Senior Data Analyst

The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for the development of operator procedures and documentation, and for the mentoring and training of the data analyst/operators under their supervision.
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage performance of data analyst/operator team
- Play a leading role in the designing and documenting of operating procedures for the company.
- Conduct, monitor and calibrate astronomical observations and use appropriate computing resources towards successful operation of the telescope array
- Undertake quality assurance of data
- Support communication between engineering and technical staff and scientific stakeholders.

**Key Requirements**:
**Qualification**:

- MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years' experience in a technical or scientific environment.

**OR**
- BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years' experience in a technical or scientific environment.
- Experience:

- MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years' experience in a technical or scientific environment.

**OR**
- BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years' experience in a technical or scientific environment.

**Knowledge**:

- Experience in leading a team
- Principles of radio astronomy and interferometric calibration
- Radio astronomy reduction software
- Control and monitoring systems
- Scientific computing in python

**Additional Notes**:
Skills/Ability/Competencies
**Related Skills**:

- Linux operating systems
- Control and monitoring software
- ADVERTISEMENT
- Technical report writing
- Data analysis

**Extreme Importance (Essential)**:

- Domain knowledge: Experience in radio astronomy observations and data reduction pipelines
- High level analytical capability: Demonstrated problem-solving ability
- Teamwork and collaboration: Cooperates with others to achieve organizational objectives and may share team resources to do this
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Documentation: Aptitude to contribute to the definition and development of operational procedures, monitoring dashboards and
- documentation. Rigor in maintaining reports and documentation.
- Scientific computing: Understanding of software development and data analysis using Python, C or C++ in Linux environment
- Resource Management/Leadership: Provides leadership that fosters an environment that encourages new ideas and provides support for the development of emerging skills. Creates trust by displaying consistency, understanding, integrity and patience and plans, seeks, allocates and monitors resources to achieve outcomes.
- 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, synthesizes proposals and defends options with reasoned arguments.
- Equity, diversity and inclusivity: An awareness of, and commitment to, equitable practices, including accessibility, to facilitate broad access to the Observatory
- Must be able to work on a 24/7 rotational basis including weekends and public holidays

**Desirable**:

- Aptitude to control and operate a scientific research facility including familiarity with monitoring, controlling, and scheduling
- Demonstrated ability to work and cope under pressure in time sensitive environments with multiple priorities
- Familiarity with SAFE or Agile code development practices