• Build and maintain web interfaces using React, Next.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Implement, debug, and improve backend services in Python, including GraphQL APIs and supporting REST endpoints
• Integrate with storage and data sources including local files, SQLite, and S3-compatible systems
• Implement application-level security features
• Write and maintain automated tests and improve reliability
• Support application deployment and operation across environments
• Containerize applications using Docker and Docker Compose
• Configure environments, logging, TLS, and monitoring
• Collaborate across repositories and services

• 1–4 years of experience or equivalent
• Strong Python experience
• Experience with React or Next.js
• Experience with APIs, including GraphQL or REST
• Experience with Docker
• Familiarity with Linux environments and debugging
• Experience with authentication
• Automated testing experience
• Willingness to work across the stack  

Bonus Skills

• AWS experience
• Knowledge graph familiarity
• Experience with graph databases
• Exposure to deployment tooling

If you enjoy being part of a high-performing, professional, technology-focused organization, please apply today!

Job Responsibilities

• Strong experience with semantic standards: RDF, RDFS, OWL
• SPARQL, including query design
• SHACL, with clear understanding of constraints versus semantics
• Experience designing and working with ontologies in real-world systems
• Understanding and practical experience with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) Data
• Demonstrated ability to translate business problems into structured representations, including use cases, questions, and models
• Strong communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-experts and bridge technology and business needs
• Comfortable working in an iterative, ambiguous environment with evolving requirements

Preferred skills and experience

• Experience with LinkML
• Understanding of Labeled Property Graphs (LPG) and OpenCypher
• Experience with vocabulary standards such as SKOS
• Experience with data catalog and data product standards, including DCAT and DPROD
• Background in life sciences or pharma, including translational medicine, clinical data, or real-world data
• Familiarity with BioLink and other domain models
• Experience with bioinformatics and biomedical ontology resources
• Experience with data profiling, reconciliation, and mapping processes
• Experience with knowledge graph platforms or graph databases
• Experience in client-facing roles such as workshops, design sessions, and presentations

• Participate in development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI Taxonomy Information System.
• Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers to support and improve the Taxonomy project at NCBI.
• Learn new technologies, keep up with the internal systems, and share knowledge with the team.
• Proficiency in C++ and JavaScript
• Experience working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Experience with relational databases, Microsoft SQL or similar
• Experience with Linux shell scripts

Duties & Responsibilities

The DataOps Platforms team:

• Develops and continuously improves DataOps platform.
• Develops and maintains common tools and libraries.
• Evaluates new technologies and practices.
• Helps NCBI developers with adoption of platform.
• Ensures compliance with the Federal application security regulations and standards by providing automated solutions and compliance pipelines.
• Embraces agile development and continuous improvement
• Encourages growth mindset and offers leadership opportunities at any level

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience is the field
• Strong coding skills in at least one programing language are required (Python, C++, ...)
• Kubernetes, containerization
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud services
• Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub or equivalent
• Apache AirFlow or equivalent
• Experience with data processing applications and modern cloud-based data processing infrastructure
• Linux command-line skills

Bonus Skills:

• Google Anthos
• Docker
• GitOps tools: ArgoCD or equivalent
• Infrastructure as code tools: Terraform or equivalent
• GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, or equivalent products for management of Git source control, CI/CD pipelines and artifact lifecycle management
• Modern observability and logging tools: Prometheus, EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana), TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor),
• DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty, Splunk, or equivalent 
• Secret Management tools such as Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager or equivalent
• Data transfer tools: AWS DataSync, Aspera, MinIO, CloudSoda or equivalent
• Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Experience with best-practice design patterns in coding and architecture
• Experience working in Agile environment

Educational Requirements

• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering.

