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Professional Opportunities
Data Architect - Software Engineer III-IV (109)
This position will be located at one of the NRAO facilities in Charlottesville (VA), Socorro (NM), Albuquerque (NM) or Green Bank (WV). Fully remote work may be possible for a highly qualified candidate.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Position Summary:
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is an exciting and prestigious research facility that plays a vital role in the study of the universe. The Observatory operates a variety of radio telescopes that span the globe, including the famous Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). These telescopes are among the most advanced in the world, allowing astronomers to explore the universe in unprecedented detail.
The Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) is a transformative astronomical observatory designed to deliver science-ready data products to a broad community of users. The Computing and Software System (CSS) is the backbone of this vision, encompassing all the software and hardware required to control the telescope, manage the flow of data, execute processing pipelines, and provide user-facing services. The CSS is decomposed into several major systems, each with a distinct role in the data lifecycle, from observation planning to final data analysis.
The ngVLA project is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Architect to lead the design and development of a comprehensive data management strategy for the vast and diverse datasets generated by the observatory. The Data Architect will define how data will be stored, integrated, secured, and accessed across the computing systems. This role will be critical in ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and long-term usability of all ngVLA data, from raw telescope observations to high-level scientific products.
The Data Architect will work closely with various stakeholders, including scientists, engineers, and software developers, to understand their data needs and use cases and translate them into robust overall data architecture. The Data Architect will: select technologies and tools; set data standards, governance rules, and best practices; and create conceptual, logical, and physical data models. In future phases of the project, the Data Architect will work with data engineers, database administrators, and software engineers to implement the data solutions. This position requires a deep understanding of data architecture principles, data modeling, data governance, and experience with large-scale distributed data systems.
What You Will be Doing
- Interprets and delivers impactful plans for data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of ngVLA and other NRAO projects and roadmaps.
- Designs the structure and layout of secure data systems, including databases, warehouses, and lakes.
- Participates in the selection and implementation of secure data management systems that meets NRAO’s needs by defining data schemas, optimizing data storage, and establishing data access.
- Architect and design processes for the ETL process from various sources into the NRAO’s data systems.
- Translates high-level business requirements into data models and appropriate metadata, test data, and data quality standards.
- Matures and optimizes the existing data architecture, delivering reusable services and cost-saving opportunities aligned with the policies and standards of the DMS.
- Defines and manages standards, guidelines, and processes to ensure data quality.
- Identify and explore new data sources and analytical methods to support the requirements of ngVLA and other NRAO projects.
- Evaluates and recommends emerging technologies for data management, storage, and analytics.
Work Environment
This position will be located at one of the NRAO facilities in Charlottesville (VA), Socorro (NM), Green Bank (WV) or Albuquerque (NM). The successful candidate will join a team of professionals engaged in research and development in the fields of science, engineering, software development, and education. Work is typically performed in a research or development environment.
Data Science Facilitator
Full or Part Time, Hybrid, Madison Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Position Summary:
The WID is seeking an individual to advance the research activities of faculty members, students, and staff in a broad range of scholarly disciplines that would benefit from data science methods.
Facilitators will perform training and community engagement in data science across the UW-Madison campus. More specifically, the Facilitator will consult with researchers on campus to recommend appropriate solutions to data science problems impeding their research, where solution pathways for the researcher will include resources on campus and beyond, including existing learning resources, data management services, computing resources, consultations and collaboration with data science and computational methods experts, identification and pursuit of funding opportunities, and/or pathways for leveraging effort from campus data science teams and associated faculty. The Facilitator will also design workshops and teach existing trainings to help researchers learn data analysis tools and automation that will make their research more scalable and reproducible.
The Facilitator will also collaborate closely with research groups on short term projects; specifically developing workflows, reviewing code, helping with project management, teaching coding and computation skills, and providing other guidance that supports the researcher's work. The successful applicant will gain a wide range of skills at this job and will have the opportunity to work with experts in a range of research areas and data-centric technologies.
This position can be full or part time, between 50-100%.
Sr. HPC System Administrator
Full time, Hybrid, Chicago, Illinois
Provost Research Computing Center, The University of Chicago
Position Summary:
The job uses specialized knowledge and breadth of expertise to design automated, scalable, and rapidly deployable solutions to infrastructure development and server configuration. Leads installation, configuration, and maintenance of operating systems. Uses best practices and systems knowledge to monitor and alert systems, utility software, and firewalls. Guides maintenance for production servers as well as Windows and Linux servers.
The University of Chicago is seeking a highly qualified Senior HPC System Administrator to join the system and operation team that builds and manages RCC HPC systems and facility operations. The individual in this position will be involved in the procurement and management of HPC hardware and software.
This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite.
Student Opportunities
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This project is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure in the Directorate for Computer Information Science under Grant #2127548.