EPA Systems Architect

Zintellect is hiring an EPA Systems Architect for the Office of Research and Development at the EPA's Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC. The role involves supporting bioinformatics and computational infrastructure, collaborating with research teams, and managing application and database programming tasks. The position is full-time, with occasional travel required, and offers an hourly wage of $20.65.
The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program has an immediate opening for an EPA Systems Architect with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA’s Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC.



The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country.



The Research Cores Unit is one of four health divisions of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) within EPA/ORD. NHEERL/RCU is located on EPA’s Main Campus in Research Triangle Park, NC.



The Bioinformatics Core of the RCU/NHEERL is working to improve the informatics capabilities and infrastructure of NHEERL. Current scientific projects range from (1) large genomic and transcriptomic dataset integration and analysis; (2) database development efforts; (3) nanoinformatics and nano-curation efforts (4) QA/QC practices for data transfer, code sharing and backup; (4) testing of Infrastructure as a Service for federal government.



The Bioinformatics Core of RCU/NHEERL serves to provide, among other functions, a bioanalytical and computational infrastructure to facilitate research on a variety of research topics. NHEERL Investigators across the Agency are involved in diverse areas of research, including systems biology, a variety of ‘omics’ disciplines, as well as database development and data curation. The selected candidate shall be a member of a multi-disciplinary research team and work with the IT Infrastructure Manager, and other members of NHEERL’s software development and bioinformatics teams to support research efforts. He/she shall be responsible for working with the National Computing Center (NCC) Linux/Unix Staff and the IT Infrastructure Manager to support the efficient and reliable operation of the NHEERL computational cluster, platforms, storage and the associated operations and support tools. Application and Database Programming responsibilities shall include:



Application and Programming responsibilities shall include assisting with the following:




Working knowledge of emerging infrastructure technologies and best practices,
Maintaining existing code and scripts that may or may not access databases,
Developing code or modifying existing code for quality assurance in data transfer,
Maintaining scheduling software for scheduling jobs, and
Tracking usage.


Communications-related responsibilities shall include:




Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary research team,
Interacting with other members of the Bioinformatics team as well as NCC and other EPA scientists,
Translating complex computational concepts in ways that can be understood by those with varying levels of relevant technical knowledge, and
Assisting with IT project execution.


Location: This job will be located EPA’s Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC.



Salary: Selected applicants will become temporary employees of ORAU and will receive an hourly wage of $20.65 for hours worked.



Hours: Full time



Travel: Occasional overnight travel may be required.



Expected Start Date: The position is full time and expected to begin November 2016. The initial project is through May 14, 2017, followed by up to three (3) 12-month optional periods.



Working Conditions:



The selected applicant shall be supervised by a mentor who will provide day-to-day direction, as well as coach, advise, counsel and review his/her work. The position will involve work in an administrative setting and is not expected to involve exposure to hazardous elements



For more information, contact EPAjobs@orau.org. Do not contact EPA directly.