Tasks
The Scientific Data Management (SDM) section supports the facility’s scientific data processing and management needs, ensures data compliance for future implementations, and aligns activities with current data policy and FAIR principles. SDM collaborates closely with other Computing Division groups responsible for beamline control, data acquisition, databases, and IT systems infrastructure. The section primarily supports the Experiments Division, while also providing occasional assistance to other divisions in the following areas:
-Scientific data processing/analysis software
-Data pipelines development and optimization
-Data formats, data analysis, data reduction after experiment acquisition
-Post-processing visualization tools and workflow engines
-Data governance
We are offering two positions with complementary areas of focus:
Scientific Software Engineer: Responsible for developing data processing, analysis, and visualization software for imaging beamlines .



This role involves close collaboration with scientists and Computing Division colleagues to ensure reliable processing, storage, and delivery of experimental data and metadata.
Data Management and Infrastructure Engineer: Responsible for developing, integrating, and maintaining scientific data services, including the data catalogue, associated databases, and the VISA data-analysis platform across all beamlines. Responsibilities include incident resolution, user support for data access and processing, coordination with other sections, and contributions to data standards, including ALBA’s participation on the NeXus committee.
Both positions will undertake the following functions, with different emphases according to their respective profiles:
Develop scientific data processing and analysis software, applying automated testing, packaging, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), configuration management, logging and monitoring.
Develop and optimize data pipelines for High Performance Computing (HPC)

📌 2 Scientific Data Engineers (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
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