Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for Neuroscience Data

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pestilli Lab in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Infrastructure Software Engineer. This one-year fixed-term role focuses on developing standards and technology for managing, processing, and sharing brain and health data.

Start date is immediate; 40 hours/week at UT Main Campus with salary around $70,000+ depending on qualifications. The position emphasizes scalable database design, cloud-based infrastructure, containerization with Docker and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least one year of back-end software development focused on database infrastructure and cloud computing.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, as well as NoSQL options; experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; Docker containerization; Kubernetes orchestration; networking fundamentals; programming in Python or JavaScript; knowledge of data security and privacy best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, efficient database solutions to handle large volumes of neuroscience data while ensuring data integrity, security, and accessibility.
• Build and manage cloud-based infrastructure to support storage, processing, and analysis of neuroscience data, leveraging cloud services for availability and performance.
• Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate them using Kubernetes within a cloud environment.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for database systems, code, and processes, and promote best practices for software development and data management.
• Collaborate with research teams to understand data requirements and provide technical solutions that meet their needs. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and optimize database performance, addressing scalability, latency, and data retrieval issues.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Data security

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Pestilli Lab in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Infrastructure Software Engineer. This one-year fixed-term role focuses on developing standards and technology for managing, processing, and sharing brain and health data.

Start date is immediate; 40 hours/week at UT Main Campus with salary around $70,000+ depending on qualifications. The position emphasizes scalable database design, cloud-based infrastructure, containerization with Docker and