Python Developer and Geodata Processing Engineer

at  ETH Zrich

80%-100%, ZURICH, FIXED-TERM

The Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation at ETH Zurich is responsible for the development of the national Atlas of Switzerland on behalf of the federal government.
The interactive Atlas of Switzerland has achieved worldwide recognition as a top product in cartography. The current version was developed in a multi-year project as a 3D-Atlas based on an open-source framework and with access to online data sources. The next generation of the Atlas should run without installation inside a modern web browser.
To support the Atlas team and improve the Atlas IT infrastructure, we are looking for a

JOB DESCRIPTION

In this role, you will take part in the conception, development, and maintenance of the IT infrastructure of the Atlas of Switzerland.

Your main responsibilities are:

• the further development and maintenance of
• the atlas editor QGIS python plugin (used by the atlas editors)
• the atlas publisher python script (used to publish new and updated maps)
• the development, configuration, and maintenance of a (geo)data processing automation system that helps with the regular update of the (geo)data sets used in the atlas.

Furthermore, you will participate in the improvement and maintenance of our IT system based on technologies like Linux VMs, docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL database and various web services – together with 2 other team members and the IT services at ETH Zurich.

• the further development and maintenance of
• the atlas editor QGIS python plugin (used by the atlas editors)
• the atlas publisher python script (used to publish new and updated maps)
• the development, configuration, and maintenance of a (geo)data processing automation system that helps with the regular update of the (geo)data sets used in the atlas