Web Application Developer I

A-TEKis currently recruitingaWeb Application Developerto support our work with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). You will join NCBI’s teamofscientists and engineers to deliver high-quality datatotackle the most challenging healthcare information technology issues including,data models,business informatics, analytics.

The Web Application Developer serves as a member of the software development team. This individual will seekto facilitate the proper design and implementation of software. From detailed computer coding to innovative design, a Software Developer is an asset when creating a seamless software experience for our customer. Demonstrated ability to assist in the design, development, modification, operations and maintenance, and implementation of software systems and applications. Codes, tests, debugs, documents, and maintains applications. Provides support on most phases of application development activities; while analyzing and resolving problems associated with applications. Performs maintenance, enhancement and/or development of working applications and interfaces with other applications. Develops technical specifications for components. Responsible for design, development, engineering, integration, and architecture. May prepare program documentation and materials for users.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Handlelarge amounts of dataandwork in a distributed computing environment
• Programa Linux environment
• Be proficientin at least one modern programming language, such as: Java, C, C++, Golang
• Work with common structured documents (at least one of XML, JSON)
• Develop withinCI/CD pipelines, unit testing,integrationand regression testing

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree, and 3-4 years experience in applications development (preferably in a scientific or research environment)
• Production experiencemanipulatinglarge amounts of data
• Production experience working in a distributed computing environment
• Experience with open-source projectsandcloud technologies
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH,csh, Perl, or Python
• Knowledge of the software developmentlife-cycle.
• Ability to develop unit testing of code components or complete applications.
• Strong understanding of software engineering.
• Experience working on a variety of software development projects.
• Deep programming language knowledge.
• Abilityto obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance