Senior Cloud Developers - Multiple Openings!

$130,000 - $150,000/Yr

Space Telescope Science Institute - Baltimore, MD

Full-time - Senior

Baltimore, MD

About the position

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is seeking Senior Cloud Engineers to support NASA missions, specifically focusing on the development and maintenance of cloud-based application platforms and infrastructure for the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST). This role involves working with a large volume of astronomical data and requires expertise in cloud-native application development and data management systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, reliable, and secure AWS native cloud applications.
• Develop infrastructure configuration as IaC using technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Implement CI/CD/CT pipelines to build, deploy and test native cloud application code.
• Design, construct, install, test, and maintain robust, highly scalable cloud-based data management systems.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable data ingestion and migration pipelines.
• Design, develop and maintain cloud-based scientific catalog data exploration tools/services.
• Analyze client/business requirements and design appropriate cloud-based systems and architectures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Expertise in cloud-native application development and containerization (Kubernetes).
• Strong experience with AWS and proficiency in Python, Java, Node.js, BASH, and IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Proficient in building automation tools and CI/CD/CT pipelines using platforms like Ansible, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and CodePipeline.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, API Gateway).
• Strong SQL programming skills and experience with cloud SQL databases (e.g., Amazon RDS).
• Extensive knowledge of ETL/ELT processes and cloud data Lakehouse solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with big data tools and frameworks.
• Experience with distributed database platforms.
• Knowledge in machine learning.

Benefits

• Employer retirement contribution - direct STScI contribution of 10% of your salary from your first day.
• 12 days sick leave, up to 24 days' vacation, and 10 paid holidays.
• Flexible work schedule with healthy work/life balance.
• Relocation Assistance.
• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision/prescription plans.