About the Australian Museum
Australian Museum (AM) is located on the homelands of the Gadigal people. The AM acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal people as the custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past and present.
The Australian Museum (AM) operating within the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment & Trade cluster, is the first museum in Australia and was founded in 1827. The AM provides access, engagement and scientific research to increase our understanding of natural history and culture, particularly of the Australasian region. The AM holds more than 22 million objects of biological, geological and cultural collections and develops programs, exhibitions and school and community education initiatives onsite, online and offsite.
The AM mission is: To ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change.
The AM vision is: To be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.
For more information, visit the website.
The AM supports a diverse workforce and promotes applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disabilities
About the role
The purpose of this position is to develop and implement software solutions to improve the performance of the DigiVol platform, fix known bugs and develop new functionality and features to support the evolving requirements of users and to meet the goals of the DigiVol Program as defined by the Australian Museum.
About you
We are seeking an experienced Grails software developer to lead the development of the DigiVol Citizen Science crowdsourcing platform.
You will have experience in:
- NoSQL database technologies (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- RDF, OWL, SPARQL
- GeoServer / MapServer and a familiarity with OGC standards
- PostGIS or other GIS enabled databases
- GitHub source repository
- XML technologies, particularly XSD, XPath and/or XSLT
- Biodiversity data standards including TDWG standards
You will:
- Have a creative and innovative approach to problem solving.
- Be a team player with a strong commitment to team-based processes and outcomes.
- Be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work effectively under limited supervision.
Essential Requirements:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
Also:
At least 3 years of experience in the following technologies:
- Java & Grails technologies
- RDBMS, particularly MySQL or PostgreSQL
- ElasticSearch, Lucene, SOLR or other search index technology
- JSON and GeoJSON
- Struts, Struts2, Spring MVC or another MVC based development framework
Knowledge & Experience
- Current knowledge and working experience to deliver the Key Accountabilities and perform to the Focus Capabilities outlined in this Role Description
The successful applicant will be subject to a national criminal records check.
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