Organisation Description:
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI).
The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland's 220-million-acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and scientific services; and safeguard the marine environment through research and environmental monitoring.
The Institute works in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) and a network of other Government Departments, semi-state agencies, national and international marine partners.
Summary of the Role:
The Software Developer will work in the Information Services and Development's Application Development team, developing and supporting software to assist Institute programmes across operational teams, including Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Science, Marine Environment and Food Safety, and Oceanography and Information Services.
The Software Developer will develop, maintain, and support software solutions with a focus on data processes, including scientific data processing and analysis, and information delivery to a range of stakeholders.
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Educational and Professional Requirements:
• A degree or equivalent in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience of using some of the following technologies: .Net programming, C# and ASP.Net, MVC, HTML5, JavaScript, REST web services, source code control systems, enterprise databases e.g.
MS SQL Server or alternative.
• Experience or knowledge of software development processes such as Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.
).
• Demonstrated experience of developing data visualisations and / or other analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience of working as part of a team on a collaborative basis.
• A strong ability to use initiative.
• Excellent time management including the ability to work unsupervised.
• The ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally at all levels, and with other teams and organisations.
How to Apply:
A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position, should be emailed to ****** or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway.
All correspondence for this post should quote reference OCIS/TempSWD/JUL25
Eligible Candidates must be:
A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA).
The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 visa.
Closing date for Applications:
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon on the 5th of August 2025.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
Use of Data - all personal data and the information submitted for this application will be used solely for the purpose of this campaign, after which it will be deleted in line with our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Policy and data retention schedule.
All information will be treated with the strictest confidence and accessed only by those involved directly in the campaign.
The Marine Institute is an organisation that champions Diversity, Inclusion & Equality for all.
We encourage and welcome applications from anyone interested in this role. Please do advise if there are any special accommodations required for the recruitment process.
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