Scientific Programmer

Job description

Position Description ERT is seeking a full-time Scientific Programmer to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) International Desks in College Park, MD, with system upgrades, code migration, training, operational workflow support, and implementation of model and forecasting enhancements. The CPC's mission is to deliver real-time products and information that predict and describe climate variations on timescales from weeks to years, thereby promoting effective management of climate risk and a climate-resilient society. ERT provides scientific support services to CPC by operationally acquiring, processing, and disseminating climate data, information, and analyses, and by conducting research and development to improve prediction techniques and understanding of climate variability and extremes. Duties of the Scientific Programmer include, but are not limited to: CPCI v7.0 Python Upgrade / Code Migration - Lead and/or support the migration of CPC International Desk workflows from legacy GEMPAK-based development to Python-based development (CPCI v7.0). - Lead and/or support regionalized NCEP GFS and GEFS postprocessing and tra...