POSITION TITLE:  Meta Data Taxonomy Specialist

POSITION SCOPE:

Supports enterprise data management and metadata development and management for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OS&T).  This position interfaces with personnel across NOAA, NMFS, as well as stakeholders outside of NOAA to help ensure consistent, high quality data management for fisheries data. Work is performed at the NOAA location at 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordination with NOAA stakeholders in academia and other government agencies to develop working agreements regarding data quality, metadata and data sharing partnerships.
• Develop standards and reference models for various cross cutting fisheries parameters and metrics
• Support agency efforts to satisfy ISO 11915 which defines the schema required for describing geographic information and services by means of metadata
• Support NMFS requirements for NOAA’s Big Data public/private partnership including data analysis and cleansing
• Develops and manages requirements for the Enterprise metadata management system.
• Provide technical and strategic support for the NMFS information architect.
• Analyze data standards and strategies reflected in OS&T applications to ensure consistent coherent use of terminologies and underlying metadata.

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum’s on-site Program Manager
• Receives technical guidance and strategic direction from the NMFS information architect.
• Works closely with software engineers and developers who support OS&T systems and requirements, proving guidance and oversight of data applications.
• Participates in data management meetings within and NMFS and across the NOAA enterprise.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum B.S/B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency, with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in data management, preferably in support of environmental data requirements.
• Experience with end-to-end metadata management.
• Experience implementing enterprise-wide metadata solutions.
• Experience with semantic technologies e.g. taxonomies, ontologies.
• Working knowledge of the ISO 19100 series, particularly the ISO 19115 metadata schema.
• Experience and demonstrable expertise with one or more of the following technologies:
  • SQL
  • org dataset tags.
  • Resource Description Framework (RDF)
  • Web Ontology Language (OWL)
  • XML
  • Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS).
• Experience supporting matrixed collaborative data management and analysis.
• Experience in a NOAA or other U.S Government particularly in support of a science mission is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of reference data practices.
• Knowledge of master data management principles.
• Experience in a application development environment is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*          Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.

POSITION TITLE:  Linux Admin/IT support for NOAA’s Ocean Surface Winds Science Team (OSWST)

POSITION SCOPE:

This position serves as the principal systems administrator and IT resource for the Ocean Surface Winds Science Team in NOAA’s Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) at NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate Predictions in College Park, Maryland. The OSWST operates an environment that includes 15 Linux CentOS servers and one Solaris Server, 1.4 Petabytes of mostly JBOD storage, Apache Web servers. OSWST performs experiments on NOAA P3 airplanes; the supported environment includes systems and sensor interfaces that reside on those planes.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide systems administration and general support for the OSWST infrastructure
• Serve as the principal IT resource as member of a small team of scientists and analysts who collect, process, and analyze data to study and model Ocean Surface wind, using data collected via satellite and air based experiments
• Administer, monitor and maintain all Linux servers including unboxing, provisioning, baseline configuration, ongoing configuration management, patching, and de-commissioning
• Perform Tier 2-3 helpdesk support on OSWST systems
• Monitor system performance and resource utilization
• Assist with patching and developing and implementing firewall rules and security controls
• Follow and support STAR Configuration Management practices
• Manage OSWST Apache based public web services
• Manage and monitor perimeter security devices including firewalls
• Setup and manage hardware and software JBOD storage systems
• Maintain documentation regarding system configurations and processes
• Support the OSWST data collection mission including participation in P3 based data collection efforts. Some of these experiments can be in severe weather.

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum NOAALink Program Manager
• Receives technical guidance and priorities from the Government Task Manager and the OSWST Team Lead
• Works with Caelum’s STAR IT Team for collaboration and cross support
• Interacts and collaborates regularly with Federal and contract employees of within the STAR

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum B.S/B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Demonstrated proficiency, with a minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience as a Linux Systems Administrator
• Experience and demonstrable expertise with the following technologies:
  • CentOS Solaris
  • Ability to compile software packages from source (FORTRAN and IDL)
  • TCP/IP Networking and Firewalls
  • Syslog, TCP Wrappers, DMZ implementation principles
  • Change management
  • Apache web servers
  • Scripting: Bash, perl, python, ruby, etc.
• Experience with the following is valuable:
  • TCP/UP, UDP, DNS, iptables, and NFS
  • Programming: Compiling, linking, debugging, etc.
• Experience working on a science/research based technical team
• Experience in a NOAA or other U.S Government particularly in support of a science mission is desirable
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pass NOAA’s water survival safety on-line training requirements

