BACKGROUND

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, optimise and automate data analysis workflows for warehousing, querying and analysis of whole genome sequences (WGS) of microbial pathogens and provision of data
• Code maintenance, including test coverage and integration
• System maintenance, stability and performance
• Automating data loading and system updates
• To work in collaboration with researchers to develop novel computational methods and provide help with analysis and interpretation of sequencing data
• Establish and maintain effective communication with senior members of the Institute, providing expert knowledge of existing systems and web services
• Evaluate and compare new tools and technologies

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree or above in computer-related sciences or equivalent experience
• Substantial experience in back-end web application development
• Using middleware to distribute tasks and integrate a heterogeneous system
• Design and management of a distributed multi-server system
• Evidence of a high level of competence in Java 7, along with Maven, JUnit, Jackson, or similar frameworks
• Linux VM setup and provisioning, preferably RHEL and/or Ubuntu
• Couchbase and the Couchbase Java Client Library
• RabbitMQ and the Java Client Library
• Vagrant + Chef, including writing new Chef scripts for provisioning
• Jersey web service servlets, in Tomcat/Jetty or similar
• A high level of communication skills to be able to elicit complex requirements from, and convey complex requirements to, groups with differing technical backgrounds

COMPENSATION

HOW TO APPLY