Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Data, Database
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will maintain and expand the soil information system, focusing on data preparation, integration, quality management, and developing tools for visualizing environmental data.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Maintenance and expansion of the Federal and State Ground Information System BORIS (https://www.borisdaten.at), including data processing (coding, harmonization), data integration (testing & acceptance), data quality and metadata management.
- Processing a biodiversity database by expanding the data schema, incorporating additional data, and identifying and cleaning overlapping records.
- Handling of inquiries related to floor data, provision and coordination of floor data, including maintenance of the underlying relational databases.
- Design of tools for the selection, evaluation, and visualization of various environmental data and their metadata for different target groups, as well as reporting and documentation obligations in coordination with experts from the specialist teams and the Environmental IT.
- Illustration and ongoing maintenance of internal and external data products and catalogs, including the associated information flows from sources to the product (Data Lineage) in the context of soil and biodiversity.
- Conceptualization and support in the development of interfaces to data systems at the Federal Environment Agency or to external databases.
- Designing data collection for a national soil or biodiversity monitoring system in collaboration with subject matter experts and other data stewards.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed degree in Environmental Sciences, Geoinformatics, Information Sciences, or an equivalent qualification.
Qualifications
- Good knowledge in (geo-)data management and administration, in the development of relational databases, data models, and data structures, as well as in the intersection of environmental data.
- Knowledge of common data and metadata standards in the fields of soil and biodiversity.
- Excellent verbal and written proficiency in German and English.
- Goal-oriented, independent working style, strong communication skills, and good presentation competence for technical-subject content tailored to various target groups.
- Willingness to travel for work as part of projects.
Experience
- Experience with relevant tools and scripting languages (bash/Powershell, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, R/Python, ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, Git, possibly dataspot) as well as the analysis of environmental data and their interpretation (ideally related to soil and biodiversity).
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Umweltbundesamt GmbH
Wien
As the leading environmental institution in Austria and one of the most respected advisors on sustainability in Europe, we are committed to ensuring that economic transformation leads to lasting improvements in our quality of life.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Public Service, Unions
Data Steward
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
