Senior C++ Engineer

Provision of expert advice and assistance on forest carbon modelling, including evaluation studies, applicable standards, solution patterns and best practices in the relevant area of ICT infrastructure technology (related to forest database management systems, process management and rule execution engines, etc);

• Provision of quality plans, quality assessments and quality control tests associated with the information system infrastructure services related to the JRC's work planned under the two mentioned AAs;
• Assistance in the implementation of relevant software methodology;
• Provision of technical evaluations and audit reports in relation with the relevant information systems infrastructure; communication and outreach to customers and to Member States, contributing to workshops, meetings and training sessions.

Master's degree and 9 - 13 years of professional experience after studies.

• Knowledge of scientific programming languages (e.g. C++)
• Scientific computing with significant experience in data analysis, modelling and model integration
• Knowledge of the forest Carbon Budget Model (CBM)
• Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing and related technologies used by the Commission services (e.g. ENVI, GDAL, ArcGIS);
• Experience in data treatment in LULUCF and GHG emissions projects;
• Knowledge of IPCC methodologies, FAO land-related datasets, UNFCCC reporting rules and other related EU policies, such as Reg 2018/841 including concrete experience in their implementation;
• Experience in developing estimates of GHG emissions according to IPCC methodological Guidance