Scientific Programmer

Summary

Alpha Omega is a solutions provider delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions for government customers. The Scientific Programmer will modernize legacy systems, maintain infrastructure, develop scalable serverless solutions, manage documentation and quality control, and oversee CI/CD pipelines supporting NOAA 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
• 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
• 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

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

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
• 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

Benefits

• Remote work location
• 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