Scientific Programmer

Summary

Alpha Omega is an award-winning solutions provider delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions for government customers. The Scientific Programmer will support NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information Data Stewardship Division by modernizing legacy systems, maintaining infrastructure, developing scalable serverless solutions, and managing documentation and CI/CD pipelines for environmental data stewardship.

Responsibilities

• **Infrastructure Modernization**: Drive the transition of legacy systems to modern architectures
• **System Maintenance:** Proactively monitor and maintain aging infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance
• **Development & Integration:** Design and implement scalable solutions using serverless technologies and robust backend scripting
• **Documentation & Quality Control:** Maintain rigorous documentation standards by utilizing Pull Requests (PRs) to record architectural changes, code updates, and completed tasks
• **CI/CD Management:** Oversee automated deployment pipelines to ensure code quality and streamlined delivery cycles

Skills

• 2 years of experience
• Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and data processing
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architecture
• Strong understanding of React and TypeScript for front-end interface management
• Experience writing and optimizing PL/SQL queries and managing relational databases
• Advanced knowledge of Git and GitLab CI/CD workflows
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• BS/BA Degree in an IT/IS field, such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent bootcamp/self-taught experience
• Previous experience working within data-heavy contracts or meteorological data formats
• Proven track record of successfully "lifting and shifting" or refactoring aging infrastructure into cloud-native environments
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with a focus on iterative delivery
• Familiarity with implementing security best practices within AWS environments

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2 years of experience
• Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and data processing
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architecture
• Strong understanding of React and TypeScript for front-end interface management
• Experience writing and optimizing PL/SQL queries and managing relational databases
• Advanced knowledge of Git and GitLab CI/CD workflows
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• BS/BA Degree in an IT/IS field, such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent bootcamp/self-taught experience

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience working within data-heavy contracts or meteorological data formats
• Proven track record of successfully "lifting and shifting" or refactoring aging infrastructure into cloud-native environments
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with a focus on iterative delivery
• Familiarity with implementing security best practices within AWS environments

Benefits

• 15 days 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
• Remote work