Software Developer

Software Developer Abacus Technology is seeking a Software Developer to provide end-to-end software development, requirements analysis, software acquisition support, testing, and web development services for the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). This is a full-time position. Responsibilities Evaluate customer requirements and recommend software solutions by performing reliability assessments, return-on-investment and cost-benefit analyses, product-alternative reviews, make-versus-buy assessments, and COTS-versus-GOTS analyses. Identify, gather, analyze, document, and validate requirements for new or existing COTS, GOTS, and custom applications, including cloud-supported products such as AODocs and Smartsheet. Recommend software configurations, licensing approaches, upgrades, technical support requirements, acquisition strategies, customizations, implementation plans, and operations and maintenance approaches. Evaluate, test, and document emerging technologies, development products, software languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts. Assess COTS and GOTS products for compliance with OMAO cybersecurity requirements and applicable federal acquisition and validation guidance, including NSTISSC, Common Criteria, NIAP CCEVS, and NIST FIPS requirements. Support demand-management planning and forecasting for future software, capacity, licensing, and operational growth. Develop and maintain software project plans, including scope, schedule, technical approach, testing, implementation, and deployment activities. Design, develop, install, configure, upgrade, test, deploy, and maintain systems, applications, websites, dashboards, and databases supporting NOAA observation platforms, offices, and programs. Perform software requirements analysis, preliminary and detailed design, coding, unit testing, integration testing, and associated technical documentation for new and existing systems and prototypes. Design and implement approved customizations, including workflows, features, web parts, user interfaces, integrations, and back-end components of custom GOTS code. Architect, install, configure, maintain, and support Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and other databases and the front-end and back-end applications that use them. Provide Tier 1 through Tier 3 support for custom-developed software, troubleshoot application and configuration errors, resolve defects, deploy fixes, and maintain system-support documentation. Develop, coordinate, and oversee complex Scientific Computing System tasks across Windows, web, and database environments, including application and web design, development, testing, integration, and system enhancements. Develop test plans that map end-user requirements to functionality, reflect typical operating conditions, incorporate stress testing, and document mitigations for errors and defects. Perform unit, system, functional, interface, regression, performance, integration, interoperability, and Section 508 testing for COTS, GOTS, and custom products; coordinate testing with selected end users and resolve anomalous results. Conduct quality assurance throughout the software development lifecycle using NOAA engineering tools and processes for source-code control, code review, change management, configuration management, release management, and software testing. Perform design reviews, code walkthroughs, test-plan evaluations, and documentation reviews; prepare and deliver software development reviews and system, support, and user documentation. Maintain accurate hardware and software configuration and deployment documentation and comply with OMAO change-management and configuration-management policies and procedures. Follow Agile development practices, Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 3 processes, and applicable federal, Department of Commerce, NOAA, and OMAO IT policies, mandates, and guidelines. Provide web design, content development, client-side and server-side configuration, and webpage support for OMAO's public Drupal website and Google-based intranet sites; coordinate with the NOAA Web Committee and serve as an OMAO intranet webmaster as assigned. Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience performing software development, application development, or full-stack development across the software development lifecycle. Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related technical field is required. Experience analyzing requirements; designing, coding, testing, deploying, maintaining, and supporting software applications; and preparing technical and user documentation. Experience with one or more of the following technologies:.NET Core, ASP.NET, C#, Java, JavaScript, AngularJS, J2EE, Visual Studio, Drupal, IIS, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, T-SQL, PL/SQL, WebLogic, WPF, or XAML. Experience with relational database architecture, integration, configuration, and support. Knowledge of source-code control, code review, configuration management, change management, release management, software quality assurance, and automated or manual testing practices. Able to troubleshoot complex application, web, database, and system-integration issues. Experience working in Agile and structured software engineering environments. Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and documentation skills. Experience supporting federal government, NOAA, scientific computing, COTS/GOTS acquisition, CMMI Level 3 processes, Section 508 compliance, or public-sector web development is preferred. Must be a US citizen. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Abacus Technology