Software Developer

Description:

The Role

We are looking for a Software Developer to support our Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. The Software Developer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

Join the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) development team, and help build the software and infrastructure than enables worldwide scientific discovery. The CADC is a world leader in providing access to astronomical data and catalogs, including ALMA, JWST, Hubble, CFHT, and Gemini, and for the development and operation of the Canadian Advanced Network for Astronomical Research (CANFAR)-a cloud computing platform for astronomy research. The CADC is looking ahead to two major international telescope collaborations that will bring new and exciting technical challenges: the Rubin Observatory and, in particular, the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO).

The successful candidates will become part of a diverse team of twenty CADC computer scientists and astronomers, developing advanced solutions to support world class science and deliver services for processing data from the world's largest telescopes. You will become integral members of the CADC software development team, working within an Agile methodology, designing, developing, and maintaining software and infrastructure that enables next-generation data driven astronomical discovery.

For this position, we are looking for a junior developer with specific knowledge and experience in cloud engineering.

In addition to the challenging and rewarding development duties, we offer:

• A healthy and balanced work environment.
• A collaborative environment: at the CADC, your ideas are listened to, respected and important.
• NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, parental leave, flexible working hours, the possibility of a hybrid working model, vacation and other leave entitlements.
• A variety of mentoring programs are available.