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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA) - CHIEF DATA SYSTEMS (PERMANENT)
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY (SANSA)
CHIEF DATA SYSTEMS (PERMANENT)
SANSA is committed to attracting, developing and retaining employees who are passionate about the success of the national space industry. Personal growth, which is one of our values, encourages employees to invest time in education and training through bursaries and training courses offered to them.
SANSA thrives on our employees’ creativity, competencies and expertise, and on their ingenuity to succeed in a high performing environment. If you aspire to the SANSA values of Service, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Personal Growth and Excellence, and living these in a fast paced and innovative environment, then SANSA could be the place for you.
The following opportunity exists in the Earth Observation Programme situated in Pretoria, Gauteng to be filled by an individual with the relevant skills, drive, competencies, qualifications and who puts the interests of the nation first, has a commercial mind-set, thinks like our customers, is knowledge driven and people centric.
CHIEF DATA SYSTEMS (PERMANENT)
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 will have: • 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) • Experience in agile systems and scrum will be an added advantage.
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;
• People Management.
Please NOTE that the appointment will be on a level commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Background verification, including criminal record, credit checks, security clearances, qualification and citizenship checks as well as competency assessment and psychometric testing, may form part of the selection process.
SANSA subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.
In order to subscribe to these principles, preference will be given to female candidates for this role.
Closing date: 26 October 2020
Should you meet the above requirements, please register your detailed CV at https://jb.skillsmapafrica.com
Communication will only be conducted with short-listed candidates. If applicants have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, they must assume that their applications were unsuccessful.