Environmental Informatics Software Engineer
- Employer
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Location
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Salary
- competitive salary, full benefits, paid relocation, paid vacation, on-site fitness / wellness center
- Closing date
- Jan 4, 2020
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- Discipline
- Biogeosciences, Earth and Space Science Informatics
- Career Level
- Mid Career
- Education Level
- Bachelors
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Relocation Cost
- Paid
- Sector Type
- Government
Job Details
Purpose
This position primarily supports the ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics (ORNL DAAC), as well as collaboration with other projects in the ORNL Climate Change Science Institute (CCSI). The ORNL DAAC is a part of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System and is responsible for data archival, product development and distribution, and user support for biogeochemical and terrestrial ecology data and models.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of software used for the archival, distribution, visualization, and analysis of Earth science data.
- Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of improved processes for the archival, distribution, visualization, and analysis of Earth science data.
- Deploy, maintain, and support web applications, servers, and cloud development platforms in support of scientific projects.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in a science or engineering field with at least 5 years post-degree software development work experience, or any degree with at least 10 years of software development work experience.
- Demonstrated software developer experience working in a team environment, contributing to shared goals.
- Practical experience in two or more of the following languages: JavaScript, Python, CSS, Java, C, C++, bash, R, SQL, or perl. JavaScript, Python, and CSS experience are particularly preferred.
Experience in any of the following areas is relevant to this position and should be highlighted in application materials
- Software development applied to scientific or engineering problems (particularly preferred)
- Experience in development for public cloud environments, with Amazon Web Services particularly preferred
- Software documentation, including documentation derived from source code
- Software user experience design and usability assessment
- Specific software development methodologies, including test driven development, DevOps, continuous integration, and Agile, particularly in a team environment
- Communication and writing skills, particularly as applied to scientific or technical topics
- Developing or contributing to large, complex software systems.
- Participation in open source projects
- Conference presentations
- Scientific data visualization and/or scientific data analysis
- Data or information architecture, including database design
Benefits at ORNL:
UT Battelle offers an exceptional benefits package to include matching 401K, Pension Plan, Paid Vacation and Medical / Dental plan. Onsite amenities include Credit Union, Medical Clinic and free Fitness facilities.
Relocation:
UT Battelle offers a wide range of relocation benefits for individuals and families to make it easier to come and work here. If you are invited to interview, please ask your Recruiter about relocating with ORNL.
Company
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy system. ORNL’s scientific programs focus on materials, neutron science, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security. ORNL partners with the state of Tennessee, universities and industries to solve challenges in energy, advanced materials,manufacturing, security and physics. The laboratory's science and technology innovations are translated into applications for economic development and global security. The laboratory is home to several of the world’s top supercomputers and is a leading neutron science and nuclear energy research facility that includes the Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor. ORNL hosts a DOE Leadership Computing Facility—home of the Titan supercomputer; one of DOE’s nanoscience centers—the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences; the BioEnergy Science Center—one of DOE’s Energy Research Centers; and the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors, a DOE Innovation Hub.
- Website
- http://ornl.gov/
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