Chief Climate Data Systems Architect, Asheville, NC

Global Science & Technology, Inc (GST), a growing high technology company, is looking for an experienced Data Systems Architect for a NOAA project located at their National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) offices in Asheville, NC.  Help us support the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) efforts to improve our understanding of climate change and its potential impact on our planet.

GST will provide a relocation allowance for qualified individuals.

Job Description
As a Data Systems Architect you will lead a new project in the NOAA NCDC that will develop a program to produce Climate products. The challenge is to identify requirements, potential products, and algorithms and architect and develop a system that will move climate data from research to operations making climate data and products available to users..

Background & Experience
Candidates should possess a M.S. or PhD in Earth Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

Minimum required:

• 10 + year’s experience with geospatial data
• Design and analysis of real-time data system or software architectures.

Desired:

• Experience with Earth observing satellite data and related products
• Knowledge and experience related to the application of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in development and integration of data software systems.
• Experience related to Geospatial Systems software strongly preferred.
• NOAA/NASA/USGS experience is helpful but not required.

GST offers competitive salaries; vacation, sick, and holiday leave; major medical, dental, life, long-term and short-term disability insurance; 401K retirement plan; tuition assistance; and opportunities for employee career growth and development. GST is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualified candidates please submit your resume to: careers@gst.com 
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