Hiring: Research Scientist, Agentic Workflows Company: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Location: Oak Ridge, TN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 13:14:44 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, Bash, C, C++, CI/CD, Credentialing, Derivatives, HTML, Linux, Python About the job Experience: •3 years of experience designing or operating distributed systems, provenance frameworks, or workflow orchestration frameworks. •2 years of experience designing agentic workflows. •2 years of programming experience in Python, with working familiarity in Bash and/or a compiled language (C/C++ or similar). •At least 3 years of experience designing or operating distributed systems, provenance frameworks, or workflow orchestration frameworks. •At least 2 years of experience designing agentic workflows. Required Skills: •Working within the Workflows and Ecosystem Services (WES) Group at the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS), you will design and deploy agentic workflows and frameworks that bridge leadership computing resources, instruments, and cloud platforms. •Partner cross-functionally with scientists, facility operators, and DOE laboratory partners to lower barriers to scalable, automated scientific computing. Qualifications: •PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field. •Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and scientific teams. •Demonstrated experience with provenance models such as W3C PROV. •Demonstrated experience publishing research in high-impact venues such as SC, IPDPS, HPDC, or IEEE eScience. •Background in scientific data management, provenance tracking, or metadata systems. •Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects, manage milestones, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams. •Operational familiarity with basic cyber-security principles (e.g., SSH key hygiene, least privilege, network segmentation) as applied to workflow and API design. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!