Software Engineer (f/m/d) – GIS & Data Spaces for a Sustainable and Resilient Society
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As Austria's largest research and technology organisation for applied research, we are dedicated to making substantial contributions to solving the major challenges of our time, climate change and digitalisation. We rely on our specific research, development and technology competencies, and we are working to position AIT as Austria's leading research institution at the highest international level and to make a positive contribution to the economy and society.
Our Center for Digital Safety & Security is looking for a new Ingenious Partner at our Vienna location. The Competence Unit for Cooperative Digital Technologies leads applied research on the development of data-based IT solutions for various application scenarios, including new innovative solutions supporting society, industry and public administration. We work on digital tools to enable informed decision making and collaboration based on current research results in close collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders and end users.
Our Sustainable and Resilience Society team focuses on enhancing organisational resilience by enabling collaboration across public and private sectors. We develop technological solutions for data collection, sharing, analysis and knowledge management, supporting informed decision-making in areas such as crisis management and sustainable communities. By promoting trusted data exchange and managing unstructured knowledge, we improve planning, response and resilience to environmental, societal and technological challenges.
Responsibilities
* Design, implement and maintain backend solutions for GIS-based applications and data space architectures, creating added value for our partners.
* Develop secure, interoperable data-sharing solutions for communities in coordination with experts and end-users.
* Conceive and implement innovative solutions building scalable services, leveraging proficiency in Python, Angular or React, and other modern technologies.
* Design and implement knowledge graph storage, querying and reasoning systems using technologies such as RDF, SPARQL, OWL and GraphDB.
* Integrate solutions with data spaces aligned to Gaia-X, IDSA or similar standards, ensuring secure, interoperable and trusted data exchange between stakeholders.
* Support ongoing communication with stakeholders.
* Demonstrate innovative solutions at events and scientific conferences.
* Continuously expand your network in the national and international community and share knowledge internally with colleagues and students.
* Publish results in journals and present at events.
Qualifications
* Completed university degree (BSc or MSc) preferably in computer science, data science, computer engineering or similar.
* Strong proficiency in Python, Angular/React and Java for application development and deployment.
* Experience with backend frameworks such as Spring Boot, Django, FastAPI or Node.js.
* Experience with geoinformation systems such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
* Solid knowledge of relational (e.g. MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB) for efficient and flexible data management.
* Well-developed expertise in knowledge graph technologies and semantic web standards (e.g. RDF, SPARQL, OWL, GraphDB, Neo4j).
* Basic understanding of Machine Learning and AI concepts, such as NLP, LLMs and vector databases.
* Ability to work in a team, flexible and committed.
* Very good knowledge of written and spoken German and English.
What To Expect
The minimum gross annual salary on a full-time basis (38.5 h / week) according to the collective agreement is EUR 59,934. The actual salary will be determined individually based on your qualifications and experience. In addition, we offer company benefits, flexible working conditions and individual training and career opportunities.
At AIT, diversity and inclusion are of great importance. We strive to inspire women to join our teams in the field of technology. Applications from women will be given preference in case of equal qualifications when taking into account all relevant facts and circumstances of all applications.
Application
Please submit your application documents, including your CV, cover letter, certificates and contact details of at least two references, online.
Contact
DI Ghazal Etminan, Ghazal.Etminan(at)ait.ac.at
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