Data Technician

We are looking for a talented Data Technician to join our team remotely. You will support mission-critical systems that receive, process, disseminate, and store petabytes of environmental and scientific data collected from Earth orbiting satellites daily. You will collect, review, and input data into a computer processing system and review/audit output data. You should have a deep understanding of enterprise and/or scientific data sets and experience managing large-scale data.

• →Research, design, deploy, and document new data management tools and techniques
• →Manage large-scale data sets from modern ground systems and applications
• →Support data management processing including data migration, backup, and recovery
• →Provide reporting metrics to management and customers
• →Assist with troubleshooting issues
• →Work with cross-functional teams to ensure sound data management practices throughout the software development lifecycle

• 8+ years of enterprise data management experience
• Experience with GIS data
• Strong understanding of data management processes and technologies
• Experience using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, Java, PowerShell, Ruby, etc.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work under pressure
• Must be able to pass a full background investigation and obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility

• Experience working with AWS services or AWS cloud certification(s) are a plus
• Experience in high-performance computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence applications and frameworks in a cloud environment
• Familiarity with environmental or scientific data processing
• Familiarity with modern agile software development principles, practices, methods, and tools
• Experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and issue tracking software (preferably Jira)
• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred, but not required
• Industry certifications such as AWS certifications