Scientific Employee incl. Project Management

About the job

Zurich Airport (and home office) | 80-100% |

How you can contribute

• Take on project management on behalf of MeteoSwiss and redesign and improve meteorological products and services for the army
• Advance collaboration with the army on meteorological
• issues
• Advise and support the army in gathering requirements and selecting weather products
• Develop IT solutions for weather that effectively support the army in its work
• Translate complex meteorological questions into products
• Use your knowledge of weather and climate for the benefit of the population

What makes you unique

• Degree (Master's or Doctorate) in environmental or natural sciences or computer science with in-depth knowledge of meteorology
• Good technical knowledge in software development (Python), cloud infrastructures or IT operations
• Enthusiasm and preferably experience in managing customer projects
• Passion for working with and on weather data
• Advantageous to have experience in business analysis as well as in gathering and structuring professional requirements
• Active knowledge of two official languages and good English skills

In a nutshell

As a weather specialist and software developer, you create new services and products for the army as part of a team. You take overall responsibility for the development project and transform the army’s requirements into useful products.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

MeteoSwiss Good to know

The Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) is the national weather service of Switzerland. We record and forecast weather and climate in Switzerland and thus make a sustainable contribution to the well-being of the population and the benefit of the economy, science and the environment.

The offices of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) are systematically committed to good working conditions and the health of their employees and have been awarded the Friendly Work Space label.

Additional information

Personnel service providers will not be considered for this position.

Questions about the position

Johannes Landmann
Deputy Team Leader

Questions about the application

Sharon Burgess
HR Business Partner