RedLine Performance Solutions (RedLine) has been in the HPC solutions engineering services business for over 25 years and is consistently determined to keep the "bar of excellence" quite high for new hires. This enables RedLine to accomplish what other firms cannot and promotes a high level of staff retention. We offer services ranging from full life cycle HPC systems engineering to remote managed services to HPC program analysis. We are located in the Washington, DC area.
RedLine is seeking a Scientific Programmer/Analyst candidate to support the National Weather Service (NWS) Central Operations (NCO). NCO supports the implementation, maintenance, and Tier-2 support of the operational production suite of weather prediction models on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) High Performance Supercomputing (HPC) systems and applications. This position is part of a team that serves as the technical transition between the research and development of all aspects of the NCEP's computing algorithms and their operational implementation. This team is also responsible for ensuring the timely and efficient flow of data to internal and external customers and communicating product changes.
US citizenship, living in the U.S. for the last 3 years and the ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance are mandatory requirements for this position. The position can be worked remotely. The customer site is in College Park, MD so work hours will align with the Eastern time zone.
Responsibilities
This position will serve as an Analyst on the team responsible for supporting the HPC operational suite of weather prediction models. The candidate will serve as an expert technical authority, responsible for supporting the continuous, highly critical operations of the NWS operational supercomputing system, providing central guidance and forecast products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Qualifications
The candidate should have at least an B.S. or equivalent experience in atmospheric sciences or meteorology, computer science, mathematics, or a related physical science, with five years or more experience.
Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
- Work in an HPC environment on the Linux platform that has a large-scale parallel file-system with multiple petabytes of storage, parallel processing with MPI/OpenMP and workload managers.
- Independently analyze, evaluate and implement modifications in a time-critical complex operational suite.
- Support applications across different scripting languages such as Python, C++, FORTRAN, and Bash. Be able to compile, test, debug and document the application.
- Perform upgrades to the HPC operational suite using established software development standards.
- Ensure that numerical model implementations and upgrades are properly tested and coordinated.
- Troubleshoot issues with complex applications during business hours and in a rotating on-call basis during off-hours. Suggest technically feasible solutions and recommends the most effective and efficient automation approaches with positive impact on multiple users.
- Be able to communicate effectively with software developers with a common goal to implement provided changes.
Desired Skills
- Knowledge of NCEP data formats, such as GRIB2, NETCDF, and BUFR.
- Knowledge of weather display software systems used within the NWS, such as AWIPS2.
- Knowledge of the NCO model production suite.
