Part Time - Department Of Physics -research And Development Engineer - Ligo

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, Pennsylvania, US
Hybrid
Aws administration
Python programming skills
Relational database administration
The goal for the project is to provide the infrastructure and data services needed for groups to effectively receive notice of astrophysical detections; analyze and exchange data; and request follow-up observations for astrophysical phenomena

Job Summary

  • The goal for the project is to provide the infrastructure and data services needed for groups to effectively receive notice of astrophysical detections; analyze and exchange data; and request follow-up observations for astrophysical phenomena.
  • The software and systems engineer works in the context of the project’s agile development effort to both expand the infrastructure and to ensure continuity of operations of the infrastructure.
  • The engineer for this position will have initial responsibilities for an overview of operations, AWS administration, Information security, and web presence, but needs to take on assignments as the project evolves.

Matching Summary

The goal for the project is to provide the infrastructure and data services needed for groups to effectively receive notice of astrophysical detections; analyze and exchange data; and request follow-up observations for astrophysical phenomena.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • AWS administration
  • Python programming skills
  • Relational database administration
  • Kafka publish-subscribe system
  • Information security planning
  • Agile development practices

Nice-to-have

  • Intuition about community needs
  • Cost management skills
  • Web presence management

Key Requirements

  • Must have AWS infrastructure knowledge
  • Must have Terraform configuration language knowledge
  • Must have identity management principles knowledge
  • Must have information security implementation knowledge

Work Rights

Not specified

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