(English) Climate data engineer

Extreme high or low temperatures, intense storms, prolonged droughts or heavy rainfall. The Climate Services team of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) collects, processes and analyses surface climate observations. In this role you will contribute to climate adaption by providing hands-on experience for the team in designing, building and maintaining climate data handling systems. Can you persuasively communicate your perspective to your colleagues? Please continue reading and send your application!

What will you be doing?
The climate date engineer provides hands-on support and guidance as part of the Climate Services team in IT related matters and interact with the departments’ DevOps teams so that new climate information products, such as high resolution maps of urban climate find their way to the relevant meteorological and climatalogical organisations.

In this role you maintain and update the climatological data handling and you support the team by helping to develop new climate information products, such as pan-European observational climate maps, climate monitoring products and high resolution maps for the Netherlands. You are eager to deliver well-founded climate data products to the climate research community and are experienced in underpinning this from IT perspective. You work closely with DevOps teams and data engineers and have the opportunity to interact and collaborate within a multidisciplinary environment.

This gives you energy
You derive energy from being a member of an internationally recognized team who develop highly innovative and widely used climate services. You have the opportunity to interact and be a part of the department at the KNMI that operates at the forefront of Data Technology. Contributing to projects that have a real-world impact on understanding and addressing climate-related challenges is highly rewarding for you.

Additionally, you have access to opportunities for professional growth and development, such as learning new data analysis techniques, working with advanced climate data models, or gaining insights from experienced researchers.

Would you like to know more?
We understand that you might want to learn more about this position. Therefore, feel free to contact Philippe Steeghs, manager, at 0+31 (0)6-11591395. He will be happy to assist you!

Our unique task is the gathering of information about the atmosphere and the subsurface and the translation of that information to risks for society.

Would you like to learn more about how we strive to make our high-quality knowledge and information in the area of weather, climate, and seismology operationally available? You can read more about it on our website.

• bachelor in ICT
• you have profound knowledge of Python and proven experience that demonstrates this
• you have experience working with large datasets, including data collection, processing, and dissemination
• you have ample experience with scripting languages like PHP, Shell, Bash in a Linux environment
• you have analytical thinking skills to comprehend complex data structures, recognize patterns, and extract insights that inform data-driven decision-making
• you have a keen interest in climate and climate change

You recognize yourself in the following characteristics:-

Most importantly? You are motivated to make application lifecycle management a success. Your mindset? Flexible. You enjoy learning and are a real team player. Furthermore, you have strong communication skills in both Dutch and English, and you are driven and committed. You stay up to date with your field and enjoy sharing knowledge, information, and ideas with others. You understand that collaboration and teamwork are essential for project success, particularly as you will work as an IT specialist in a team of mostly scientists while maintaining a strong connection with the DevOps teams of the department. Additionally, you have effective communication skills for understanding project requirements, explaining technical concepts to non-technical team members, and collaborating on data-related initiatives. An interest in linking science to applications, international development, and climate adaptation is considered a strong asset for this position.

• Salaris­niveau schaal 10, schaal 11
• Maand­salaris Min €3.404 – Max. €6.110 (bruto)
• Dienst­verband Arbeidsovereenkomst voor bepaalde tijd met uitzicht op onbepaalde tijd
• Contract­duur Permanent contract preceded by an annual contract. If functioning satisfactorily: conversion to an indefinite period aft
• Minimaal aantal uren per week 36
• Maximaal aantal uren per week 36

Plenty of growth and development opportunities
The central government attaches great importance to personal growth and career development and offers numerous opportunities for this. These include attending training courses and obtaining certifications. We also offer career coaching if you need it.

Interesting extras
In addition to your salary, you receive an individual choice budget (IKB) consisting of vacation pay of 8% and an annual end-of-year bonus. This IKB consists of money (16.37% of your gross annual salary) and/or time. With the IKB you make the choices that suit you and you can compose part of your terms of employment yourself. For example, you can have part of your monthly income paid out whenever you wish, convert the IKB into leave or spend it on tax-friendly objectives. Our other fringe benefits include company fitness and full reimbursement of your commuting expenses.

• apply immediately, we look forward to it! A first meeting can take place soon
• once we have found the right candidate, we close the vacancy
• obtaining references can be part of the application process. An (online) pre-selection test, an assessment, making a case and (online) screening via databases, among others, can be part of the application process

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.