Software Developer

Job Title: Software Developer
Clearance Required: Public Trust
Work Location: Remote or near a following location: Silver Spring, MD; Stennis, MS; Boulder, CO; Asheville, NC

Alpha Omega is recruiting to staff the recent award for the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Data Stewardship Division (DSD), which works with NOAA and the broader community to provide and maintain the core tools, systems, services, policies, and procedures that enable long-term information preservation, dissemination, and service delivery in a cost-effective, efficient, and reliable manner.

The Software Developer will work with a team of metadata specialists, other software developers, and data analysts to maintain the availability and integrity of meteorological, climatological, and environmental, geospatially-referenced data in several electronic formats for use by customers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create scripts to automate tasks in the developer's scripting language of choice
• Debug and improve the existing project codebase for new use cases
• Conduct logic and output reviews of fellow developer's code prior to merging with the NCEI codebase
• Assist fellow team members on cross-functional tasking

Required Qualifications:

• Experience/Skills:
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a related area
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience collaborating with geographically diverse teams and outside partners, primarily across US time zones
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Proficiency with Python and Java or similar languages
• Experience with XML and JSON data formats
• Experience working on either Unix or Linux platforms
• Experience with standard application programming interfaces (APIs) and protocols such as REST
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, SVN, Bitbucket, etc.) in a team environment
• Experience using Microsoft Windows and Google's G-Suite applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Experience participating in sprint and code reviews
• Experience with Gitlab automation and/or GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with cloud computing, distributed computing, and API mapping
• Experience working with metadata, specifically metadata standards such as ISO 19115

Benefit Information:

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company's policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company's holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Alpha Omega's Core Values are (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity - collectively they are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do. We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since our inception in 2016, we have grown our revenues to $140 million and our employee population to almost 500 people located across the U.S.

At the heart of Alpha Omega's mission lies a comprehensive approach to addressing the most critical domains shaping our world today. Through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge technology, the company is committed to delivering mission-enabling solutions that transcend boundaries and propel progress in key areas. We deliver mission-focused solutions in our domain areas of national security, foreign affairs and climate science leveraging our expertise in cybersecurity, data and AI, and digital modernization.

Alpha Omega places significant emphasis on bolstering national security efforts in collaboration with key government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Through our National Security domain, we provide innovative solutions and strategic partnerships, the company is committed to safeguarding America's safety and prosperity.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) 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. We are committed to the development of a creative, diverse, and inclusive work environment. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA, women, people over 40, and differently abled individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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