Python Data Scientist Associate

%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3ESAIC is seeking an experienced Python Data Scientist Associate to support the development and maintenance of the Model Diagnostics Task Force (MDTF) framework, a unified system for selecting and instantiating standardized tasks for performing analysis on Earth system data. Our customer, NOAA GFDL, is the main developer of the %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Ca href=%22https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/MDTF-diagnostics%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3E%3Cu%3EMDTF framework%3C/u%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3E%26nbsp;with contributions from a consortium of government, academic, and private entities. This position requires an ability to obtain a Public Trust. Desired physical location is in the Princeton, New Jersey or surrounding area.%26nbsp;%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:%26nbsp;%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EDevelop the framework using the established goals of the MDTF Leads Team as a guide%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l7 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Ecreate MDTF software upgrade and release plans%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l5 level2 lfo3;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Eensure new code is well-documented and available to end users%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l11 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Eadd new functionality and capabilities, coordinated by the MDTF Leads Team%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l10 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Efix bugs and evaluate performance bottlenecks%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l4 level2 lfo6;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Emaintain CI/CD workflows for automated and manuatl testing/deployment%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l6 level2 lfo7;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Edevelop unit tests for the framework%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l2 level2 lfo8;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Emaintain datasets as needed for the CI/CD and unit tests%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l3 level2 lfo9;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Etroubleshoot and consult on Data Catalog generation%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22circle%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l12 level2 lfo10;tab-stops:list 1.0in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3Epackage and deploy new releases to the established PyPi distribution channel%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo11;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EFacilitate integration of a Jupyter Notebook-style interface for%26nbsp;process-oriented diagnostics into the MDTF framework%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l9 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3ECoordinate with GFDL’s Modeling Systems Division and Data Sciences Group developers as they integrate the MDTF framework into their respective workflows%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l8 level1 lfo13;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EActively contribute to weekly multi-institutional development meetings%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E
%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l8 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business or other related scientific or technical discipline%26nbsp;%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EExperience in Systems Engineering or Programming%26nbsp;%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EExperience in Python Programming%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l10 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EStrong Python skills (xarray, Jupyter notebook proficiency is a must)%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EExperience using and managing projects with git%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l11 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EExperience with version control and documentation, with an understanding of CI/CD fundamentals%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l7 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EKnowledge of CI/CD pipelines for automated workflows%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EDesirable Skills:%26nbsp;%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3ESome basic knowledge of weather, ocean, or climate processes or a related science is preferred, but not necessary%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EFamiliarity with cloud S3 storage%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EFamiliarity with NetCDF dataset structures%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l9 level1 lfo11;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EKnowledge of AI and Machine Learning user agents (e.g. Gemini, Anthropic, OpenAI)%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0in;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22mso-list:l2 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:list .5in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;%22%3EKnowledge of GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated workflows%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E
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