Department
 

Provost Globus Software Engineering 2

About the Department
 

Globus (www.globus.org) is a sustainable, non-profit unit within The University of Chicago delivering solutions to the research community worldwide. Globus develops and provides critical services that support scientific research for governmental, academic, and commercial organizations in a wide range of disciplines including life sciences, physics, and astronomy. We develop and operate commercial-quality, cloud-based software application and platform services used by 10s of thousands of researchers to manage their large–and growing–data management challenges. We have offices located at the NBC Tower in the heart of downtown Chicago and remote employees who work-from-home. Globus, together with Globus Labs, a research group within the University of Chicago, and part of the Data Science and Learning Division at Argonne National Labs, develop and deploy cutting edge technologies to solve new challenges facing the scientific community and enable break-through scientific discoveries.

Job Summary
 

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, the focus of this position is to build automation tools and systems for Globus Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) products using Python. As a member of the platform team, your work will support researchers worldwide by delivering key solutions that underpin the Globus research data management services, and a platform that secures applications and clients across a diverse research ecosystem.

We're looking for Python engineers to create, operate, and integrate automation services and tools through the use of modern technologies and techniques from Web and Cloud computing. This role is perfect if you are interested in designing and creating a diverse set of tools and frameworks that enable customers to build solutions to a wide variety of challenges.

Responsibilities

Under direct guidance and supervision from a Globus Automate Software Engineering Manager, responsibilities include: 

Software Development: Develop, test, document, deploy and maintain well-scoped features of high-quality software, including REST interfaces, command-line interfaces, email and messaging services, and identity provider integrations.

Architecture and Design:  Participate in the definition and documentation of requirements, architecture and design of secure, scalable, asynchronous, data access services, based on knowledge of principles of API design, asynchronous processes, service deployment and delivering highly available services.

Support and Documentation: Participates in end user support and the documentation of standard operating procedures and protocols. 

Team Coordination: Contribute to team coordination and development activities, including participating in Scrum ceremonies and peer reviews; maintains awareness of relevant software technologies used in scientific and commercial communities.

Investigate and resolves day-to-day technical problems using standard procedures.

Performs code testing on components and work to ensure that appropriate implementation standards are met.

Perform other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or another relevant computer-related field.

Experience:

0-2 years of relevant programming experience developing, implementing, and debugging Python for personal or professional projects.

Knowledge of SQL, databases, and web technologies.

Use standard software development applications and tools.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

Familiarity with Python web framework (e.g. Flask/Django/FastAPI).

Knowledge of SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite).

Knowledge of Web technologies (e.g. Javascript, HTML, CSS).

Unit testing and continuous integration tools (e.g. pytest, Jenkins, Github Actions).

Contributing to an open source project.

Familiarity with Shell scripting (e.g., bash).

Knowledge of Agile (e.g. Scrum) development processes.

Preferred Competencies

Interest in and/or experience with modern automation technologies (esp. AWS Step Functions).

Knowledge of identity management technologies.

Exposure to fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of software development.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Problem solving skills.

Ability to use standard software development applications and tools.

Ability to prioritize and manage workload to meet critical project milestones and deadlines.

Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Attention to detail.

Working Conditions

Ability to work on a flexible schedule, which will include occasional late night and/or weekend hours.

Position available for hybrid work with in-person meetings attendance required.

Application Documents

Resume (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Information Technology

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

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