APPLICATION ENGINEER ()

Commitment %26amp; contract.
Full-time employmentLocation.
GenovaWHO WE ARE At IIT we work enthusiastically to develop human-centered Science and Technology to tackle some of the most pressing societal challenges of our times and transfer these technologies to the production system and society.
Our Genoa headquarter is strictly inter-connected with our centers around Italy and two outer stations based in the US for a truly interdisciplinary experience.
IT strongly believes that data organization, documentation and dissemination (even in an open manner when possible) became crucial to enable cutting-edge research, by enhancing research reproducibility and achieving effectiveness in the long term.
Therefore, IIT has been launching a Research Data Management (RDM) institutional plan aimed at unlocking the full potential of research data, as the main fuel to innovative data-driven scientific approaches.
he IIT strategic plan has further strengthened IIT%27s commitment in the RDM field by confirming initiatives oriented to research-data driven and AI/ML data-ready.
This plan includes investments in three main directions.
infrastructures and tools, policies and guidelines, and training and support.
riven by this plan, IIT has been developing infrastructures to enable storage of large amounts of data, high-performance computing and preservation and sharing of research data.
n one side, IIT has adopted an institutional repository available to IIT scientists to describe datasets with standard and rich metadata, preserve and share them following the European philosophy "as open as possible, as closed as necessary"on the other side IIT has been deploying a new enterprise-level on-premises storage infrastructure, consisting of 5 PB of usable backed-up storage space, decentralized across 14 IIT centers with centralized monitoring and management of data, metadata, and securityIn this context, the hiring of an application engineer is foreseen for the coming years.
OUR TEAM You wouldbe working in the Application Management Office of the ICT Directorate, a multi-disciplinary group where peoplecollaborate, each with their own expertise,to design, develop, deploy, and maintain software solutions to answer requests coming from research or administrative units, in close collaboration with the Research Organization Directorate.
This job will provide you with a unique opportunity to play a key role in the design, development and application of innovative tools and applications to manage research data and processes in a heterogenous research domain.
We aim at implementing an ecosystem of integrated services and tools for RDM, grounded on a shared layer of (meta)data standards.
The technical infrastructure can be sketched as a layered architecture of hardware, software and service components.
OUR JOB We are looking for an Application Engineer that will take care of the entire life cycle of applications involved in the RDM platform, by following the areas below.
evelopment, maintenance and monitoring of software infrastructure and tools for managing research data throughout the research lifecycle in compliance with institutional policiesprovide assistance to the integration of the data infrastructure with institutional informative systems and computational facilitiesproviding support to staff and researchers on using software and toolsproducing technical and end-user documentation of systems and toolscollaborate in open data repository management (e.
., application maintenace %26amp;upgrade, integrations, input%26amp;searching tools)contribute to building software and service components by exploiting external services or by developing custom solutions (e.
., software applications based on disciplinary standards for data collection, organization, flow, integration, preservation and sharing)ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTSWe are looking for enthusiastic candidates with.
degree in STEM disciplines (e.
., Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar) and/or 3+ years' experience in IT working areagood knowledge ofdata modelling, data processing and analysis and data integrationknowledge of cloud computing, API integrationability to apply advanced technologies based on scientific questions within a well-defined contextgoodknowledge of Git versioning system and practicesexperience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting application software and system management toolsknowledge of application stacks (e.
.,Tomcat, JBoss, Apache, NGINX)knowledge of scripting languages (e.
., shell scripts, Python)good knowledge of Microsoft collaboration tools (Sharepoint, Teams)good knowledge of English languageADDITIONAL SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTShands-on experience on software engineering or developmentknowledge of containers and devops technologies (such as Jenkins, Docker,...)Knowledge of AGILE processes and methodsknowledge of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles knowledge of SQL and no-SQL db and toolsbasic knowledge of data-management and ETL tools development and integrationprevious experience in complex projects in research contextgood communication skillsstrong problem-solving attitudea cooperative approach with the stakeholders team working attitudeability to work independently and collaboratively in a challenging and international environmentCOMPENSATION PACKAGECompetitive salary package for international standardsPrivate health care coverageWide range of staff discountsFlexible working time and teleworking possibilityCandidates from abroad or Italian citizens who permanently work abroad and meet specific requirements, may be entitled to a deduction from taxable income of up to 90% from 6 to 13 years.
HAT'S IN FOR YOU?A dynamic, lively, and international team of people, working together to bring RDM to a new level!An equal, inclusive and multicultural environment ready to welcome you with open arms.
Discrimination is a big NO for us!If you want your work to have a real impact, in IIT you will find an innovative and stimulating culture that drives our mission to contribute to the improvement and well-being of society!Being part of every step of the development! This includes concepts, design, engineering, implementation, and testingWe stick to our values! Integrity, courage, societal responsibility and inclusivity are the values we believe in! They define us and our actions in our everyday life.
They guide us to accomplish IIT mission!If you feel this tickles your appetite for change, do not hesitate and apply!Please submit your application using the online form and including a detailed CV.
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