Cloud Software Developer - NASA

INNOVIM is seeking a Cloud Software Developer to support NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development 3 (EED-3) contract. INNOVIM’s EED-3 team provides Earth scientists and others access to data from NASA’s Earth Science missions.

About the role

As a member of the EED-3 team, the Cloud Software Developer will build innovative tools allowing scientists and students alike to discover, transform, update, and improve the quality of Earth Science data in the pursuit of solving a wide range of environmental and socio-economic issues. The candidate will work in a fast-paced Agile development environment performing operations, maintenance, and development for the NASA Earthdata Cloud. Earthdata Cloud is a core capability in NASA’s Earth Observing System Data Information System (EOSDIS), which provides end-to-end capabilities for managing NASA’s Earth science data from various sources – satellites, aircraft, field measurements, and other programs.

The candidate will ensure adherence to operational agreements and policies (including response times), compliance to program and NASA standards and requirements (including Section 508 compliance), leveraging of industry best practices for automation and scalability of assets, and implementation of issue detection and alerts.

Location

Based out of Annapolis, MD. Remote/telework is available. Quarterly travel to Annapolis, MD for 3 days due to PI Planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud-based tools for Earth science data discovery, transformation, and quality improvement.
• Work in an Agile development environment to support operations, maintenance, and development for NASA Earthdata Cloud.
• Ensure compliance with operational agreements, program standards, and NASA requirements, including Section 508.
• Implement industry best practices for automation, scalability, and issue detection/alerts.
• Analyze current cloud infrastructure and define, plan, and implement improvement solutions.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with customers, management, and team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field and at least 3 years of engineering experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience using Cloud Services in an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment.
• In-depth knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including networking and serverless services such as Lambda and Step Functions.
• 3 years of programming/scripting experience in Node.js, TypeScript, C++, BASH, Python, or Java, particularly within an Agile development environment.
• Experience supporting infrastructures and operations using DevOps automation tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with core AWS services related to DevOps, including Management and Deployment services like Terraform and IAM.
• Strong desire to automate processes, build software tools, and create infrastructure-as-code solutions in a DevOps environment.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Linux OS, Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, or GitLab.
• Full life cycle software design and development experience on large/complex n-tier client/server applications.
• AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Developer certifications.
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence.
• Experience with Agile/SAFe methodology.

Benefits

• Comprehensive nationwide medical, dental, and vision insurance programs.
• Life insurance.
• Matching 401k contribution.
• Educational and training support.