Technical Integration Engineer

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) is a research and development center with an international reputation for developing instrumentation for both terrestrial and space flight applications. SSEC's mission includes the support of faculty and academic staff led research, development, fabrication and implementation of space flight experiments, as well as the development of new meteorological research tools for national and international use. The successful candidate will work with a team using a high-performance data ingest, archive, processing, and product delivery system as part of the NASA Science Investigator-led Processing System (SIPS) supporting NASA Atmosphere Discipline Science Teams and their efforts to characterize and develop long-term Cloud and Aerosol Climate Data Records. The computer systems supporting this effort currently include more than 4900 CPU cores for data processing configured as a high throughput computing system; more than16 Petabytes of storage in a cluster file system, high performance networking, and a job management system controlled by a relational database. The Atmosphere SIPS currently produces more than 2 Terabytes of data per day from NASA and other sources, and runs a variety of algorithms on the data to create geophysical products for delivery to NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) and Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE). In addition to processing new VIIRS-based earth observations as they become available, the framework also supports recursive, inquiry-based, Science Team mission record reprocessing and redelivery focused on continuously improving science products and data records.

This position is located in the Scientific Computing - SIPS Operational Area.

This position is eligible for a flexible work arrangement (FWA) of 60% in office/40% remote at supervisor discretion/approval. An FWA requires successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone to perform the work on a university provided computer. Per University policy, transportation between home and assigned work location is not payable/reimbursable and will be at the expense of the employee.

• Serves as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, identifies needs, provides solution options, and communicates issue updates and resolutions

• Runs, maintains, and operates technical systems and infrastructure

• Integrates, identifies, troubleshoots, monitors, and resolves moderately complex, routine, and varied supported services, systems, network, and application problems according to established processes and procedures

• Configures, maintains, upgrades, develops, and tests IT systems and services in alignment with industry best practices

• Assists with the planning and coordination of system resources, upgrades, security, implementations, and integrations

• Plans and directs staff implementation of small to medium technical projects as needed

• Participates in the evaluation of new vendor software releases and impact. Documents and communicates system enhancements or changes

Compensation: Minimum expected starting annual rate is $80,000. Starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

* 2-5 years of experience in Linux server hardware procurement, installation, system administration, and sustainment.

* Ability to program Python and Bash shell scripts.

* Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration in production environments.

* Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef).* Experience with Linux system monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Nagios.

* Experience with batch job management systems such as Slurm and HTCondor.

* Ability to implement, adapt, manage, and sustain cluster file systems such as Ceph.* Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).

* Familiarity with application containerization technologies (e.g., Docker or Podman).

* Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) systems in a multi-disciplinary scientific research environment.

Education:

Associates degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or closely related field is required. Bachelors or Masters degree is preferred.

Applicants with Associates degree must show applied experience in required qualifications to be considered.

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (ie. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of employment. OPT and OPT-STEM are not eligible to apply. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

How to Apply:

Click the "Apply" button to start the application process.

You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

-Resume

-Letter of Qualifications

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications (cover letter) and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above.

Denise Weidner

denise.weidner@ssec.wisc.edu

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