Cloud Computing Software Developer

Job Information

Job Summary:

Cloud Computing Software Developer: Will work on the intersection of development and research: discovering new capabilities through working with scientific users – and then bringing those capabilities to production to change the way science is done.

Responsibilities:

Work with emergent technologies and user requirements to build and evaluate innovative solutions changing the way we do science
Work on state-of-the-art technologies, such as OpenStack and software defined networking, and have the opportunity to impact them: specific tasks may range from identifying new tools, extending existing technology, new feature development, and technology evaluation
Help build and operate the national Chameleon testbed (www.chameleoncloud.org) which supports research and innovation in cloud computing providing insight into tomorrow’s technology
Work directly with users to answer their questions, troubleshoot issues, and see the impact of your work daily
Collaborate with scientific application groups nationwide, work as part of a large supercomputing center and an outstanding academic institution

Competencies:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Analytical and problem solving skills required.
Ability to prioritize and manage workload to meet critical project milestones and deadlines required.
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment required.
Ability to work on a flexible schedule which will include occasional late night and/or weekend hours required.
Ability to think independently and creatively to develop exceptional technical solutions required.
Ability to identify similar or complementary commercial or academic solutions and read scientific literature to fill in knowledge gaps as needed required.

Additional Requirements

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or another relevant computer related field required.
Advanced degree in mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.

Experience:

At least one year of programming experience (development, debugging, and maintenance) required.

Knowledge of Unix/Linux required.
Two or more years of professional research and development experience preferred.

Technical Knowledge or Skills:

Experience with IaaS cloud systems, such as OpenStack or Amazon Web Services, and relevant technologies required.
Programming experience with Python strongly preferred.
Demonstrated contributions to open source software preferred.
Interest in research and working on challenges that don’t have obvious solutions strongly preferred.
Experience with distributed systems, performance analysis, and resource and/or data management systems preferred.
Experience with virtualization technologies such as Xen or KVM and/or containers such as Docker preferred.
Experience with system administration and DevOps tools, such as Chef and Puppet, preferred.

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