Job Description Raytheon Technologies' NOAA EPIC Program is seeking a Systems Engineer to work in a fast-paced Agile development environment for modernizing science-driven applications to operate on cloud platforms EPIC provides acceleration of community-developed scientific and technological enhancements into the operational applications for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and improved Research to Operations (R2O). As a member of the Raytheon EPIC team you will ensure adherence to operational agreements and polices (including response times), compliance to program and NOAA standards and requirements (including Section 508 compliance), leveraging of industry best practices for automation and scalability of assets, and implementation of issue detection and alerts. The following duties are expected to be carried out by the Systems Engineer: Surveying developers for insights into effective debugging activities and choosing how to incorporate those practices in a distributed, virtual environment. Surveying PMs for internal and grant-funded integration activities to understand the state of model coupling and integration, providing insight into initial Research-to-Operations (R2O) priorities and distinct needs for each component of an Earth Modeling System. Surveying teams of scientists focused on reforecast, reanalysis, and retrospective activities, to understand community use models outside of baseline evolution. Assessing the Earth Modeling System's existing web portal as the communications platform, offering recommendations and capability enhancements. Assessing community-based and operational workflows running in cloud environments, along with porting activity of all cloud environments, to help stakeholders resolve which cloud environments make the most sense for a budget-conscious community. Experience, Knowledge, and/or Skill Requirements: Bachelor degree and at least 2 years of engineering experience. At least 2 years of Lifecycle Development experience, such as Requirements, Design, and Testing, in on n-tier client/server applications. Knowledge of application hosting, with at least 1 years of experience using Cloud Services in a Commercial Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) or Platform as Service (PAAS) environment. Experience using a programming language such as Python, C++, Java, Scala, and/or JavaScript, in an Agile environment. Experience conducting Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)/ Trade Studies on web applications. Experience conducting and preparing Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBAs). Ability to communicate technical information to management and the scientific community, verbally and in writing. Desired Skills: Experience with automated scripting and collection of metrics, via performance monitoring and/or testing. Experience supporting operations that automate application runtimes using infrastructure code such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, and Terraform. Education Requirement (including Major): Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field. Relocation is not authorized for this position. Benefits offered: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. This is a contingent position that requires either a US Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization.173603 Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.