Part Time - Department of Physics -Research and Development Engineer - LIGO

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); In loco; USD 34.000 - 55.000; Part-time

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The Pennsylvania State University’s Eberly College of Science, Department of Physics, seeks a Part Time Research Engineer for the Penn State LIGO group to support the SCIMMA project with software and systems engineering. You will collaborate with a small team to enhance infrastructure and ensure reliable data services.

The role involves AWS, Terraform, Python programming, and relational databases, with emphasis on agile operations, information security, and data sharing for multi-messenger

Competenze

• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Proficient Python programming skills.
• Knowledge of identity management and information security best practices.

Mansioni

• Develop and maintain SCIMMA infrastructure components.
• Support agile development and operations for the project.
• Perform AWS administration and security compliance tasks.

Conoscenze

AWS infrastructure

Terraform

Python programming

Relational DB administration

Kafka

Identity management

Information security

Agile development

Cost management

Strumenti

Terraform configuration language

Kafka

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Eberly College of Science, Department of Physics at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to fill one Part Time Research Engineer position in the Penn State LIGO group. In this position you will report to Dr. Chad Hanna and your responsibilities will include software and systems engineering to work on the Scalable Infrastructure for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (SCIMMA) project. The goal for the project is to provide the infrastructure and data services needed for groups to effectively receive notice of astrophysical detections; analyze and exchange data; and request follow-up observations for astrophysical phenomena. The software and systems engineer works in the context of the project’s agile development effort to both expand the infrastructure and to ensure continuity of operations of the infrastructure. The engineer is a member of a small team seeking to satisfy the needs of a broad community. The project is agile and requires the ability to work generally in all the technical areas of the project, using intuition about the astrophysical community's needs. The engineer for this position will have initial responsibilities for an overview of operations, AWS administration, Information security, and web presence, but needs to take on assignments as the project evolves.

Diverse skills are required, including knowledge and skills related to Amazon AWS infrastructure, compute, data and related technical aspects. The terraform configuration language. Python Programming skills. Relational database administration skills. Knowledge of the kafka publish-subscribe system. Knowledge of the principles of identity management. Knowledge of information security planning, and information security implementation Agile operations and development practices Cost management skills.

• knowledge and skills related to Amazon AWS infrastructure, compute, data and related technical aspects.
• The terraform configuration language.
• Python Programming skills.
• Relational database administration skills.
• Knowledge of the kafka publish-subscribe system.
• Knowledge of the principles of identity management.
• Knowledge of information security planning, and information security implementation Agile operations and development practices Cost management skills.

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