Remote Cloud-Native Earth System Scientist II

Stcnet; Greenbelt (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 80 hrs/yr, 11 holidays, 40 sick

401K with 4% match

FSA

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Science and Technology Corporation (STC) seeks a Support Scientist II to join a team supporting cloud-based workflows for NASA Earth science data at GSFC on the ATMOS contract.

Role emphasizes integrating scientific expertise with software development to enable scalable analysis of remote sensing and modeling datasets, including vegetation and ecosystem monitoring, with cloud-native pipelines in AWS/Azure.

Qualifications

• PhD in Atmospheric Science, Computational Science, Physical Science, or Math, or MS with 6+ years of related experience.
• 2+ years of research experience in Earth science, remote sensing, ecology, or related field.
• Proficiency in Python and geospatial data processing; experience with cloud computing environments (AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Develop new science data products from remote sensing observations using physically-based models.
• Support data assimilation of airborne and satellite measurements across Earth system domains.
• Develop analysis-ready products targeting wetlands, fires, and ecosystem change characterization.
• Collaborate with NASA scientists to translate research needs into computational solutions.

Skills

Python programming

Geospatial analysis

Cloud computing

Scientific communication

Education

PhD in Atmospheric Science or Computational Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Remote sensing toolkits (ENVI, etc.)

Job description

Science and Technology Corporation (STC) seeks a Support Scientist II to join a team supporting cloud-based workflows for NASA Earth science data at GSFC on the ATMOS contract.

Role emphasizes integrating scientific expertise with software development to enable scalable analysis of remote sensing and modeling datasets, including vegetation and ecosystem monitoring, with cloud-native pipelines in AWS/Azure.