Cloud Development Engineer - ESS

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is a multi-mission science and flight operations center for NASA’s flagship observatories on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland.

The IT Division is seeking a Cloud Development Engineer who is experienced in scoping infrastructure for customer requirements. STScI is the science operations center for several NASA missions, including the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). STScI hosts the MAST archive that contains data from more than 20 missions. MAST will also contribute to science operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, including its archive, in formulation for launch in the mid-2020s.

This position can support remote work (occasional days onsite). Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to our local market. (MD, DE, VA, PA, DC & WV). This position requires US Citizenship or Permanent Residence in order to meet ITAR requirements.

Primary Responsibilities:

 Build, implement and support Lambda, S3, Cloud Front, CloudWatch, Identity & Access Management (IAM) security services as needed.

• Build, deploy, and manage IaC with automation for infrastructure leveraging CI/CD pipelines and other DevOps tools.
• Writing and maintaining code in languages such as Python with unit tests in a complex system component utilizing SDLC.
• Build coding standardizations and automating processes for the organization.
• Advocates improvements for resources, tags, governance, and optimization.
• Advocates for containerization and automation, configuration, and fine-tuning cloud infrastructure systems.
• Managing existing Kubernetes and EKS environments.
• Communicate with the Network and Security team to implement recommended baselines and fixes as needed for compute workloads on the AWS cloud.
• Translating function and technical requirements into detailed documentation and design.

Skills and Qualifications: These skills are required to succeed in this role.

 Proficient in infrastructure and configuration management. Knowledgeable in CloudFormation and/or Terraform. Python expertise is preferred. Other languages are expected. Extensive experience with AWS and CloudFormation.  Familiarity with Kubernetes administration and development.

 Must have hands-on experience and an understanding of best practices with AWS cloud services, including infrastructure, IAM, security, networking, and cost optimization.

• Strong in Linux & AWS services like (Compute, RDS, Container, VPC, Storage Services, Security Groups, High Availability, S3, CloudWatch).
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with CloudFormation and/or Terraform is preferred.
• Experience with building software applications, SDLC, and CI/CD.
• Should have experience with containerization and container orchestration.
• Experience setting up and configuring AWS components using CLI and automation tools.
• Experience with troubleshooting VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, and NACL.
• Experience in debugging AWS services/environment issues.

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum five years of experience as a Software Developer, System Development Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or System Administrator.
• Hands-on cloud infrastructure management experience.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Eight years of extensive experience as a Software Developer, System Development Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer.
• Hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure management experience.
• Prior work with Kubernetes and containerized environments.

Substitution of additional relevant education or experience for stated qualifications will be considered.

Compensation is commensurate with education, skills and experience.

Apply here: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/SPA1004AURA/JobBoard/93330e50-7b3a-4ba8-94f2-6f32360aa4e1/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=27f34ceb-8f9b-47dc-81e5-a0bcd1ea5f8d

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Applications received by 05/05/2024 will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered until the position is filled.  

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 STScI offers a flexible and welcoming workspace for all. STScI embraces the diversity of our staff as a strategic priority in creating a first-rate community. We strongly encourage women, ethnic minorities, veterans, and disabled individuals to apply for these opportunities. Veterans, disabled individuals, or wounded warriors needing assistance with the employment process can contact us at careers@stsci.edu EOE/AA/M/F/D/V.

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