23-126 Cloud Administrator Jobs

Silver Spring, MD

Position is fully remote

Yes

202300951AP

Admin Professional/ Research Professional

Research Associate IV

1

40

$145,000-$155,000 Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications

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07/05/2023

06/12/2023

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University seeks to fill a full-time professional research position for its collaborative research and development as a Cooperative Institute with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) in Silver Spring, MD. This position is located in a federal facility in Silver Spring, MD and requires the ability to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI, federal background check) for building access. (Office will be in Silver Spring, MD; however, the option exists to work remotely from your home/office with periodic coordination meetings in Silver Spring.)
The primary goal in the research partnership between the NWS OSTI and CIRA has been to keep abreast of advanced technology and apply it to CIRA OSTI. The partnership is focused on providing technical expertise to OSTI. OSTI is responsible for developing and implementing scientific techniques into NWS operations to improve weather and environmental forecasts and services. OSTI provides support to NWS field forecast offices, National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), and external customers nationwide.
CIRA and OSTI’s partnership has resulted in two significant accomplishments.
1) The development of the NOAA Virtual Laboratory (VLab), which is used by all line offices in NOAA, supports hundreds of communities, and nearly 2000 projects, and promotes development best practices throughout the organization. The VLab includes an enterprise portal (Liferay DXP) used for collaboration within NOAA as well as development tools and services, such as project and issue management (Redmine), code review (Gerrit) and revision control (git and subversion), and continuous integration and continuous delivery (Jenkins). As the creators, developers, and administrators of VLab, CIRA and OSTI have become the de facto experts on utilizing web technologies to collaborate and develop applications based on best practices, such as revision control, issue tracking, code review, and continuous integration.
2) OSTI and CIRA have become Cloud leaders within the NWS. The partnership has focused on utilizing Cloud technologies and tools leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) in combination with VLab, to solve development and testing workflows for the STI Portfolio. These workflows focus on streamlining research to operations and include many aspects such as configuration management, development applications, promoting DevOps. Research staff investigate these areas and prototype promising technologies. OSTI and CIRA’s Cloud efforts are termed “VLab Cloud”. Within the VLab Cloud environment OSTI and CIRA currently support a wide range of clients (e.g., AWIPS Program, Warning Decision Training Division, Operations Proving Ground, Storm Prediction Center, NCEP EMC, STI Modeling, etc.), where we provide onboarding, administration, operations, maintenance, security, and cost support.

As part of this initiative to further expand collaboration with the NWS/OSTI, the individual in this position serves as a cloud administrator and architect, supporting the growth, automation, and streamlining of NOAA’s VLab and OSTI/CIRA’s Cloud efforts. This individual works with NWS staff to develop solutions for technical issues impacting VLab Cloud. Technical issues involve: (a) Cloud architecture; and (b) Maintaining a secure and up-to-date cloud computing system. Specifically, this individual will support a number of activities including a) Setting up and configuring Cloud infrastructures (b) Provide Cloud support; c) Assisting in keeping Cloud services up to date and secure d) Developing and maintaining Linux Systems using automated methods. Since OSTI provides significant cloud support to the Advanced Weather Information Processing System (AWIPS) Program Office knowledge of the AWIPS system is required. The individual in this position will be highly motivated, goal oriented, someone who loves technology and works well both within a team and independently, while maintaining a client service focus. This position reports to the VLab Programmer/Analyst.

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

System Administration and Management

80

Leadership

10

Documentation and Reporting

10

References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.
In your cover letter, please specifically address the required and preferred qualifications of this position. A cover letter that fails to address the required and preferred qualifications of this position may not be considered further after review by the search committee.

Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires), Special Requirements/Other - This position is located in a federal facility in Silver Spring, MD and requires the ability to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI, federal background check) for building access.

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