Earth Observation Data Engineer

Earth Observation Data Engineer

We are urgently looking for an experienced Earth Observation Data Engineer, to launch new activities on a project called “DestinE User Engagement Services”. We are looking for a technical database engineer in EO data.
With the support of the other Starion team already in place, this new team will be reinforcing the growth of the DestinE Users community, by delivering expert support and positive visibility to this fantastic project.

Destination Earth Project (DestinE) is an ambitious European initiative that provides a highly accurate digital model —or "digital twin"— of Earth. This digital replica leverages advanced data, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and cloud technology to monitor, simulate, and predict the effects of both natural phenomena and human activities on the planet. Ideally, our Earth Observation Data Engineer will be based in Darmstadt, Germany, but there is also the possibility of working remotely, from one of our Starion offices (Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, etc.).

Tasks and activities

The scope of work will include:

• Revise, Exercise and regularly reassess the DestinE Data Lake (DEDL) training plan for DestinE Data Lake user engagement.
• Organise DestinE user engagement events (workshop, webinars) with Data Lake focus.
• Work with users to document and communicate use cases and services development experiences in DEDL.
• Identify and engage with communities suitable for DestinE Data Lake (fire, biodiversity, marine etc.) to encourage further exploitation of DEDL, working within the partnership approaches of DestinE.
• Gather and report on user recommendations and future evolutions (user needs, new functionalities etc.)
• Review user requests from DestinE community website and DestinE service desk, and coordinate replies for DEDL related questions.
• Support user on-boarding request in DestinE Edge services.
• Contribute to the moderation of the DestinE community forum (with a DEDL support focus).
• Provide input into DestinE partner organised webinars.
• Review the DEDL user facing information, and propose revisions and implement as required.
• Articulate the training action plan from the internal engagement and training strategy.
• Create user training materials and organise interventions (live sessions; notebooks; user workflow example based on developed use cases, community discussions).
• Evaluate and support the improvement of the DEDL online documentation.
• Review and support enhancement of notebooks tutorials available in DestinE GitHub (DestinE-DataLake-Lab).
• Support integration of DEDL user training materials into DestinE platform training section (e.g. Massive Open Online Courses with ESA chosen solution).

Skills and experience:

• University Degree in IT, Computer Sciences, Data sciences, or similar engineering domains.
• At least 4 years of strong experience in Data Lake or complex databases management, for Earth Observation data.
• Proven experience in the use of (private) Cloud (ideally on OpenStack), creation of VM’s and use of Kubernetes.
• In-depth experience in Jupyter Notebooks / Dask / Python.
• Experience in giving training, organising or delivering adult learning experience, with an understanding of the application of learning theories and community learning.
• Desire to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in an international multicultural environment.
• Solution oriented mindset, with customer focused communication skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. French is an asset.