- Perl
- REST
- Relational databases
- MySQL
- Git
The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), of the Technical Services Support Contract (TSSC) at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funded project, located near Sioux Falls, SD is recruiting a mid to senior Software Engineer to support the Earth Observing System (EOS) project.
The ideal candidate will be a creative problem-solver who can respond to evolving development needs in an applied research setting. Activities cover a broad array of emerging geospatial data services development problems, with focus on developing, integrating, and testing new solutions. Applicants must be able to work within a multidisciplinary a team of highly skilled Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and Science staff, to collaborate with multiple data providers and consumer across the vast LP DAAC user community to advance the Land Change Science mission at EROS.
In compliance with the U.S. federal government’s vaccine mandate, only candidates who will be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or who have a reasonable accommodation or approved medical exception will be considered for this position.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
Required Skills:
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Knowledge of agile development practices using associated project management tools
Well versed in software engineering methodology and processes
Experience with secure software development practices and concepts
Experience with HTTP, PHP, JavaScript, and JSON
Experience with Representational State Transfer (REST) services
Desired Skills:
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, R, and Perl
Experience with testing and CM tools such as git
Experience with containers and container orchestration
Knowledge of relational databases such as Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle
Experience: Minimum 1 year of software development experience
This position will be posted to the career opportunities listing on the KBR website (https://www.kbr.com/careers).
This position may be filled by a KBR teammate on the TSSC Contract. Please apply on-line.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. EOE/m/f/disabled/veteran.