Data Infrastructure Engineer

Title: Data Infrastructure Engineer

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Category: Computer Science Technology and IT

Work Arrangement Type: Hybrid - About 60% on-site

Classification: Staff Computer Scientist II

Description:
At Jefferson Lab, you’ll champion cutting-edge science and operational excellence while shaping the future of discovery. Join us and make your mark – where excellence meets purpose, and great minds truly matter.

Jefferson Lab is hiring 3 Data Infrastructure Engineers.

Salary Range: $89,800 - $159,300 (SCS-II)

What your job will be like:
You deploy, configure, test, and benchmark the core data infrastructure components being built for DOE's next-generation scientific data facility - HPDF (High-Performance Data Facility). Working closely with the senior architect, you evaluate infrastructure frameworks and solutions, turning performance results and comparative analysis into concrete design decisions that will shape the HPDF facility implementation. As the facility moves from design into operations, you grow into a foundational member of the HPDF data infrastructure operations team, bringing with you the hands-on knowledge of the systems you helped build.

In this job you will:
Deployment: Deploy, configure, and evaluate various data infrastructure elements and frameworks across development, staging, and production environments, working closely with the Senior Data Architect.

Execute defined test plans, collect performance metrics, and perform comparative benchmarking of infrastructure components to inform design decisions (e.g., latency, reliability, throughput, scale).

Automation and Documentation: Support the development of automation scripts for infrastructure setup and maintenance. Maintain clear and current documentation for deployment procedures, testing results, and system configurations.

Collaboration and communication: Work with peer engineers and architects to generate design documentation, participate in design reviews, and contribute to team and project milestones by delivering evaluation reports in a timely manner.

Continuous Learning: Maintain and expand knowledge of emerging data technologies by proactively identifying and evaluating them, tracking relevant AI developments, including developments at the intersection of data infrastructure and AI/ML workflows.

Experience

Required: 3 or more years Experience in a technical role.

Education

Required: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Preferred: Master's Degree Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Experience and Education Exchange

Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Hands-on understanding of Linux operating systems and command-line tools.

Hands-on experience with containers, e.g. Docker.

Familiarity with core networking concepts including IP addressing, DNS, and basic network troubleshooting.

Familiarity with at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash).

Experience with version control systems, collaboratively using branches and pull requests and CI/CD concepts.

Experience with data frameworks like Apache Spark, object storage, Parquet, Apache Iceberg or similar.

Experience with automation frameworks (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform).

Experience with AI processing frameworks (MLFlow, ClearML or similar) (pref).

Experience with deploying or operating workloads on Kubernetes (pref).

Basic cloud platform familiarity (AWS, GCP, Azure) (pref).

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of “big science” and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans • Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested • Flexible Work Arrangements

(Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)

• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches,

mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@jlab.org or contact Human Resources by calling (757) 269-7100 and selecting option 1 between 8 am – 5 pm EST to provide the nature of your request.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.

Nearest Major Market: Hampton Roads