Data Solutions Architect
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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remote eligible
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DescriptionDo you have a background in science or engineering research and passion for Data? Do you want to contribute to enabling the advancement of innovative multi-disciplinary research and help Georgia Tech’s researchers “create the next”? If yes, then apply for the Data Solutions Architect position with Georgia Tech’s PACE team that’s located in the heart of vibrant Atlanta, Georgia.
The Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) team defines and manages centralized research computing services at the Georgia Institute of Technology. We facilitate research efforts and foster strategic partnerships to provide Georgia Tech researchers with an unrivaled advantage, empowering them to lead their disciplines for the advancement of science and society across the globe. In addition to high-performance computing, we incorporate emerging cloud, network, data analytics, and storage technologies. Our growing team directly supports faculty, students, and other researchers resulting in a dynamic environment filled with intellectual stimulation and continuous innovation.
In this role, you will work with PACE’s systems administrators, architects, research software engineers and research computing facilitators in defining and developing data service offerings. Additionally, you will work directly with researchers on high-profile research projects that may include requirements analysis, design, software engineering, testing, deployment, and maintenance with an emphasis on reproducibility.
Georgia Tech’s Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) program is seeking a Data Solutions Architect (Research Scientist I/II) to join our team. This will be a remote-eligible position that can work on campus or elsewhere (within or out of Georgia).
The Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) team defines and manages centralized research computing services at the Georgia Institute of Technology. We facilitate research efforts and foster strategic partnerships to provide Georgia Tech researchers with an unrivaled advantage, empowering them to lead their disciplines for the advancement of science and society across the globe. In addition to high-performance computing, we incorporate emerging cloud, network, data analytics, and storage technologies. Our growing team directly supports faculty, students, and other researchers resulting in a dynamic environment filled with intellectual stimulation and continuous innovation.
In this role, you will work with PACE’s systems administrators, architects, research software engineers and research computing facilitators in defining and developing data service offerings. Additionally, you will work directly with researchers on high-profile research projects that may include requirements analysis, design, software engineering, testing, deployment, and maintenance with an emphasis on reproducibility.
Georgia Tech’s Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) program is seeking a Data Solutions Architect (Research Scientist I/II) to join our team. This will be a remote-eligible position that can work on campus or elsewhere (within or out of Georgia).
RequirementsResponsibilities
Identify, design, and develop reusable solutions for “Data-as-a-Service" offerings for the research community.
Participate and Lead Governance around Research Data, particularly in the aspect of “Data-as-a-Service” offering.
Respond to a wide range of requests submitted by faculty & student researchers spanning areas of research computing, with a particular focus on the access, packaging, and use of research data.
Perform software development and systems integration and implementation as appropriate to achieve high-quality, on-time deployments of research-related IT infrastructure and associated data as a service (DaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) solutions. This includes requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.
Assist with the implementation of best practices and process improvements to facilitate reproducibility and reliability of research solutions. Mentor teammates as appropriate to improve skill sets for the team.
Perform the role of Subject Matter Expert in interactions with researchers, faculty, and other IT professionals on matters involving community input and data-driven feedback, as well as features and services that will benefit the Georgia Tech research community
Contribute to the documentation and training for PACE service offerings.
Assist with the diagnosis and troubleshooting of research-related system performance or other issues as they occur.
Participate in efforts to strengthen the research computing user community internally and externally, through developing and disseminating whitepapers and best practices documents, developing and delivering training seminars, and representing PACE in national venues including conferences and workshops.
Required Qualifications
Research Scientist I:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related area
Research Scientist II:
A Master’s degree and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
A Master’s degree and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor’s degree, or
A Doctoral degree
Final rank will be determined commensurate with education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to standards for data privacy and policy compliance.
An ability to engage with and champion for a highly diverse research computing community at regional, national, and global scale
A demonstrated ability to provide effective technical solutions to highly complex problems in advanced and diverse computing environments
Expert knowledge of current and emerging computational methods, architectures, and technology, current and emerging technologies, and middleware (e.g. MPI stacks, job schedulers, numerical libraries, and data analytics tools)
Exposure to specific technologies often found in research computing environments, such as:
Package installation frameworks (e.g., Spack, Easybuild)
Machine Learning (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)
Apache Hadoop and Hadoop ecosystem relevant tools (Sqoop, Flume, Kafka, Oozie, Zookeeper)
Data analytics tools/platforms such as PowerBI, Tableau, Open XDMoD
Containerization (e.g., Singularity)
Community driven science gateways and associated middleware (e.g., Apache Airavata, Open OnDemand, Globus)
Configuration management and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
Research grids and cloud access (e.g., OSG, XSEDE, CloudBank, Chameleon, Jetstream)
Public cloud and associated APIs (e.g., AWS, Azure, OpenStack)
Legacy programming languages such as Fortran and C
Involvement with and contributions to open-source communities
Prior Systems Administration experience, particularly in RedHat Enterprise Linux environments.
Application security implementation experience for both authentication and authorization, including the use of available services for single sign-on, federation (e.g., InCommon), and identity management. An awareness of secure application coding practices is highly desirable.
Company DescriptionLocated in the heart of vibrant Atlanta, Georgia, the Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE) team defines and manages centralized research computing services at the Georgia Institute of Technology. We facilitate research efforts and foster strategic partnerships to provide Georgia Tech researchers with an unrivaled advantage, empowering them to lead their disciplines for the advancement of science and society across the globe. In addition to high-performance computing, we incorporate emerging cloud, network, data analytics, and storage technologies. Our rapidly growing team directly supports faculty, students, and other researchers resulting in a dynamic environment filled with intellectual stimulation and continuous innovation. Our offices are in the CODA building, located in midtown Atlanta. Please see codatechsquare.com for further information.
One of the core values of PACE is a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. From the Georgia Tech Strategic Plan: "We will recruit, develop, retain, and engage a diverse cadre of students, faculty, and staff with a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, interests, and talents, creating a campus community that exemplifies the best in all of us - in our intellectual pursuits, our diversity of thought, our personal integrity, and our inclusive excellence."
All PACE positions require U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency.
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2022-11-14
Event Type
Job Posting
TimeWednesday, 16 November 202210am - 3pm CST
Location