Woodwell Climate Research Center is hiring a Cloud Computing Analyst to join our Information Systems team. Your role is to manage public cloud resources for the center, working directly with research and non-research staff to optimize cloud storage, compute environments, and scientific data processing workflows. Join us in a mission-driven environment committed to science at the nexus of climate, people, and nature.
What You'll Do
- Work with staff to analyze, optimize, and manage cloud computing environments, including GCP, AWS, and Azure
- Work with research staff to streamline scientific computing workflows within cloud environments
- Work with the IS team to optimize cloud security utilizing the principle of least privilege access
- Manage and optimize cloud billing and resource usage
- Develop and manage scalable architecture to support applications and infrastructure as a service (IAAS)
- Identify cloud technology gaps and risks, and establish mitigation strategies
- Write guides and provide training on cloud platform usage, management tools, and best practices
- Remain current with cloud technologies and proactively work to implement them
What We're Looking For
- Administration experience with Google Cloud Platform or another major IaaS provider
- A strong track record of implementing cloud-based processing techniques
- A passion for coding and data science, including knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, R, or C++ are preferred)
- Experience handling large volumes of spatiotemporal data
Technical Stack
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- AWS
- Azure
- Python
- R
- C++
Team & Environment
You'll be a key member of our Information Systems team, partnering closely with researchers and other staff to support impactful climate science.
Woodwell Climate Research Center is an equal opportunity employer.