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate*

Technical Writer I.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, Mass Communications, Science or Engineering

Job Description

This is a wage determined position. See job description in SCA Directory of Occupations. Additional responsibilities include:

• Assist in developing, writing, and editing material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications concerned with work methods and procedures, and installation, operation, and maintenance of machinery and other equipment.
• Observe production, developmental, and experimental activities to document operating procedures and details.
• Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals, reports, and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.
• Review manufacturer’s and trade catalogs, drawings and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.
• Organize material and complete writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.
• Maintain records and files of work and revisions.  Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
• Assist in laying out material for publication.
• Arrange for typing, duplication and distribution of material.
• Write speeches, articles, and public or employee relations releases.
• Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or plant personnel.
• When required, write material regarding work methods and procedures.
• When required, support test directors/engineers in the field.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION TITLE: IT Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY:  Serves as the primary IT resource in support of the West Coast Region Office (WCRO) of NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.  Supports personnel in WCRO and five Sanctuaries Offices from the Washington State to Santa Barbara, CA.  Work is performed at the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, WCRO; 99 Pacific Street; Monterey California 93940.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help Desk support for ONMS West Coast Personnel
• Problem resolution and Configuration Management for user community which includes scientists, administrative and management staff, and analysts.
• Coordinates incidents and problems escalated to Tier 3 personnel at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring and applicable vendor teams.

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum’s Contract Program Manager in Silver Spring MD
• Receives technical guidance and communicates regularly and frequently with the ONMS Federal Team lead in Silver Spring, MD.
• Interacts regularly with Federal personnel in the WCRO and in ONMS HQ in Silber Spring, MD, working remotely with personnel in the West Coast Sanctuaries.
• Works closely with both Federal and Contract personnel who support the ONMIS mission.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced knowledge of Office 2016 and Windows 10 configuration management, back up and user support.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of MAC OS systems
• Understanding and familiarity with central configuration management of MACs using JAMf highly desirable
• Experience and/or demonstrable understanding of trouble shooting network driven issues in a highly distributed environment.
• Experience with and understanding of IT Service Management
• Remote desktop trouble shooting experience
• Fundamental understanding of IT Security controls and applications.
• Ability to work independently and with remote personnel

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience in support of a Federal IT environment is highly desirable.

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

• Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.

POSITION TITLE:  .Net Applications Developer

POSITION SUMMARY:  Designs, develops, and supports cloud based  (Azure) software deployment for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) under the auspices of the National Ocean Service (NOS) Information Management. Work is performed at the NOAA facility at 1305 East west Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains and supports ongoing enhancement of applications that support core activities of NOAA’s ONMS.
• Supports full life cycle requirements for new applications and features including requirements definition, design and concept of operations, development, and test plan.
• Develops and supports deployment of new applications and features in support of ONMS and the National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of the Associate CIO.
• Troubleshoots and resolves vulnerabilities and issues.

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to the on-site Program Manager
• Interacts regularly with Federal technical staff particularly the technical staff leadership team in ONMS.
• Participates in interdisciplinary technical teams

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrable expertise and experience in the .Net Framework.
• .Net Applications Development certification
• Experience with Visual Studio, ASP.Net
• Experienced developing SQL queries and related SQL backend applications
• Experience is support of cloud based (Azure) environments
• JIRA experience highly desirable
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Secure Development certification highly desirable.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience in support of a Federal IT environment is highly desirable.

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

•  Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.

POSITION TITLE:  Data Center Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:  Provides project management for large scale infrastructure and enterprise system projects for the National Ocean Service (NOS) Information Management Office in support of the NOS Associate Chief Information Officer (A-CIO).  Responsible for all aspects of task-level project performance. May work on several projects concurrently, providing supervision to matrixed technical support personnel.  The top priority of this position is project management for a data center relocation from government space to a commercially hosted facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains project schedule and plans to manage cost, schedule and performance
• Tracks and proactively identifies risks and leads risk management
• Identifies resource dependencies and coordinates with other Team Leaders to identify and negotiate the most effective resolution
• Analyzes and resolves problems and issues, in keeping with change and configuration management guidelines, by exercising independent judgement and applying technical insights

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to the on-site Program Manager
• Interacts regularly with Federal technical staff
• Leads dynamic project teams

QUALIFICATIONS:

