Sr. Software Engineer
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Location: Silver Spring, MD 20906
Description:
Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer
Location: Silver Spring, MD & Tuscaloosa, AL - Remote
Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Salary : $120K-$125K
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
To apply, please follow these steps:
Description:
IBSS is seeking to fill a position to provide Software Engineer support to the National Weather Service ( NWS) Office of Water Prediction ( OWP). The candidate shall support the Atlas 15 program with the creation of precipitation extremes data taking into account a changing climate.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:
Concepts:
Experienced in:
Desired Skills:
About IBSS Corp.
Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.
Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.
We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.
IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.
IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see that the EEO is the law. Please direct any inquiries to the HR Department email at HR@ibsscorp.com.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the Talent Acquisition department at Recruiting@ibsscorp.com
Location: Silver Spring, MD & Tuscaloosa, AL - Remote
Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Salary : $120K-$125K
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
To apply, please follow these steps:
- Visit https://ibsscorp.com/careers/
- Select the position you are interested in.
- Review the job details, then click Apply Now.
- Complete and submit your application.
Description:
IBSS is seeking to fill a position to provide Software Engineer support to the National Weather Service ( NWS) Office of Water Prediction ( OWP). The candidate shall support the Atlas 15 program with the creation of precipitation extremes data taking into account a changing climate.
Key Responsibilities:
- In coordination with the team, develop and expand software used in the creation of a repository of observed historical precipitation gauge data, covering CONUS and OCONUS, that will be used to develop estimates for NO tlas 15 Volume 1. The national precipitation repository shall contain both the full precipitation gauge time series and the derived extreme event time series. The repository shall be developed in line with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles to facilitate stewardship and future national updates.
- Implement automatic quality control practices, including machine learning evaluation techniques, based on best practices, and the extraction of the extreme time series data based on current Atlas 14 protocols
- Work with the Project Investigators (PIs) from NOAA and academia to validate and improved software developed for the Atlas 15 framework.
- Organize and maintain technical documents and data libraries utilizing electronic records management best practices.
- Assist scientists with the creation of deliverable and ad-hoc software
Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:
- Masters or Bachelors of Science degree in computer science, engineering, or IT related field.
- 8-10 years software engineering/development
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and computing, machine learning, processing large data sets, data visualization, and big data programming
- Languages:
- Python, Shell, Bash, Julia
Concepts:
- Big Data engineering skills with Python in developing data pipelines like Apache Spark computing engine,
- RHEL 7/8 Linux programming
- Parallel, multithreaded, and concurrent programming,
- Client and MLOps (necessary for a later task)
- SDLC, programming paradigms and software design patterns within the refactoring space
Experienced in:
- Working with scientists at scientific organizations within the government space (ie. NOAA, NASA, etc)
- DevOps culture of continuous integration and continuous development
- Agile Scrum and XP along with project management skills
- Technical documentation and disseminating information through workshops, training, and 1:1 tag-ups.
Desired Skills:
- Experience with climate model and climate data would be a strong plus.
- Experience with Google suite products and tools.
About IBSS Corp.
Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.
Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.
We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.
IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.
IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see that the EEO is the law. Please direct any inquiries to the HR Department email at HR@ibsscorp.com.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the Talent Acquisition department at Recruiting@ibsscorp.com