Job Responsibilities

Quality Strategy and Test Planning

• Develop and execute test strategies and test plans for complex, data-driven applications
• Ensure backward compatibility and functional parity with the legacy system
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify gaps, risks, and ambiguities
• Partner with Product and BAs to clarify requirements and expected behavior
• Identify edge cases, regression risks, and impacts across integrated systems

Manual and Automated Testing

• Design, write, and maintain automated test suites, including end-to-end tests
• Execute and document results for:
  • Functional testing
  • Regression testing
  • Integration testing
  • Cross-browser and cross-device testing
• Validate application programming interface (API) integrations and data flows between frontend and backend systems
• Compare legacy and modern system behavior to ensure consistent outcomes
• Track, document, and verify defect resolution
• Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Improve test coverage, test reliability, and testing processes over time
• Contribute to improving QA standards, tools, and best practices across the program

Agile Collaboration and Delivery

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate closely with Frontend and Backend Engineers during development and testing
• Provide early and continuous feedback to help teams build quality into the product
• Support release validation and readiness activities
• Assist with troubleshooting production and pre-production issues as needed

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance for web-based or enterprise applications
• Experience testing complex, data-driven systems
• Strong experience with manual and automated testing
• Experience validating requirements and identifying gaps early in the development lifecycle
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality

• Clearance and Location Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

Job Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews of clinical trial registration submissions for consistency with review criteria
• Gain and use a working knowledge of the ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Data Element Definitions (https://clinicaltrials.gov/policy/protocol-definitions) and ClinicalTrials.gov registration review criteria (https://clinicaltrials.gov/submit-studies/prs-help/protocol-registration-quality-control-review-criteria)
• Clearly communicate (via email and record reviews) with “responsible parties” (e.g., clinical trial sponsors, designated principal investigators) regarding the consistency of clinical trial records with review criteria
• Perform general proofreading
• Create new documentation to help responsible parties submit their clinical trial records in accordance with established review criteria
• Post records in accordance with established deadlines
• Monitor data for trends or patterns of problems (e.g., consistent series of errors from a single data provider) and participate in process improvement efforts
• Support database management activities
• Serve as a liaison between data providers (e.g., NIH, industry, universities, and other organizations) and ClinicalTrials.gov
• Participate in weekly team meetings with NLM staff to discuss process improvement

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a biomedical science, public health, or related discipline with at least 2 years of professional experience
• Or a master’s degree in a comparable field with no professional experience
• Ability to work within a team environment and contribute to consensus-based decision making
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and shift priorities as directed
• Ability to work efficiently with team members in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at every level
• General computer skills with a proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Clearance and Location Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

Job Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) reviews of clinical trial results submissions for consistency with review criteria
• Clearly communicate (via record reviews, teleconferences, emails, workshops, etc.) with “responsible parties” (e.g., clinical trial sponsors, principal investigators, statisticians) to facilitate understanding of and adherence to submission requirements
• Gain and use a working knowledge of the ClinicalTrials.gov Basic Results Data Element Definitions (https://clinicaltrials.gov/policy/results-definitions) and ClinicalTrials.gov results review criteria (https://clinicaltrials.gov/submit-studies/prs-help/results-quality-control-review-criteria)
• Create new documentation to help responsible parties submit their clinical trial results records in accordance with established review criteria
• Devise and help implement strategies to improve the quality of submissions
• Support database management activities
• Serve as liaison between data providers (e.g., NIH, industry, universities, and other organizations) and ClinicalTrials.gov
• Participate in weekly team meetings with NLM staff to discuss process improvement

Required skills and experience

• Master’s degree in biomedical science and/or mathematics-related discipline (epidemiology, biostatistics, neuroscience, biochemistry, etc.)
• 3+ years’ experience with standard mathematical concepts and statistics (correlations, trends, significance, etc.)
• 1+ year experience with standard quantitative measures for health studies
• Ability to work within a team environment and contribute to consensus-based decision making
• Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems creatively and independently
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and shift priorities as directed
• Ability to work efficiently with team members in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at every level

• Clearance and Location Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

Literature Search and Evidence Gathering

• Design and execute systematic literature searches across scientific databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and related sources
• Develop structured search strategies using controlled vocabularies (e.g., MeSH) and advanced Boolean search techniques
• Identify relevant peer-reviewed articles, reports, and grey literature to address research questions
• Maintain organized libraries of retrieved publications and supporting materials

Systematic Review Support

• Screen and evaluate research articles based on defined inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Extract key information from relevant studies including methodology, outcomes, and limitations
• Support systematic, scoping, and rapid review workflows in collaboration with subject matter experts
• Document search strategies and review processes to ensure transparency and reproducibility

