The Garvan Institute of Medical Research brings together world‐leading scientists and clinicians, collaborating locally and globally, to advance our understanding of disease, particularly cancer, autoimmunity and genetic disorders. Garvan is a global leader in fundamental biomedical research and its translation. Our mission is to make discoveries that will improve health for all.
Opportunity
Garvan's Data Science Platform (DSP) brings together computational experts working in system administration, DevOps, software engineering, production bioinformatics and computational biology. The DSP works closely with collaborators across Australia and internationally. The Software Engineer will be based in the National Scale Genomics Infrastructure team and will design, implement, integrate, test, document, deploy and support software and systems that enable genomics research. Many of our projects involve open‐source software that we officially maintain or actively contribute to. A particular focus for this role will be the integration of multiple software applications to streamline genomic data sharing nationally and overseas for research use. The work is part of the GUARDIANS program, funded through Australian Biocommons. This is a 2‐year fixed‐term position with salary dependent on candidate skills and experience.
Benefits
* Generous salary packaging to save income tax on wages, boosting monthly take‐home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)
* Ample opportunities for ongoing training and development
* Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment
* Flexible work arrangements (e.g. start/finish times)
* 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents, including paid superannuation
* Various additional leave types such as cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave
* Discounted health insurance and lifestyle discounts with community partners
Responsibilities
* Design, implement, integrate, test, document, deploy and support software solutions (APIs and web applications)
* Perform DevOps deployments for projects and open‐source tools needed at Garvan
* Support scientific partners with technical issues, progressively taking ownership of relevant projects and areas of expertise
* Improve the team's developer tooling, practices and automations
* Contribute code and features to open‐source bioinformatics tools
* Share special interests and findings to contribute to the team's professional growth
Qualifications
Required
* Master's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or related field, or equivalent experience
* Excellent knowledge of one or more programming languages and frameworks such as JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Python, R, Bash
* Experience with cloud computing and using cloud infrastructure
* Experience developing, documenting, testing and using cloud infrastructure
* Experience developing, documenting, testing web applications and REST APIs
* Full‐stack development experience, or a keen interest in learning the missing half‐stack
* Knowledge of SQL and experience developing applications that use relational databases
* Experience with GNU/Linux system administration and/or DevOps on public cloud services
* Experience with developer tools such as version control, linting, auto‐formatting
* Excellent written and oral communication, representation and interpersonal skills for stakeholder interaction
Preferred
* Experience with Big Data tools and frameworks (e.g. Spark, Elasticsearch, Redis)
* Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
* Experience with configuration‐as‐code tools (e.g. Terraform)
* Experience with genomics software (e.g. gnomAD, Hail, Seqr, REDCap) and standards (SAM, CRAM, VCF, GA4GH)
* Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
* Experience with NoSQL databases
* Experience with columnar storage file formats (e.g. Parquet)
Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent medical research institute in Sydney. The Institute works to improve human health by harnessing information encoded in the genome. Garvan promotes a diverse workplace committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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