What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer position at Computational Physics?
Are you passionate about securing and administering an organization's online presence? Can you identify, troubleshoot, and solve issues proactively to help provide the best client outcomes? Join our growing team of innovative professionals who genuinely care about our commitments to clients and their public and internal web presence. In this role, work directly with the client at the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) to develop, deploy, and maintain their public and DoD web pages.
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is responsible for the production and dissemination of precise parameters concerning time, star positions, and the earth's rotation to the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community (IC), other users such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), non-US Government civilians and international users. In this role, you will work to maintain a reliable, secure, and manageable USNO web site in the Amazon Web Service (AWS) GovCloud environment. The site is crucial to the dissemination of USNO data products, information, and services. This is a full-time position located in Washington, D.C.
The successful candidate will :
- Provide direct support to the Precise Time, Celestial Reference Frame, and Earth Orientation Departments at USNO.
- Be responsible for application development, deployment, and security.
- Work with USNO Information Assurance (IA) staff to ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Communicate effectively with team members, management, and the client to provide updates on system performance, issues, and solutions.
- Work with USNO department subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure that applications are scientifically accurate.
- Prepare and maintain associated project documentation.
- Manage responses to vulnerability scans in coordination with the USNO Information System Security Manager.
- Establish and maintain a software testing suite.
Qualifications
Version Control tools (Git)
About CPI
We love science! We study the physical properties of the Earth and our atmosphere, neighboring planets, and the sun. We make the study of science practical by translating our findings into products, both hardware and software, that make our customer's lives easier and better. CPI has served various U.S. Government agencies, universities, international science organizations, prime contractors, as well as commercial customers for 40 years. CPI is an employee-owned company - our team members receive company stock. Employee ownership motivates and empowers increased productivity, contribution to the longevity of the business, improved retention, and enhanced employee engagement.
Why Work for Us?
CPI is an employee-owned company and an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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