IT Specialist (Back Office Developer)

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Publish Date: 
Friday, January 13, 2023
Archive Date: 
Friday, March 10, 2023
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Scientific/Technical Staff
Institution Classification/Type: 
Government Agency
Institution/Company: 
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
City: 
Ashland
State/Province: 
MA
Zip/Postal: 
01721
Country: 
United States of America
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

IT Specialist (Back Office Developer)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory


The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is part of the largest and most diverse astrophysical institution in the world, where the staff carries out a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics and earth and space sciences. If you would like to join this exciting organization, apply today!

This is the position of Information Technology Specialist (Back Office Developer) in the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Project. The ADS serves a corpus of more than 17M scientific articles with more than 159M citations to a worldwide community of astronomers, researchers, and librarians with hundreds of thousands of requests per day.

Duties may include but are not limited to: Function as a part of a team to develop new ADS search features and capabilities, ensuring its reliability and scalability while running in Linux environments (on-premise servers and Kubernetes cluster in the cloud). Function as a part of a team to develop new ADS API features and services using Python, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ/Kafka, Docker and other tools.

Apply established data analysis / modeling techniques to explore metrics and identify improvement opportunities for proactive detection of data problems. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders in the design and development of new capabilities and the maintenance of existing functionality. Perform other duties as may be required.

For further information and requirements, view the complete Job Vacancy Announcement at:
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/sao-employment-opportunities/posting-23-34

More information about the ADS project is available at the ADS Careers page: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/about/careers/
Application Procedure: SAO will only accept applications online for this position.

For complete information and online application procedures, please visit: USAJOBS

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in our workplace.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, February 20, 2023
Selection Deadline: 
Monday, February 20, 2023
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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Human Resources
City: 
Cambridge
State/Province: 
MA
Country: 
United States of America