Reporting and Collaboration

• Prepare literature summaries, annotated bibliographies, and evidence tables to support program reports and policy analyses
• Assist technical teams and subject matter experts by rapidly identifying relevant scientific evidence for emerging research questions
• Communicate findings clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams supporting federal health research and policy initiatives

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Library Science, Public Health, Biomedical Science, Information Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience conducting literature searches or supporting systematic reviews in biomedical or health research domains
• Strong experience using scientific literature databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, or Scopus
• Familiarity with systematic review frameworks (e.g., PRISMA or Cochrane methodology)
• Experience using citation management or review tools such as EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, or Rayyan
• Strong analytical and research skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple research questions and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Clearance and Location Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States
• All work must be performed within the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) or Public Health (MPH)
• Experience supporting systematic reviews for federal agencies, academic medical centers, or research organizations
• Experience contributing to peer-reviewed publications or evidence synthesis reports
• Familiarity with evidence synthesis tools and systematic review workflows

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $80,000 – $110,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Define research questions, eligibility criteria, and create comprehensive study protocols.
• Design, document, and execute complex, comprehensive, transparent, and reproducible search strategies across multiple biomedical databases and information platforms, including MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and trial registries and gray literature.
• Develop search strategies using controlled vocabularies and advanced techniques, ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and compliance with reporting standards.
• Manage search results, deduplicate records, and support citation management and screening workflows using systematic review tools and platforms, like Covidence, EndNote or Zotero.
• Deliver instruction and training on evidence synthesis methods, advanced searching, and biomedical information literacy to researchers and trainees.
• Perform title/abstract and full-text screening based on defined inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Extract data and appraise the risk of bias/quality of included studies.
• Synthesize findings (qualitatively or via meta-analysis) for final reports.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, and peer review related to biomedical evidence synthesis projects.
• Provide methodological consultation on systematic review standards, including PRISMA, Cochrane, JBI, and other evidence synthesis frameworks.
• Monitor trends in biomedical publishing, open science, and research data to inform best practices in systematic review support.

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library/information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, STEM, computer science, engineering, business, or related discipline.

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in:

  • Advanced knowledge of biomedical information resources and indexing practices, particularly MEDLINE and related NLM products.
  • Developing and executing targeted searching in biomedical, health sciences, and related databases, including grey literature
  • Strong analytical skills in search strategy development, validation, documentation, and citation management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in systematic review methodology and evidence synthesis standards, including synthesizing finding to provide analysis
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary research teams in academic, clinical, or public health settings. Operating independently while contributing to a research team.
  • Ability to communicate complex information concepts clearly in both written and oral formats.
  • Proficiency with Excel or other spreadsheet/reporting platforms.
  • Proficiency with EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, Mendeley or other reference management and research collaboration tools.

   

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $80,000 – $110,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Job Responsibilities

User Research Operations

• Support research operations such as planning and scheduling user research sessions for ClinicalTrials.gov and SRA, including interviews, usability testing, and feedback sessions with researchers, clinicians, data submitters, and members of the public.
• Recruit and communicate with participants across a wide range of biomedical and technical backgrounds, ensuring clear instructions and smooth session logistics.
• Manage consent, scheduling, session documentation, and research records in alignment with federal and NIH policies.

Data Collection and Synthesis

• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data from user sessions, surveys, support inquiries, and other feedback channels related to ClinicalTrials.gov and SRA.
• Synthesize research findings into actionable insights, identifying usability issues, workflow challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate complex user feedback into clear themes, summaries, and evidence-based recommendations that support product roadmaps and policy-aligned decisions.
• Collaborate with UX designers, developers, product owners, and subject-matter experts across NCBI to ensure research findings are effectively integrated into system enhancements.

