Open Roles at Six Senses

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• BTech/ Degree/ Masters/ PHD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields
• BTech coupled with 13 yearsrelevant working experience or Degree coupled with 9 yearsrelevant working experience or
• Masters coupled with 7 yearsrelevant working experience or
• PHD coupled with 5 yearsrelevant working experience in software engineering, large scale computing, high performance computing, private cloud and virtual computing (e.g. OpenStack, Kubernetes)
• Experience with systems administration, provisioning of MAAS, preferably using Linux and open source tools (such as Docker, Helm, Ansible)
• Proficiency with one or more Continuous Integration and automated test execution tools (Jenkins, GoCD, Gitlab, Travis-CI).

Competency Essential:

• Experience in using infrastructure provisioning tools (such as Docker, Helm, Ansible, Terraform) in a cloud environment or in a virtualized environment (AWS, OpenStack, GCP).
• Working knowledge of the git distributed version control system and related best practices.
• Proficiency with one or more Continuous Integration and automated test execution tools (Jenkins, GoCD, Gitlab, Travis-CI).
• Demonstrated understanding and enthusiasm for team based working based on lean/agile principles.
• Ethernet network technologies and management of switches and routers.
• Linux operating system and standard tools.

Skills:

• Modern software collaboration tools such as Github, Containers, Google Drive, JIRA etc.
• Understanding and experience in implementation of project management and system engineering principles.
• Experience with test-driven development and integration testing techniques, methodologies and frameworks; and supporting systems
• like revision control and build systems.
• Experience with quality assurance processes and software development processes and willingness to participate in improving software
• development processes and software quality procedures.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Cooperates with others to achieve organisational objectives and may share team resources in order to do
• this. Collaborates with other teams as well as industry colleagues.
• Judgement and Problem Solving: Anticipates and manages problems in ambiguous situations. Develops and selects an appropriate
• course of action and provides for contingencies. Evaluates, interprets and integrates complex bodies of information and draws logical
• conclusions, synthesises proposals and defends options with reasoned arguments.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in thinking and adapts to and manages the increasing rate of organisational change by adjusting
• strategies, goals and priorities.
• Willingness to participate in formal and informal learning and mentorship programs.

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QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• BTech/ Degree/ Masters/ PHD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields
• BTech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 13 years relevant working experience; or
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 9 years relevant working experience; or
• Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 7 years relevant working experience; or
• PHD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 5 years relevant working experience.
• Computer and network infrastructure implementation
• IT service, operations and management, including significant responsibility over Service Level Agreements
• IT Infrastructure or software Team leadership
• IT Architecture and Governance
• Project management
• IT systems engineering, application support, and user management
• IT governance and security
• Data governance and security
• IT availability, resilience and redundancy
• Systems analysis, design and engineering
• Experience in supporting distributed software systems in a production environment such as Cloud and/or Data Centres
• Procurement and IT asset management
• Track record of building and managing high-performance teams in a Software, IT or Technology related industry or organisation.
• Experience in asset lifecycle management and software asset management.
• Experience in managing resources and prioritisation.
• Knowledge and background with IT Service Management disciplines and Frameworks such as ITIL and Change Management.
• Experience of Lean Agile project management.
• Experience of working in a globally diverse team.
• Programming/scripting experience and capability across multiple platforms.

Competency Essential:

• Experience working with Linux and within the Open Source Software Ecosystem
• Experience with DevOps tools, processes and culture.
• Experience and/or certification and knowledge in SRE, ITIL or related IT Management processes.
• Experience supporting and maintaining large-scale High-Performance Computing (HPC) and storage systems.
• Advanced experience with programming and/or scripting languages such as Python.

Desirable:

• Certification in Project management
• Experience in agile project management e.g. SAFe, Scrum.
• Demonstrate interest in astronomy and understanding of the challenges of controlling telescopes similar to SKA.
• Strong Leadership Quality
• Strategic thinker
• Problem solving skills