BioinformaticsDataEngineer(RNAResources)

About the Team Rfam and RNAcentral are key resources for RNA biology, serving tens of thousands of users every year and widely cited in the scientific literature. We are recruiting a Bioinformatics Data Engineer to develop and maintain both the [_Rfam_](https://rfam.org/) and [_RNAcentral_](https://rnacentral.org/) databases. They are currently funded by the [_BBSRC_](https://bbsrc.ukri.org/) and [_Wellcome_](http://wellcome.org). The RNA Resources team is part of the Sequence Families group led by [_Alex Bateman_](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/people/alex-bateman). You will be reporting to the Project Leader for RNA Resources, and working closely with an RNA bioinformatician, two full-stack software developers, and an Rfam biocurator. Your role As a Bioinformatics Data Engineer, you will run, maintain and optimise our data pipelines, ensuring efficient data processing, storage and retrieval for Rfam and RNAcentral. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, propose new data pipeline architectures, and implement solutions to improve performance and scalability. The tasks will include: * Analysing existing data curation and data production pipelines and identifying areas for improvement, optimisation, and scalability. * Modernising and containerising Rfam curation pipelines, and implementing human-in-the-loop, AI-assisted agentic curation. * Developing and scaling LLM pipelines used in RNAcentral for literature summarisation and curation. * Developing scalable workflows for ncRNA annotation in genomes. * Documenting data pipelines, processes, and workflows for internal reference and knowledge sharing. * Participating in RNAcentral and Rfam data releases. You will also be responsible for outreach to the scientific community through presentations at major conferences such as the RNA Society Annual Meeting and ISMB. Additionally, you will present at the RNAcentral consortium meetings and Scientific Advisory Board meetings, gathering regular