Geophysical Software Engineer (5300C) - Berkeley Seismological Lab

Responsibilities 20% Plans, designs, integrates, develops, tests, deploys, configures, operates, maintains and documents advanced geophysical data (e.g. seismic, geodetic, DAS) processing and archiving software, including in containerized and scalable cloud environments. Addresses integration issues with other state and national partners. Locally develops software components and sub-components to achieve fully integrated implementation. 20% Leads analyses of state-of-the-­art solutions for geophysical data processing, including machine-­learning-based approaches. Identifies, evaluates, recommends and leads implementation changes to existing software, or new software needed, researches and coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to identify solutions. 20% Develops and maintains continuous integration and deployment (CICD) pipelines for the maintained software. This includes maintaining and updating the build environment, tests, configuration, documentation and automatic notification system of build and testing issues. This also includes the development of extensive unit, integration, functional and end-to-end tests. 20% Plans, designs, integrates, develops, tests, deploys, configures, operates, maintains and documents state-of-health monitoring and alerting tools across multiple systems. Actively uses these tools to monitor in real time the performance of these systems including the timely production and delivery of earthquake products, troubleshooting and identification of metric issues and system optimization with the overarching goal of delivering timely and high-quality products to our partners and data users. This also includes investigating complex performance anomalies, conducting root-cause analysis across interconnected components, and collaborating with external agency partners on system interoperability. 10% Manages and updates system configurations, performs system components upgrades and supports operating system migrations. 10% Leads and participates in technical collaboration teams and working groups on geophysical data processing and archiving systems, data format exchange system interconnectivity concepts, design, and testing requirements. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in geophysics / computer science and/or equivalent experience. Advanced knowledge on the design, development, testing, integration, configuration, operation and maintenance of complex geophysical processing, archiving and state-of-health monitoring software. Experience with containerized and scalable cloud environments. Knowledge of seismic processing pipeline components, SeisComP and machine learning algorithms. Experience with CICD infrastructure. Knowledge of Python and of C++ (desirable) programming languages and environments. Demonstrated ability to develop migration and system implementation plans. Experience with complex system troubleshooting. Demonstrated ability to understand functional needs of the organization and how systems can support those needs. Demonstrated ability to interface with technical and non-technical management on a regular basis. Experience researching and evaluating new technology and solutions. Preferred Qualifications Ph.D. in Geophysics, Computer Science or related field. Salary & Benefits For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website. Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $101,600 to $140,000 yearly ($8,466.67 to $11,666.67 monthly); the full salary range for this title is $101,600 to $189,800 yearly. This is a 100% FTE career position eligible for full benefits. This position is FLSA Exempt and paid monthly. Conviction History Background This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. 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