Senior Web Developer (Geospatial) at Bureau of Meteorology

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at Bureau of Meteorology (Anywhere)

• $92,560 - $104,260 pa plus an additional 15.4% superannuation

• Executive Level 1 (Senior Information Technology Officer Grade C) – Ref: 12275

• Docklands, Melbourne

• Non Ongoing position

The Bureau of Meteorology is Australia's national weather, climate and water agency. Its expertise and services assist Australians in dealing with the harsh realities of their natural environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice spanning the Australian region and Antarctic territory, the Bureau provides one of the fundamental and most widely used services of government.

The Bureau contributes to national social, economic, cultural and environmental goals by providing observational, meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic services and by undertaking research into science and environment related issues in support of its operations and services.

The successful applicant will be involved with development and technical support of web-based data visualisation tools (including MetEye) using open source packages, such as Openlayers and MapServer, to display geospatial weather information in a publicly accessible format utilising the latest advances in web delivery.

The successful applicant will possess:

• Solid knowledge/experience in web administration, web development and the application of government and industry standards;

• Extensive experience in developing Geospatial Web Applications using a Mapserver, OpenLayers stack with knowledge of Mapcache, WMS and WFS protocols and OGC data standards.

• Demonstrable experience in the use of JavaScript, ExtJS, GeoExt, jQuery, JSON, XML, (X)HTML/CSS, Python, PHP.

• Prior experience in hosting and maintaining Git repositories.

• Sound knowledge of RHEL Linux, Perl, bash and korn shell scripting.

• High level communication skills, both orally and in writing, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and in a team environment.

To view the Full Job Details and to obtain further information on our recruitment process and how to apply refer to our careers website http://www.bom.gov.au/careers/.

Please read the selection documentation and if you have any queries specific to this position please contact Nigel Whitehead on (03) 9669 4790 or email N.Whitehead@bom.gov.au.

Applications are to be lodged online through the Bureau of Meteorology eRecruit system by the closing date.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013

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Published at 09-10-2013