[Remote] Scientific Programmer Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RedLine Performance Solutions provides high-performance computing (HPC) solutions engineering and program analysis services. The Scientific Programmer/Analyst will support the National Weather Service’s operational weather prediction model suite, including its continuous HPC operations, data flows, forecast products, and migration from on-premise clusters to a Google Cloud Platform HPC environment.

Responsibilities

• This position will serve as an Analyst on the team responsible for supporting the HPC operational suite of weather prediction models. The candidate will serve as an expert technical authority, responsible for supporting the continuous, highly critical operations of the NWS operational supercomputing systems, providing central guidance and forecast products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Immediate focus is migrating existing models from on-premise HPC clusters to a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) HPC environment

Skills

• US citizenship
• The ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance
• Must have lived in the U.S. for the last 3 years
• At least an B.S. or equivalent experience in atmospheric sciences or meteorology, computer science, mathematics, or a related physical science
• Five years or more experience
• Work in an HPC environment on the Linux platform that has a large-scale parallel file-system with multiple petabytes of storage, parallel processing with MPI/OpenMP and workload managers
• Independently analyze, evaluate and implement modifications in a time-critical complex operational suite of numerical models
• Advanced knowledge and experience of modern programming languages such as Python and C/C++, as well as later Fortran releases
• Be able to compile, test, debug and document applications
• Working knowledge of shell scripting
• Perform upgrades to the HPC operational suite using established software development standards
• Incorporate modern software management techniques such as unit testing, continuous integration, and other Agile development techniques
• Use modern code management principles to manage Git repositories
• Working knowledge of Git branches, forks, and submodules, and GitHub features such as Actions
• Build and testing mechanisms (e.g., CMake, ctest)
• Troubleshoot issues with complex applications during business hours and in a rotating on-call basis during off-hours
• Suggest technically feasible solutions and recommend the most effective and efficient automation approaches with positive impact on multiple users
• Be able to communicate effectively with software developers with a common goal to implement provided changes
• Knowledge of NCEP data formats, such as GRIB2, NETCDF, and BUFR
• Knowledge of weather display software systems used within the NWS, such as AWIPS2
• Knowledge of the NCO model production suite
• Experience with scientific applications in cloud HPC environments (e.g., GCP)

Benefits

• The position can be worked remotely.

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