25-108 FWT Cloud Developer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Boulder, CO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $100K - $120K

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ September 22nd, 2025

Docker Kubernetes Python

Edtech.com's Summary

Colorado State University is hiring a 25-108 FWT Cloud Developer. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and refining applications within AWS cloud architecture to support the Fire Weather Testbed (FWT) experiments, including setting up cloud environments, installing software, and ensuring system availability during experiments. The developer will collaborate with external organizations and internal teams to maintain and enhance the FWT cloud platform.

Highlights

Develop and maintain AWS cloud applications for the Fire Weather Testbed (FWT).
Install and adapt third-party software and data feeds for cloud deployment.
Collaborate with NOAA and other stakeholders to meet technical and security requirements.
Provide guidance, expertise, and training on AWS Cloud Services and lead cloud solution implementations.
Prepare documentation and annual reports summarizing project status and research outcomes.
Required knowledge: Amazon Web Services, cloud-native development, Linux operating systems, Python, containerization (Docker), Kubernetes/EKS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
Qualifications include a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in computer science or related fields, with relevant work experience depending on classification level (Research Associate II or III).
U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status with a physical USCIS Green Card is required, along with the ability to pass a federal background check and obtain a NOAA Common Access Card.
Compensation: RA II salary range $100,000 - $110,000; RA III salary range $110,000 - $120,000, commensurate with experience.
Work location requires onsite presence three days per week at NOAA's Global Systems Laboratory in Boulder, CO, with two days telework option.