Software Engineer Group Lead, Common Domain Software

Role Description

At NRAO, we are recruiting a full-time Software Engineering Group Lead to provide technical leadership, planning, and management for software products and shared software infrastructure that support radio astronomy data acquisition, data movement, processing, and analysis. The group, known as the Common Domain Software Group, will be responsible for developing and maintaining reusable software capabilities, common services, integration patterns, and infrastructure components that can be applied across multiple NRAO systems and projects.

The Software Engineering Group Lead will guide short- and long-term planning, coordinate development activities, and help establish engineering practices that improve interoperability, reliability, maintainability, and operational effectiveness. The role includes leading work related to:

• Shared software models
• System integration
• Messaging and communication mechanisms
• Data transport
• Workflow support
• Data repositories
• Service interfaces
• Deployment approaches
• Other software infrastructure needed to support distributed scientific computing environments

The Common Domain Software Group is also responsible for frontline support of existing telescope operations and for the timely and appropriate resolution of real-time issues that impede scientific operations at all NRAO sites. In support of operational responsibilities, this group will work to enhance diagnostic and monitoring tools and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to maintain operational performance.

This position requires close collaboration with scientists, software engineers, systems engineers, operations staff, and project stakeholders to ensure that common software infrastructure is aligned with current operational needs and future observatory capabilities. The group will help identify opportunities to standardize reusable components, reduce duplication, improve system consistency, and support the evolution of NRAO software systems over time.

This position can be based at any of our NRAO locations, including Albuquerque, NM, Socorro, NM, Charlottesville, VA, or Green Bank, WV. For well-qualified candidates, a remote work arrangement may be considered.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, physics, astronomy, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• At least seven years of experience in software development.
• At least three or more years of experience managing a software team of three or more people.
• Prior experience in computing data transport and systems communications design and concepts.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and group communications skills, oral and written.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of technologies, such as Java, C, C++, Python, testing frameworks, threading, parallelization.
• Ability to translate science requirements into software requirements.
• Understanding of software architecture and the implications it has for development.
• Strong leadership and delegation capabilities.
• Ability to maintain and develop productive collaborations across organizations.
• Ability to establish firm, professional, and respectful interactions with staff and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strong initiative in refining and clarifying requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with project management concepts and techniques.

Benefits

• Excellent paid time off (13 holidays, annual accrual of up to 24 vacation days).
• Medical, dental and vision plans effective on the first day of employment.
• AUI’s retirement benefit contributes an amount equal to 10 percent of a qualified participant’s base pay with no required employee contribution.

Application Instructions

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