Senior Research Software Engineer

Join NCAS CMS to provide and support HPC services for UK environmental science research and the NCAS Science Strategy. You will be closely involved in both computational and data science elements with a primary focus on testing and support of numerical modelling systems and related codes on a range of computational platforms that include, but that is not limited to, ARCHER2, JASMIN, UK Met Office, the AI Research Resource (AIRR) platforms, EuroHPC, and a UK Exascale platform. This is a great opportunity to collaborate and develop relationships with weather and climate scientists, research software engineers, and computational modellers from partner organisations.

You will:

• Develop a leading role in the NCAS/NERC community in use of modelling systems and HPC environments
• Manage underpinning software on traditional and emerging Exascale platforms
• Develop, implement, test, and support high-resolution modelling workflows and data management plans
• Contribute to the process of community consultation and interactions with researchers, stakeholders and users to ensure that the modelling system can accommodate foreseeable design requirements
• Participate in internationally-coordinated Earth system model experiments

You will have:

• Strength in modern software engineering practice
• Proven software engineering experience since first degree
• Software development in a parallel programming environment
• Knowledge of fundamentals of HPC data management

Closing date: 13th Sept 2024
Interviews will be held: 1st Oct 2024 

Contact Name: Grenville Lister
Contact Job Title: Head of CMS
Contact Email address: grenville.lister@ncas.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name: Bryan Lawrence
Alternative Contact Job Title: Professor of Weather and Climate Computing
Alternative Contact Email address: bryan.lawrence@ncas.ac.uk 

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route.  Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying.  There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.  
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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