Research Information Systems Engineer - Intermediate Professional

Job Title: Research Information Systems Engineer - Intermediate Professional

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 296888

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research organization of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country.

Job Summary

The Research Information Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced research systems and solutions. This role involves engineering systems and automation, providing technical support, and ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and compliance of research systems and applications. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize research processes and support the organization's research objectives.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Design and optimize systems and algorithms for data extraction, processing, and decision-making. Develop and implement intelligent automation, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD solutions to streamline research workflows. Conduct automation testing and validation to ensure accuracy and compatibility with existing systems. Serve as a resource and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for related engineering tools and technologies.

Job Duty 2 -

Provide specialized technical support for complex research infrastructure systems and applications. Diagnose and resolve technical issues and performance bottlenecks. Offer guidance and training to end-users and technical support associates. Provide subject matter expertise and make other significant contributions to research projects.

Job Duty 3 -

Design, develop, implement, and maintain infrastructure, applications, and systems to meet requirements and enable new capabilities. Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot systems, networks, and software to ensure reliable and efficient operations. Conduct system analysis, performance tuning, and optimization to enhance the performance and scalability of research infrastructure systems. Test and evaluate solutions, perform quality assurance checks, and ensure compliance with technical standards.

Job Duty 4 -

Collaborate with researchers, process owners, and technical teams to identify technology needs and requirements. Define and prioritize product features, requirements, and user stories based on research needs and feedback. Participate in project planning, requirement gathering, a