, we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across levels of power. We actively encourage applications from members of

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Accessibility Statement

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