User Feedback Dashboard (Power BI)

• Design, build, and maintain a Power BI user feedback dashboard to track trends and key insights across ClinicalTrials.gov and SRA.
• Integrate multiple data sources (e.g., survey data, session findings, usage metrics, support trends) into a unified reporting view.
• Define and monitor UX and research-related indicators such as common user pain points, task success signals, satisfaction trends, and recurring submission or search issues.
• Ensure dashboards are accurate, accessible, and understandable for diverse stakeholders, including scientific, technical, and program leadership audiences.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication

• Present research findings and dashboard insights to cross-functional teams within NCBI and NIH.
• Support transparent, evidence-based decision-making by clearly communicating user needs, constraints, and impacts.
• Respond to ad hoc research and reporting requests related to ClinicalTrials.gov and SRA user experience and usability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with scientific, biomedical, or public-sector information systems.
• Familiarity with the user-centered approaches such as human-centered design and development and Design Thinking or Experience Design.
• Familiarity with UX research methods such as usability testing, interviews, surveys, and mixed-methods analysis.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (design, development, policy, and domain experts).
• Knowledge of accessibility, plain language, and usability considerations for public-facing federal websites.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Information Science, Data Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience conducting or supporting UX research activities in complex, data-rich systems.
• Experience developing dashboards and reports using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent organizational, documentation, and communication skills.

Key Skills and Competencies

• User-centered and evidence-based thinking
• Research synthesis and insight storytelling
• Data visualization and dashboard design
• Attention to detail in complex regulatory and scientific contexts
• Cross-functional collaboration in a matrixed environment

Clearance and Location Requirements

• • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

Back-end Development and Architecture:

• Design and implement scalable, secure RESTful APIs using the KTOR and Spring Boot frameworks using Kotlin
• Develop and maintain back-end web services supporting complex workflows
• Implement complex business rules and validation logic
• Ensure system performance and scalability
• Identify and understand the legacy workflows and opportunities to implement a simplified architecture while maintaining the existing legacy system
• Support CI/CD pipelines and application deployment processes, including maintenance of the existing pipelines and new development processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development and production environments
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards

Quality and Agile Delivery

• Document findings and collaborate with Product and QA to validate parity expectations
• Write and maintain comprehensive automated unit and integration tests
• Operate effectively within an Agile development process, including sprint planning and backlog refinement

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience delivering resilient, well-tested back-end systems in Java or Kotlin
• 5+ years of experience in service-oriented or micro service architectures
• Hands-on experience with: Spring Boot, Kotlin and/or Java, Hibernate/JPA, REST APIs, relational databases, Docker and Kubernetes, Gradle and Git
• 5+ years of experience writing automated unit and integration tests
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Traditional relational database experience (MYSQL)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy enterprise systems
• Experience supporting federal or large-scale public systems
• Understanding of web fundamentals (HTTP, SSL, JSON)
• Experience with containerized deployments using Docker
• Familiarity with regulated or data-sensitive environments (e.g., healthcare)
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability

Clearance and Location Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
• All work must be performed within the United States

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Job Responsibilities

• Develop code using Angular
• Create mobile-friendly, responsive, applications
• Fully-engage in the Agile process as a cross-functional team member
• Participate in code reviews
• Write meaningful and targeted tests using Cypress and other frameworks
• Be an active steward of a clean, extensible code base
• Engage with clients throughout the entire development process
• Research and recommend technologies to solve clients’ problems and improve their processes
• Learn and build a vast repertoire of technology stacks and dive deep into the specific technologies of the project

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with federal government or large enterprise systems
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or systems handling sensitive data
• Experience working on data-heavy or workflow-driven applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS))
• Experience working in multi-vendor, multi-team environments
• Strong interest in user experience and accessibility

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience delivering resilient, well-tested code
• Expertise with HTML, SCSS, Material, Typescript, and frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue
• Experience with data visualization libraries such as D3.js Chart.js, Plotly, or others
• Familiarity with .NET, Python, Ruby on Rails, or Java
• Proficient at testing as part of the development process
• Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle
• Strong understanding of Git versioning
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• Clearance and Location Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

• Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django/Angular, supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)

• BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 3+ years of Full stack Web applications development, using Python, Django and ReactJS. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player 

• Experience developing Django web applications and services
• Working experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and ReactJS
• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with search engines and backends (Lucene, Solr)
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Automated regression testing with Selenium
• Proficient understanding of Git version control system 
• Experience with agile development processes
• Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills

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Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution; paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $110,000 - $150,000.