• PMP certification or equivalent in the required project management methodology
• Working familiarity with IT Operations, Technical infrastructure (server and storage systems, network management, and software platforms), and IT Security
• Working knowledge of Jira for project management highly desirable
• Expertise in Agile Project Management methodologies
• Experience leading or playing a key role in large scale data center consolidation and/or relocation is highly valuable
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years of IT Project Management experience required
• Hands-on IT Operations support or management is highly desirable
• Experience supporting a Federal IT environment is highly desirable

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*  Base salary open – dependent upon background and experience of successful candidate

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

This position requires 10 years of IT Systems Engineering experience and a Bachelor’s degree, or 8 years’ experience and a Masters’ degree, or 16 years of Business Analyst experience and an Associate’s degree. The selected candidate must have an active SECRET clearance.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Senior IT Systems Engineer shall provide technical expertise and perform analysis activities to identify and recommend strategic and tactical options for improved management and performance of the organizational mission and its enterprise requirements for product data across domains.

The Senior IT Systems Engineer shall support meetings, IPTs, teleconferences and workshops through the development and review of presentations, status updates, action/issue logs, and the consolidation of stakeholder inputs or comments. Additional support may include coordinating capability statements, requirements specifications, design documents, informational papers and other required documentation in the format specified by the Government.

The Senior IT Systems Engineer shall oversee functional requirements development for initiatives across the Enterprise. That oversight encompasses the full range of responsibilities from the elicitation, refinement and management. Experience in traceability matrices, use case development and use case validation is necessary. Familiarity with commercial requirements management tools is a plus.

The Systems Engineer shall provide subject matter expert support to document, review, and analyze, business rules, processes and models. Familiarity Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and other graphical notations for specifying architecture and processes is strongly encouraged. Experience with business architect and modeling tools is desired.

The Systems Engineer must have:

• Proven knowledge and experience in the assessment and analysis of the information systems, applications and tools, business case analysis, costs models, data migration, data standards, compliance requirements, Configuration Management (CM), lifecycle costs, Product Data Management (PDM), maintenance/sustainment, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated expertise in full life-cycle development, integration, and sustainment of large-scale IT systems, preferably Enterprise Resource Programs (ERP.) Expertise in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is highly desirable.

Previous experience or familiarity with the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Enterprise, to include the general organization and functioning of AMC Headquarters and its Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) installations, and depots, is desirable.

The System Engineer must have superior technical, organizational, analytical, written and oral communication skills; possess the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment; interact at all levels in the chain of command; work independently with minimal supervision; work in a team-based, highly collaborative environment; and work well under pressure and around tight deadlines.

POSITION TITLE:  Project Manager II

POSITION SUMMARY:  Project Manager for a large multidisciplinary team supporting software development and data management for the Office of Science and Technology in NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Work is performed on site at the Government facility in at 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leading multiple, concurrent, web-based, database-driven, custom application development projects within the Office of Science and Technology (OST) in accordance with the mission. Responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, support of the following:

• Hands-on participation and facilitation of the full software development life cycle for multiple, concurrent development projects, including primary responsibility for requirements elicitation, definition and documentation
• Extensive involvement in database design and data management planning and implementation
• Definition of project scope, goals and deliverables that support business objectives
• Development and execution of project communication plans
• Estimation of resource needs to achieve project goals
• Quality control of the projects, including the development of project quality control plans and test plans
• Identification of project dependencies resource allocation issues
• Monitoring and reporting on project milestones and deliverables
• Proactive management of the project scope and change control process, identifying potential risks and devising mitigation and contingency plans
• Coordination of meetings between headquarters and field offices, and travel with project related tasks
• Implementation of a communication strategy to measure progress and broadcast project status to all appropriate personnel
• Facilitation of requirements analysis, design and status meetings to ensure the members in the project team are on the same page and perform towards the same goals
• Coordination to ensure meeting minutes and requirements are captured during meetings
• Coordination with QA staff on testing and deploying applications based on the ST6 policies
• Documentation of all project stages per standards, including:
  • Completion of high level project charters
  • Completion of detailed project requirements documentation
  • Completion of detailed system design documentation
  • Completion of user guides and other end-user documentation
  • Completion of any other necessary documentation

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum Team Lead.
• Works closely with the NMFS Federal Branch Chief and senior OST management.
• Matrixed support of and coordination with a variety of domain specialists and Stakeholders both within and external to the OST.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum B.S. in a technical field or comparable experience
• 4 or more years of combined data architecture and applications development experience.

