Total 84 job vacancies by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

As a Hydrologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Perform daily hydrologic forecast functions including the production of mission-critical river forecasts during high water and flood events and seasonal forecasts to support stakeholder needs.
• Develop, modify, maintain, and utilize computer hardware and software components in support of the agency's hydrology program.
• Assimilate and analyze water resource data related to river conditions or reservoir operations.

These duties are described at the GS-12; the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11 are developmental leading to such performance. All positions are developmental to the full performance level GS-12.

As a Hydrologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Perform daily hydrologic forecast functions including the production of mission-critical river forecasts during high water and flood events and seasonal forecasts to support stakeholder needs.
• Develop, modify, maintain, and utilize computer hardware and software components in support of the agency's hydrology program.
• Assimilate and analyze water resource data related to river conditions or reservoir operations.

These duties are described at the GS-12; the GS-07, GS-09, GS-11 are developmental leading to such performance. All positions are developmental to the full performance level GS-12.

As a General Engineer, you will perform the following duties:

• Serving as Future Capabilities Lead, to perform Systems Engineering Functions related to the identification of future needs, overseeing fundamental and applied research to explore new capabilities, and overseeing development, testing, and transition of new capabilities for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission.
• Formulate, identify, implement, and oversee fundamental and advanced applied research studies to develop future capabilities to enhance future goals and objectives of the program.
• Serve as a technical consultant to coordinate with stakeholders to ensure existing and future requirements are planned, identified, tested, assessed, and implemented as directed.

As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties:

• Conduct internal and external training on data stewardship processes; provide coordination and collaboration across the organization; define and communicate internal requirements to facilitate long term planning; interface with external stakeholders to define archive and access requirements for long term planning, negotiate agreements, and write statements of work.
• Serve as a lead for environmental data stewardship; informing development of software packages supporting data stewardship improved functionality in a team environment, utilizing new technology and addressing security concerns; develop innovative software strategies and software development to improve processes related to data stewardship, assessment and archive of environmental data; perform requirements gathering for software development, soliciting stakeholder feedback on software design and implementation.
• Contribute technical expertise and experience in leading teams to meet data stewardship goals; work with data producers and science stewards in archiving and accessing environmental data and metadata; recommend adjustments to archive submissions and formats, and informs archive policies and processes based on scientific expertise; assist internal stakeholders with archive and access processes.

As an IT Specialist (INFOSEC), you will perform the following duties:

• Provide focus on the assessment of cyber-security requirements and implementation of technical and administrative security controls in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), NIST 800-53 R4, Department of Commerce (DOC) Commerce Interim Technical Requirements (CITRs), and all other applicable Federal cyber-security mandates. Responsible for managing the security, operation, design, and configuration of a hosting environment which encompasses premise elements distributed across National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and cloud-based elements hosted in off-premise environments such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
• Utilize expertise in datacenter virtualization technologies including operating systems, networking, and storage, along with provisioning and monitoring tools and technologies which overlay these underlying elements. Utilize skills in Internet Domain Name System (DNS and DNSSEC) architecture and administration, network configuration, and mastery of the Linux operating system.
• Lead task force/project teams in advanced systems software/hardware project efforts. Function/act as a technical authority in all assignments. Analyze and evaluate work concerned with integrated systems of computer programs and/or computer equipment. Apply available technologies and basic management principles to adapt computer methods to a variety of subject matter situations.
• Oversee/perform equipment installation or relocation-testing and acceptance processes. Respond to and resolve problems with software, hardware and systems management. Integrate several hardware, software, and/or computer related services to provide an integrated information system.

The working title for this position is Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations). As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations), you will perform the following duties:

• Serves as an authority and subject matter expert on Employee Relations for an assigned office, providing well-researched and described guidance and instruction to heads of offices.
• Recognizes policy areas needing improvement or clarification and recommends appropriate changes to current regulations to improve the administration of the program.
• Provides advice on the issuance of all types of personnel Suitability and Fitness matters.

The working title for this position is Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations). As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations), you will perform the following duties:

• Serves as an authority and subject matter expert on Employee Relations for an assigned office, providing well-researched and described guidance and instruction to heads of offices.
• Recognizes policy areas needing improvement or clarification and recommends appropriate changes to current regulations to improve the administration of the program.
• Provides advice on the issuance of all types of personnel Suitability and Fitness matters.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all NWS forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as FAA, FEMA, and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all NWS forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as FAA, FEMA, and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all NWS forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as FAA, FEMA, and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all NWS forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as FAA, FEMA, and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.

As a Supervisory Hydrologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as senior manager for hydrologic forecast operations and services within a River Forecast Center (RFC) area of responsibility. Must be able to lead and direct the resolution of major hydrologic/hydrometeorological issues. Responsible for resolving a multitude of problems associated with technical procedures and systems. Provide technical oversight for the content of hydrologic services provided to the public in the RFC area of responsibility.
• Lead River Forecast Center (RFC) staff in achieving National Weather Service (NWS) goals and objectives. Involved in the many cooperative efforts with other National Weather Service (NWS) offices as well as water management and hydrologic-oriented agencies outside the NWS. Manages the RFC involvement in these areas and provides overall direction of the staff effort given to maintaining and improving a variety of RFC services to WFOs and outside authorities and agencies. Provides supervision for the entire RFC staff and is the most knowledgeable person on overall operations of the center.
• Interact on a frequent basis with the Meteorologists In Charge (MIC) at WFOs in the River Forecast Center (RFC) area to maintain and improve support to Weather Forecast Office (WFO) operations and to enhance the operational application of RFC products in each WFO.
• Lead efforts to optimize the exchange of data and the cooperative support between the RFC and water management agencies.

As a Supervisory Hydrologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as senior manager for hydrologic forecast operations and services within a River Forecast Center (RFC) area of responsibility. Must be able to lead and direct the resolution of major hydrologic/hydrometeorological issues. Responsible for resolving a multitude of problems associated with technical procedures and systems. Provide technical oversight for the content of hydrologic services provided to the public in the RFC area of responsibility.
• Lead River Forecast Center (RFC) staff in achieving National Weather Service (NWS) goals and objectives. Involved in the many cooperative efforts with other National Weather Service (NWS) offices as well as water management and hydrologic-oriented agencies outside the NWS. Manages the RFC involvement in these areas and provides overall direction of the staff effort given to maintaining and improving a variety of RFC services to WFOs and outside authorities and agencies. Provides supervision for the entire RFC staff and is the most knowledgeable person on overall operations of the center.
• Interact on a frequent basis with the Meteorologists In Charge (MIC) at WFOs in the River Forecast Center (RFC) area to maintain and improve support to Weather Forecast Office (WFO) operations and to enhance the operational application of RFC products in each WFO.
• Lead efforts to optimize the exchange of data and the cooperative support between the RFC and water management agencies.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all NWS forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as FAA, FEMA, and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.

As a Lead Meteorologist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as the shift leader responsible for quality and timeliness of all National Weather Service (NWS) forecast and service products, warnings, and advisories prepared and issued by the Weather Forecast Office (WFO).
• Conduct a weather watch which involves interpretation of Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and the analysis of other hydrometeorological data for the preparation of all WFO warning, forecast and service products, including individual briefings.
• Serve as the primary contact with other Federal, state, and local agencies such as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and emergency management and law enforcement officials over matters involving the initiation and implementation of immediate or emergency public health and safety measures based on NWS forecasts, warnings and watches.
• Handle general office administrative matters which may occur on shift including augmenting staff, approving overtime and leave.