Job IntroductionSerco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the ESA and NASA. Serco offers space capability across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development.

We’re looking for a Software Developer, to reinforce the team in our Italy office!
We look forward to meeting you!
Main Responsibilities

• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining the processes of harvesting, ETL, data aggregation, and data presentation within a data warehouse system.
• It will also be required to do data mining in case of functional anomalies.
• Moreover the candidate will give support to the conversion of satellite data to EO-SIP format, that is the standard for most ESA Earth Observation missions, by writing also new converters or updating the ones already present.
• The technical aspects in which the candidate should be strong include a solid knowledge of Linux, good proficiency in Java and Python programming, and experience with SQL queries and SQL programming, primarily with Postgre SQL.
• To complete these tasks, interaction with colleagues from other countries is required, making proficiency in English essential for participating in meetings.

Successful Candidate Has Expertise in:

• Design and development of interfaces between multi-systems data processing and transformation programming in various languages, including PL/pg SQL

Is Experienced in:

• Software Developer and Software Engineer
• Java Programming
• Python
• Linux O.S. and native shell scripting
• Troubleshoot and upgrade of existing software
• Writing complex queries in SQL

Any experience in the following would be of great value:

• Tableau or similar BI tools
• Postgres RDBMS
• Postgres programming language plpgsql
• XML/XSD
• EO data products
• Business Intelligence and data presentation tools and technics
• Business Intelligence procedures
• ETL procedures
• Nagios or similar monitoring tools

Additional skills:

• Good communications skills in English (spoken, written) and possibly good knowledge of Italian
• Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution
• Take full responsibility for the successful conclusion of the activities and success-oriented
• Very good customer liaison capability and team-player spirit
• Sharp and curious mind
• Availability to travel within Europe to attend meetings

About The CompanySerco is a leading provider of public services. Our customers are governments or others operating in the public sector. We gain scale, expertise and diversification by operating internationally across five sectors and four geographies: Defence, Space, Justice & Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services, delivered in UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. More information can be found at Serco | Europe.
Women in Aerospace
We prioritize Diversity and Inclusion, actively supporting initiatives such as Women in Aerospace Europe, which champions opportunities, development, and visibility for women in the Aerospace sector.
For more information : Women in Aerospace Europe / Supporting women in STEM
We are diverse and inclusive organisation
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to supporting the needs of all our colleagues. It’s a mix of people from different backgrounds, experiences and opinion that keeps our culture strong and vibrant.
We believe in equity so we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their abilities in an interview. We also welcome a conversation about any adjustments that would make the interview process more accessible for you. Wherever possible we are open to discussions around flexible working and we operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas.
In the UK we are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader in the government’s scheme and hold the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard; in Belgium we are partner of Diversicom and member of Charter der Vielfalt in Germany.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to The Serco Europe Recruitment Team
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Package Description Joining Serco Italy’s amazing team offers:

• Competitive Salary
• Great career opportunities
• Corporate Benefits Package
• International environment
• Possible hybrid work