John Maurer
Operations Technician I

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Associate Scientist I, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
Professional Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder (CU)

                 


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Position Overview

The Operations Technician I position is responsible for operating the EOSDIS (Earth Observing System Data and Information System) Core System (ECS) as well as the National Snow and Ice Data Center's (NSIDC) Version 0 (V0) systems. ECS and V0 systems are NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) activities. ECS supports data from the NASA Terra, Aqua and ICESat spacecraft platforms. The V0 system supports heritage and NOAA/NASA Pathfinder datasets. These responsibilities are broad and variable, and will include: daily ingest and distribution of data, trouble shooting system problems, installation support and checkout of ECS custom software. Additional responsibilities may include Operations representation on product teams, telecon participation, and backup for Operation staff in archive tasks.

Duties
  1. Reads, edits, revises, and implements EOSDIS Core System (ECS) and Version 0 system documentation as required.
  2. Assists in the checkout, testing and troubleshooting of the ECS.
  3. Performs daily operation of ECS:
  1. Performs tasks related to ingest/distribution of polar-orbiting satellite data, station data, and rescued datasets for the V0 system.
  2. Ensures accuracy and quality of science data by carefully monitoring data production and transfer processes.
  3. Performs migration of scientific data between mass storage systems.
  4. Participates, as required, on NSIDC product teams.

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