If you enjoy being part of a high-performing, professional, technology-focused organization, please apply today!

Job Responsibilities

Product Strategy and Customer Advocacy

• Lead cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and deliver product features and enhancements aligned with business objectives, user needs, and technical constraints
• Apply user research, usability findings, analytics, and stakeholder input to inform product decisions
• Act as a strong advocate for end users, ensuring their needs are clearly understood and reflected in product requirements
• Work with Business Analysts (BAs) to translate product vision and feature ideas into clear, actionable requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and definitions of done
• Manage prioritization within an evolving roadmap, balancing near-term delivery with long-term strategy

Agile Delivery and Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with the Product Owner to support backlog refinement and prioritization
• Work day-to-day with Agile teams (Engineering, UX, QA) to develop, iterate, and refine product capabilities
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Monitor delivered functionality and quality, proactively identifying issues and driving resolution
• Ensure alignment across internal teams and external stakeholders through clear communication and expectation management

Roadmapping, Planning, and Risk Management

• Establish and maintain product roadmaps, timelines, and release plans aligned with stakeholder needs and program goals
• Continuously assess risks related to scope, dependencies, technical feasibility, and resourcing
• Work with leadership to identify and remove delivery barriers, including technical or process challenges
• Coordinate across UX, Engineering, and Business teams to ensure appropriate staffing and sequencing of work

Metrics, Outcomes, and Continuous Improvement

• Define and track success metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and outcomes to measure product effectiveness and user impact
• Use data and feedback to guide continuous product improvement
• Ensure delivered solutions align with target architecture, technology strategy, and long-term maintainability
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience supporting technical software or web-based product development
• 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner for digital products
• Experience launching multiple products or major features, including ongoing optimization and improvement
• Experience working on large, cross-functional initiatives in complex, policy- or data-driven environments
• Proven experience using user research, customer feedback, and performance data to guide product decisions
• Experience working with distributed or remote teams is a plus

Required skills and experience

• Strong understanding of human-centered design and its integration with Agile delivery
• Solid working knowledge of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated thought leadership in modernizing digital products or platforms
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and consensus-building skills
• Ability to synthesize and reconcile competing priorities and stakeholder perspectives
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Clearance and Location Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
  • All work must be performed within the United States

• Coordinates the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a scientific environment, including defining technical and functional requirements, quality control planning, implementation, upgrades, and integration with existing NCBI systems through Agile Process methodology.
• Position includes daily coordination of complex technical projects dealing with scientific and genomic data. 
• Participate in and provide technical and administrative expertise to software development projects. 
• Responsible for software/system design and specifications, system implementation and integration, and testing.
• Will be responsible for tracking milestones, and producing deliverables.
• Balances risks, schedules, and resources. 
• Coordinates cross-functional teams of various sizes with diverse technical skills sets. 
• Advises senior management on technical issues. 
• Communicates project issues to stakeholders and senior management.

Required Skills:

• Formal education (minimum: Bachelor’s degree) in Computer Science or related field.
• Requires at least 3 years of project management experience and at least 5 years of experience developing the software and/or managing the software development. 
• Strong Technical Knowledge of software application development. 
• Experience managing software development projects using Agile methodology 
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and departments. 
• Effective verbal and written communications. 
• Experience in delivery of complex enterprise level software development projects

Desired Skills:

• Master’s degree preferred.
• PMP Certification 
• Experience with scientific or biological data a plus. 
• Experience as software development technical lead. 
• Experience working with large databases, statistical analysis, and clinical data. 
• Experience in a research and development (R&D) environment with demonstrated ability to analyze problems and propose multiple solutions. 
• Experience with large distributed systems and cloud computing.

