Software Developer

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Suitability: No Suitability Required

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2)

Job Family: Software Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Application Development, Linux, Problem Solving, Python (Programming Language), Unix

Certifications:

Experience: 4 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: No

Job Description:

Software Developer Associate

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Software Developer Associate at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Software Developer Associate you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Software Developer Associate joining our team.

Mission: Supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), combining our vision, NOAA’s mission for science, service, and stewardship along with NCEI’s goal of providing access to high-value environmental, atmospheric, geophysical, and coastal data. Through our partnerships, we forward data services and stewardship, contributing a talented workforce, innovation, and design, while fostering long-lasting relationships that support further discovery and access to high-value scientific information.

This position is part of a team supporting the Data Stewardship Division and IT Services Division. This team works on a variety of science data and metadata management systems to monitor production processes, develop and deploy software changes to the test and production tiers, and assess data and metadata quality. The position will:

• Be suited for a motivated individual who is starting a career in technology, or in climatology, meteorology, or related environmental science.
• Require monitoring service logs, data files, and directories to ascertain service status.
• Require performance of data management tasks.
• Require integration testing of code prior to and after software deployments.
• Require attention to detail and following established processes.

Required Skills

• Command line experience in Unix or Linux
• Basic programming experience, especially in Unix/Linux/Python shell scripting
• A problem-solving attitude
• Ability to work remotely on a geographically dispersed team
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

Preferred Skills

• Experience monitoring, deploying, and maintaining production applications
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with databases, SQL queries
• Software development experience, especially using Java, Python, Groovy, and/or Grails
• Familiarity with revision control/deployment/CI/CD tools like git and GitLab.
• Familiarity with meteorological and climate science.
• Familiarity with THREDDS Data Server (TDS) operation and configuration.
• Familiarity with meteorological and/or climate data formats, e.g NetCDF, GRIB, and/or generic data file formats like CSV and JSON.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

● Required Experience: 4+ years of related experience (Bachelors degrees are equivalent to four years of experience.)

● Security Clearance Level: Must be able to obtain Public Trust (T2)

● Location: Hybrid (Stennis Space Center, MS or Asheville, NC). May be able to work up to 100% telework if desired but must be able to drive to a NCEI facility when needed.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA MS Stennis Space Center

Additional Work Locations: USA NC Asheville

COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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