R&D Software Engineer Iii

Requisition Id 12388
Overview:
As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation's biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL's broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.
The Geospatial Science and Human Security Division (GSHSD) is currently seeking world-class research and development professionals for the National Security Sciences Directorate within Oak Ridge National Lab to fill the role of R&D Software Engineer III. This position will develop the next-generation technologies that will support and deploy operational situational awareness products for sponsors such as the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). We're looking for staff who bring fresh ideas from areas including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, artificial intelligence, and data processing workflows. We need our staff to be flexible and eager to tackle problems across the software application as we continue to solve complex national scale security problems in the areas of spatial computing.
What will you be doing?
Focus on leading teams that implement geospatial systems and data solutions for high-volume and high-velocity data applications. The proposed solutions will include high-performance computing that can be applicable for several geospatially focused R&D projects in the domains of energy, transportation, and other cross-disciplinary geospatial applications. Collaborate with research scientists across the lab with the primary goal of researching and developing groundbreaking software solutions to complex problems posed by sponsors, including DOD and DOE, leveraging the lab's world-class resources.
Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conduct development to support project-specific applications of spatial computing, real-time data platforms, and machine intelligence systems.
• Lead diverse teams of developers, coordinate work, and lead software development efforts to support new and ongoing research.
• Application and Data Development: collaborate with researchers to develop geospatial software and digital map layers as services.
• Requirements Decomposition: capture, understand, integrate, and implement project requirements in developed services and software.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: collaborate with a highly diverse and multidisciplinary team - from photogrammetrists, geographers, mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and engineers - in research, development, integration, testing, and deployment.
• Publication and Sharing: disseminate results in peer reviewed journals, technical reports, relevant conferences, and open-source software project repos.

All team members deliver ORNL's mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace - in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.
Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a degree in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, natural sciences, or related. field. Any of the following education and experience combinations may be considered:
  • BS degree and 8 years of relevant experience
  • MS degree and 7 years of relevant experience
  • Ph.D. and 2 years of experience
• Experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or frontend web application frameworks similar to Angular, React, Vue.
• Experience in design and development of web applications and understanding the interaction of all tiers to lead and implement any novel designed architectures with skills including but not limited to python and web development frameworks.
• Past hands-on involvement in software systems, data systems, analytics, computer driven distributed data processing, geomatics, image analysis, remote sensing, or geospatial research projects.
• Experience with spatial enabled databases (PostgreSQL with PostGIS) or NoSQL Database or frontend use of data APIs to support data exchange.
• Experience with open-source tools and system, OGC web services, and web development frameworks.
• Experience with software development best practices including, but not limited to: Agile development; version control using Git/GitFflow or similar system; and project management via systems like JIRA, Asana, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership experience for development teams as either a technical lead or scrum master.
• Support the development of a scalable software development strategy to offer reusable application solutions for multiple research projects that can be deployed in minimal time with high performance and continually position the group for future success in geoinformatics.
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle from planning to operations.
• Understanding of cloud and cloud-native technologies and infrastructure-as-code for automated deployment for distributed systems
• Understanding of ETL processes and transforming or visualizing all type of data including geospatial data
• Familiarity with Federal agency-funded research programs and experience identifying and supporting development and growth of funded research projects/programs.
• Experience working for or collaborating with DOE National Laboratories, academic institutions, other research organizations, and the private sector.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated leadership ability and a solid commitment to a teaming environment.
• Past hands-on involvement in software systems, data systems, analytics, computer driven distributed data processing, geomatics, image analysis, remote sensing, or geospatial research projects.
• Understanding of spatial data structures and formats and mechanisms for developing web services around such data
• Experience with real-time architectures and other map services software libraries.
• Exposure to microservices concepts and understanding of container environments including Docker, Docker-Compose, and Kubernetes.

Special Requirements:
Visa Sponsorship:
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Q clearance with SCI: This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance from the Department of Energy. As such, this position is a Workplace Substance Abuse (WSAP) testing designated position. WSAP positions require passing a pre-placement drug test and participation in an ongoing random drug testing program. In addition, due the SCI, you may also be subject to random polygraph testing.
Benefits at ORNL:
ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain talented people. The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience.
Other benefits include the following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, and Employee Discounts.
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This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.
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