Position requires a highly technical project manager, capable of complex business and systems analyses, and must ensure that all project related documents are delivered, and user support and operation scenarios are developed and documented.  Additional skills and experience required:

1. Must have thorough understanding of all aspects of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
2. Must have extensive experience managing the full SDLC for web-based, database-driven, custom application development projects
3. Must be able to elicit business requirements from business users, develop functional requirements based on the business requirements and produce detailed requirements documentation
4. Must have a thorough understanding of and experience working with relational databases, including ability to read, create and modify database models and documentation based on user requirements
5. Must have ability to perform and experience in performing data analyses
6. Must have strong written and oral communication skills
7. Must have strong problem-solving and analytical skills
8. Must be creative and have the ability to understand and work with complex and abstract concepts
9. Must have experience managing client-facing projects and working with end users
10. Must have experience managing fast-paced projects with matrix teams
11. Experience managing projects involving Oracle and Oracle ApEx technology is a plus
12. Experience managing projects involving Java and JavaScript is a plus

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*          Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.

POSITION TITLE:  Database Specialist III

POSITION SUMMARY:  Database Specialist as a member of a large multidisciplinary team supporting software development and data management for the Office of Science and Technology in NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Work is performed on site at the Government facility in at 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop data architectures and models for the various programs within OST
• Design and build relational databases
• Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and implementation of a database
• Clean and maintain the databases by removing and deleting old data
• Design and develop Complex Databases, Data Warehouses, and Multidimensional Databases
• Ability to work with disparate user and technical groups to design and implement an integrated data architecture

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum Team Lead.
• Works closely with the NMFS Federal Branch Chief and senior OST management.
• Matrixed support of and coordination with a variety of domain specialists and Stakeholders both within and external to the OST.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum B.S. in a technical field or comparable experience
• 4 or more years’ of combined data architecture and applications development experience.
• Must have extensive experience with the full SDLC for web-based, database-driven, custom application development projects.
• Must be able to elicit business requirements from business users, develop functional requirements based on the business requirements and produce detailed requirements
• Must have a thorough understanding of and experience working with relational databases, including ability to read, create and modify database models and documentation based on user requirements.
• Must have ability to perform and experience in performing data
• Must have strong written and oral communication
• Must have strong problem-solving and analytical
• Must be creative and have the ability to understand and work with complex and abstract
• Experience and proven capabilities in data modeling and data modeling tools such as TOAD.
• Must have experience working on client-facing projects and working with end
• Experience working on projects involving Oracle and Oracle ApEx technology is a
• Experience working on projects involving Java and JavaScript is a
• Experience working with Oracle (12c or 18c Preferred) is a plus

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*          Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.

POSITION TITLE:  GIS Specialist III

POSITION SUMMARY:  GIS Specialist as a member of a large multidisciplinary team supporting software development and data management for the Office of Science and Technology in NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Work is performed on site at the Government facility in at 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide Geographic Information System (GIS) and geospatial modeling and mapping application development support within the Office of Science and Technology (OST) in accordance with its mission. Responsibilities may include, but not be limited to, support of the following:

• Perform project coordination and management
• Perform services for geographic data processing model design and development
• Perform geospatial data requirements analysis and documentation
• Perform geospatial data analysis and management

REPORTING/INTERFACE RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Caelum Team Lead.
• Works closely with the NMFS Federal Branch Chief and senior OST management.
• Matrixed support of and coordination with a variety of domain specialists and Stakeholders both within and external to the OST.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum B.S. in a technical field or comparable experience
• 4 or more years’ of combined data architecture and applications development experience.
  • Must have a thorough understanding of and experience working with GIS data
  • Must have ability to perform and experience in performing data analyses
  • Seasoned experience with ESRI ArcGIS suite highly desirable and or with Oracle Spatials.
  • Understanding and ability to apply the standards and principals associated with the Open GIS Consortium, highly desirable.
  • Must have strong written and oral communication skills
  • Must have strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Must be creative and have the ability to understand and work with complex and abstract concepts
• Experience working on projects involving Oracle technology is a plus
• Experience working on projects involving JavaScript and/or Python is a plus
• Knowledge of Oracle, Java, and Service Oriented Architecture are desirable

COMPENSATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AT HIRE:

*          Base salary open, depending upon background and experience of successful candidate.