Chelsea Avondale

Role Description This role will be joining the cornerstone of our organization - our engineering division, Skynet Software. - Work with a team of established scientists and engineers with a diverse background in modelling and research. - Contribute to the scientific and technological development of severe natural hazard models (e.g., wildfire, flood, windstorms) and their applications. - Champion the development cycle from data cleaning through implementation. - Provide critical evaluation of scientific literature and engage industry experts to help formulate solutions to specific problems. - Leverage libraries and packages in Python to write scientific code that is modular, fast, and easy. - Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise. - Calibration and validation of the individual model components, including benchmarking to historical events. - Research, vet, and augment various datasets from different sources including remotely sensed satellite imagery, geospatial and environmental information, weather data, with a focus on the need for statistical credibility at all times. - Evaluate model outputs in time and space using GIS tools. Qualifications - BSc, MSc, or PhD in Applied Mathematics or Physics with an outstanding research track record. - Writing high-performance scientific code in Python. - Broad knowledge of mathematical modelling, numerical solutions to differential equations, optimization, uncertainty quantification, Monte Carlo simulations. - Experience with statistical evaluation of large, multi-dimensional datasets. - Demonstrated experience running computer-based experiments with geophysical applications. - Experience in academia or industry on related topics post PhD will be beneficial. - Our ideal candidate has catastrophe modelling experience e.g., flood/wildfire/severe weather. Benefits - Skynet Software welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. - Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Role Description Chelsea Avondale is looking for a Reliability Engineer with a background in infrastructure system engineering to support the growth of a secure, dynamic, and scalable IT environment across the group. The Reliability Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems, enabling the continuous delivery of our products and services. They will be accountable for ensuring overall availability, as well as enhancing Engineering teams’ capability to design, build and operate robust systems at scale. This position is ideal for candidates who have an extraordinary sense of responsibility and are not afraid to roll up their sleeves. Our IT environment is not toolkit rich. We take pride in maintaining a fundamental stack of technologies, much of it in Python, and we are looking for someone who shares this mentality. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and are eager for work that is both challenging and constantly evolving, this role is perfect for you. We strongly encourage and help our team members to improve and enhance their personal skill sets within our organization. On your journey with us, you will have the ability to learn and grow rapidly, taking on more responsibilities. Responsibilities - Play an integral role in the design, implementation & maintenance of AWS cloud server environments. - Design, implement, and maintain robust monitoring and alerting systems in Python to detect and respond to incidents in a timely manner. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance reliability of our systems and services. - Design, configure, deploy, and maintain infrastructure on AWS using best practices and industry standards. - Conduct post-incident analysis to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent similar issues in the future. - Assist in capacity planning & optimize services to provide scalable, stable, & secure systems. - Implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions to provide data redundancy, resilience, and data loss prevention. - Assist with the implementation of select network engineering solutions including firewalls, load balancing, VPNs & LANs, where necessary. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 1+ years of experience as a Reliability Engineer or similar role, with a focus on maintaining high-performance, scalable, and reliable web systems. - Highly motivated new grads are encouraged to apply. - Hands-on experience with AWS cloud environments – instances, CloudWatch, EFS, etc. - Proficiency in Python is a must. - Experience using NGINX for reverse proxy, load balancing, and caching. - Experience with Unix / Windows server configuration, administration, performance tuning and troubleshooting. - Working knowledge of web technologies (web servers, DNS, SSL, Browsers). - Working knowledge of web development processes (source control, deployment, etc.). - Experience load testing, pen testing, and providing security for cloud resources is beneficial. Benefits - Skynet Software welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. - Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.