Job Description

Queenxe2x80x99s University Belfast (QUB) is at the forefront of delivering our Regional Civic Responsibilities through collaborative and cutting-edge Innovation Centres within the Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD). We are leading the way for Northern Ireland to be an exceptional region for innovation, bringing together great minds and creative thinking from across these islands to solve some of the biggest global challenges. Our vision is for Queenxe2x80x99s to be recognised as an innovative and sustainable sectoral leader and our Innovation Centres include major programmes in Engineering, Deep Tech and Health & Life Sciences such as iREACH Health, Momentum One Zero (M1.0), and AMIC. These initiatives will not only contribute significantly to the economic and societal growth of Northern Ireland but also position Queenxe2x80x99s as a leader in the global innovation landscape.To continue development of this groundbreaking initiative, we are seeking to expand the engineering capability in Momentum One Zero with a number of engineering positions. These roles will undertake collaborative development projects with industrial partners exploiting research at Momentum One Zero to help deliver solutions that combine expertise in AI, cybersecurity and digital twin modelling. Designing and and developing proof-of-concept demonstrators that incorporate newly developed capabilities emerging from Momentum One Zeroxe2x80x99s research groups.About the person:Essential Criteria:

• Honours Degree, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or relateddiscipline; OR HND in a related discipline with extensive recent and relevant industrial experience.
• Software development skills in languages such as C, C++ / Java / Python / R. Use of code configuration management toolsets.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methodologies and tools.
• Simulation tools and methods relevant to supply chain modelling.
• Real time data collection and processing techniques relevant to supply chain modelling.
• General cyber security principles.
• High-quality outputs such as demonstrators, prototypes, technical reports, etc.

Desirable Criteria:

• MEng, MSc or Ph.D. in a relevant area.
• Evidence of industrial product development experience involving software design and development.
• Experience with data visualisation tools and analytics dashboards.
• Cloud computing professional certifications (AWS/Azure Cloud Architect, etc.).
• Cyber security professional certifications (CISSP, CEH etc.), and familiarisation with frameworks such as MITRE and OWASP top 10.
• Networking experience and the maintenance of compute, storage and switch equipment from major vendors,
• Experience with the setup and configuration of firewalls and remote access tooling.
• Experience with agent based software development.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.What we offer:Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more atQueen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit .If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application -

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