• Lead project execution across Tasks 1–8 of the PWS
• Oversee delivery of Program Management Plan (PMP), Quality Management Plan (QMP), monthly reports, Kick-Off and Transition Plans
• Serve as single POC with CO/COR
• Responsible for financial and status tracking and forecasting
• Coordinate risk management, staffing, and performance metrics
• Conduct kick-off, technical status, and transition meetings
• Manage subcontractor performance and government communications (if applicable)

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10 + years of program/project management experience supporting DoD IT or cybersecurity efforts
• Bachelor’s in Information Technology, Engineering, or Management (8 yrs additional experience may substitute)
• PMP or DAWIA Program Management Level II/III
• Strong understanding of FAR Part 8.4 task orders, risk management, and government reporting
• Experience handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) at minimum
• Top Secret clearance (SCI eligible) required at start
  • Ideal candidate should possess a Top Secret (TS clearance) OR shall possess a  favorably adjudicated Tier 5 background investigation and be eligible for a Top Secret (TS) clearance (SCI eligibility)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in a technical or management discipline
• Experience leading GSA AAS or FEDSIM projects

• Designs AI/ML prototypes, prompt engineering libraries, and ethical AI frameworks aligned with DoD AI Ethics Principles.
• Implement data pipelines and model governance controls
• Collaborate with DoD CIO on AI ethics and RMF AI risk alignment

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8 + years of experience in AI, ML, or data science solutions
• Bachelor’s in Data Science, CS, or Engineering
• Experience handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) at minimum
• Public Trust eligibility
  • must have at least Public Trust or ADP/IT-2 investigations
• Experience with Python, TensorFlow, or PyTorch

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency according to https://analytics.usa.gov/. 

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

 Duties & Responsibilities

• Support internal staff having desktop system and application issues via online ticketing systems
• Work in a dynamic environment supporting 700 users in a Windows OS based environment
• Help desk phone support and in person support
• Imaging new machines, installing and updating software
• Assist with the patching process as determined by the patch coordinator
• Remediate vulnerabilities flagged by the security team
• Prepare old computers for surplus

• Provide OS X support to NCBI's internal developers and researchers
• Provision and deploy Mac endpoints for users
• Assist with deploying applications, updates (patch management), packaging, OS upgrades, hardware upgrades, etc.
• Help integrate macOS with network storage (SMB, NFS) and internal/external sites, including troubleshooting
• Install, configure and maintain mobile devices via Mobile Device Management software

• 3+ years experience
• High School Diploma/GED with either technical training/certifications, or equivalent experience
• Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Good communication, documentation, and customer service skills
• Experience with basic Unix command Line: file system navigation, ssh, rsync, chown, chmod, etc.
• Understanding of Apple technologies: packages, Installer, Device Enrollment Program, Apple Business Manager, Volume Purchase Program, Xcode and command line tool deployment, et. al.
• Enterprise experience: familiarity and experience with binding to Active Directory, AD/Mac integration, NoMAD, Microsoft Remote Desktop
• Mac Office suite and Exchange/Office 365 email and calendaring
• Familiarity with deploying and updating Adobe products
• Familiarity with CUPS and printer configuration and deployment

Desired skills:

• Familiarity with Jamf Pro (Jamf certifications a plus)
• Apple Certified Support Professional certification
• Scripting knowledge (bash, python)
• Knowledge of Smart Cards
• Willingness to learn

• Design, deploy, and manage HashiCorp Vault for secret management, encryption, and access control in a zero trust environment.
• Implement and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available Vault Primary, DR, and Performance Replica clusters.
• Integrate Vault with Kubernetes for dynamic secrets, authentication, and workload identity management.
• Collaborate with DevOps and security teams to enforce zero trust security policies and best practices.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for Vault administration and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Vault performance and security in production environments.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards for data protection and security (FISMA).
• Contribute to the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines for secure application deployments.
• Document processes, configurations, and architecture for knowledge sharing and compliance.

