Water Level Data Manager
$62,000–$70,000 year
Hybrid · Boulder, Colorado, United States
Boulder, Colorado, United StatesHybridFull Time$62,000–$70,000 yearMid LevelBachelors DegreeUnknown
Type
Full Time
Level
Mid Level
Education
Bachelors Degree
Company size
Unknown
Job Summary
Water Level Data Manager responsible for the end-to-end stewardship of coastal and deep-ocean water-level datasets for NOAA NCEI, overseeing data ingest, metadata conformance (ISO 19115/19139, FGDC CSDGM), public dissemination, and cloud modernization (OISS workflows, AWS); role covers data pipelines, QA/QC, archive, SOPs, and stakeholder support with hybrid onsite requirements in Boulder, CO.
Required Qualifications
- Data Stewardship: Proven experience in scientific or environmental data management, including archiving, validating, and managing large datasets.
- Metadata Standards: Deep understanding of geospatial metadata standards, specifically ISO 19115, ISO 19139, or FGDC CSDGM.
- Modern Scripting: Proficient programming skills in Python for automating data ingest, processing pipelines, and manipulating metadata.
- Database & APIs: Some experience with SQL database management systems (such as PostgreSQL/PostGIS) and building or interacting with REST-based APIs.
- Version Control: Demonstrated experience using Git and collaborative repositories (e.g., GitHub or GitLab) in a software development environment.
- Technical Writing: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with experience drafting technical documentation, user guides, or formal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Security Clearance: Must be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a federal security badge for access to government facilities and IT networks.
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