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a Web Application Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role.
• Hands-on experience administering HashiCorp Vault in production environments.
• Deep understanding of zero trust security principles and their application in cloud-native platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Python or Bash.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, Ansible).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., TeamCity, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and their Kubernetes offerings (e.g., EKS, GKE).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Requirements

Duties & Responsibilities

The DataOps Platforms team:

• Develops and continuously improves DataOps platform.
• Develops and maintains common tools and libraries.
• Evaluates new technologies and practices.
• Helps NCBI developers with adoption of platform.
• Ensures compliance with the Federal application security regulations and standards by providing automated solutions and compliance pipelines.
• Embraces agile development and continuous improvement
• Encourages growth mindset and offers leadership opportunities at any level

Required Skills:

• Strong coding skills in at least one programing language are required (Python, C++, ...)
• Kubernetes, containerization
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud services
• Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub or equivalent
• Apache AirFlow or equivalent
• Experience with data processing applications and modern cloud-based data processing infrastructure
• Linux command-line skills

Bonus Skills:

• Google Anthos
• Docker
• GitOps tools: ArgoCD or equivalent
• Infrastructure as code tools: Terraform or equivalent
• GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, or equivalent products for management of Git source control, CI/CD pipelines and artifact lifecycle management
• Modern observability and logging tools: Prometheus, EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana), TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor),
• DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty, Splunk, or equivalent 
• Secret Management tools such as Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager or equivalent
• Data transfer tools: AWS DataSync, Aspera, MinIO, CloudSoda or equivalent
• Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Experience with best-practice design patterns in coding and architecture
• Experience working in Agile environment

Educational Requirements

• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering.

• Design and implement cutting-edge, high-performance network architectures, with a focus on Spine-and-Leaf designs
• Leverage your deep knowledge of Arista's Extensible Operating System (EOS) and CloudVision platform
• Configure and maintain F5 BIG-IP platforms, including virtual servers, pools, and iRules
• Use Python and other Linux tools to automate network management and streamline operations
• Be a team leader, mentoring and managing team members, handling complex issues, and serving as a subject matter expert
• Evolve our legacy networks for hybrid and cloud-native environments and provide expert support to resolve complex network issues
• Implement load balancing strategies (e.g., round robin, least connections) to optimize application performance and ensure high availability
• Set up and manage Arista and F5 device clusters in active/standby or active/active configurations to provide failover capabilities
• Have strong knowledge of AAA frameworks for network access control. Hands-on experience configuring and managing TACACS+, Radius for device administration security in Cisco ICE
• Responsible for all network device patching, including security fixes and OS updates. Track device vendor support timelines and manage end of life transitions to updated hardware models
• Monitor network traffic and alerts for proactive management and capacity planning. Provide up to date network metrics to all technical teams for better product development and troubleshooting

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering
• A CCIE or similar advanced networking certification is a plus
• Strong experience with Arista EOS/CloudVision and F5 BIG-IP
• Expertise in protocols like BGP, OSPF, VxLAN, and EVPN
• Proficiency in Python scripting and network automation
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $110,000 - $160,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Architect and Deploy: Design and implement cutting-edge, high-performance network architectures, with a focus on Spine-and-Leaf designs.
• Master Arista: Leverage your deep knowledge of Arista's Extensible Operating System (EOS) and CloudVision platform.
• Manage F5: Configure and maintain F5 BIG-IP platforms, including virtual servers, pools, and iRules.
• Automate Everything: Use Python and other Linux tools to automate network management and streamline operations.
• Lead the Way: Act as a technical leader, mentoring team members, handling complex issues, and serving as a subject matter expert.
• Modernize and Support: Evolve our legacy networks for cloud-native environments and provide expert support to resolve complex network issues.
• Load Balanced Application Delivery: Implement load balancing strategies (e.g., round robin, least connections) to optimize application performance and ensure high availability.
• High Availability: Setting up and manage Arista and F5 device clusters in active/standby or active/active configurations to provide failover capabilities.
• AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting): Strong knowledge of AAA frameworks for network access control. Hands-on experience configuring and managing TACACS+, Radius for device administration security in Cisco ICE.
• Network Hardware Lifecycle Management: Responsible for all network device patching, including security fixes and OS updates. Track device vendor support timelines and manage end of life transitions to updated hardware models.
• Network Monitoring: Monitor network traffic and alerts for proactive management and capacity planning. Provide up to date network metrics to all technical teams for better product development and troubleshooting.

Required qualifications:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering.
• A CCIE or similar advanced networking certification is a plus.
• Strong experience with Arista EOS/CloudVision and F5 BIG-IP.
• Expertise in protocols like BGP, OSPF, VxLAN, and EVPN.
• Proficiency in Python scripting and network automation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $110,000 - $160,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is actively looking for Senior Linux System Administrator to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH-NCBI in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work. 

NCBI is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency according to https://analytics.usa.gov/. 

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Collect and report metrics from NNLM grantees and sub-awardees. Maintain dashboards, reports and other analysis tools to ensure timely dissemination of program data.
• Schedule and coordinate virtual and in‑person meetings and workshops; prepare and distribute agendas and minutes; contribute information to USCD knowledge‑management systems.
• Provide technical assistance and communications support for NNLM grantees, acting as a liaison between grantees and the USCD Extramural Programs.
• Contribute to data, reporting and evaluation efforts by exploring new technologies or methods to automate data collection and improve efficiency.
• Coordinate the collection, management and reporting of data related to property management, acquisitions processing and IT requests for USCD staff and contractors. Maintain tracking systems and recommend process improvements.
• Respond to USCD staff and contractors’ requests in a timely manner, providing status updates and confirming completion of requests.
• Collaborate with other NLM divisions to deliver services, follow up on outstanding issues, and ensure problem resolution.
• Prepare forms, tables, presentations and other administrative documents; assist with drafting orientation materials to onboard new NNLM institutions.
• Track milestones and achievements for projects; gather qualitative and quantitative data using Microsoft Office and other database applications; enter and extract data to support evaluation and reporting.
• Provide general administrative support, including processing calls and emails, maintaining correspondence and files, assisting managers with scheduling, taking and disseminating meeting minutes, and other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications:

• At least five (5) years of experience providing general administrative support in a program‑coordination or office‑management setting.
• Demonstrated ability to schedule appointments, process calls and emails, maintain correspondence and files, and prepare documents using Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience tracking project milestones and preparing reports based on qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams and across complex organizations.
• Familiarity with data collection tools and experience entering/extracting data from Excel or similar databases.
• Strong organizational, communication and problem‑solving skills.

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $60,000 – 85,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

The Platform Services team builds and maintains the systems that software developers across NCBI use to ensure that they are consistently pushing and deploying high quality code that complies with Federal Standards for application security and mature code practices. We're involved in the entire development lifecycle including:

• Tools for creating and setting up new projects consistently across the org.
• CI pipelines and build tools for consistent expectations across languages and application frameworks
• Testing frameworks and metrics to assure only quality and secure code can be sent to production.
• Deployment and publishing pipelines to bring applications to their users in on-premises and cloud environments, and to provide public access to Open Source projects.
• Integrations for the secure management of deployment parameters, credentials, and more.
• Tooling to allow applications to communicate asynchronously, monitor performance metrics, debug live applications and much more.

What you'll do

As an Senior Platform DevEx engineer, you'll be a part of a highly experienced cross-functional team of around 20, building and maintaining tools and systems that allow developers across NCBI to build, deploy, and maintain software and web services that are used around the world.

You should be prepared to work on:

• GitLab CI pipeline configuration, templates, and components to build a standardized ecosystem for developers across the organization to use for their applications, in many languages, from C++ to Scala, Kotlin, and Python.
• Python applications, scripts, and libraries to provide interfaces for DevOps and customer tools to manage builds, deployments, and more.
• Kubernetes configuration templates using the YTT templating language to create and maintain customizable patterns for consistent deployments across application teams
• Debugging deployments on Kubernetes distributions like Openshift and Anthos and using plugins like ArgoCD, Istio, and more.
• Documentation knowledge bases for each component project and the DevEx platform as a whole, in READMEs and on Confluence.
• Leading smaller projects within the DevEx teams to add new capabilities to the platform.

What we look for

While we have roles at all levels of experience, we are looking for senior proactive developers with experience building software or maintaining DevOps infrastructure and a strong interest in learning more.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of direct experience
• Strong coding fluency in at least one programming language. NCBI uses Python, C++, JavaScript/Typescript, some Kotlin & Scala, and small amounts of Golang and Rust.
• A working knowledge of Linux systems and the command line
• Familiarity with source control, CI/CD pipelines, package publishing, and containerization

Preferred skills and experience

• Experience developing CLI applications
• Experience building and deploying web APIs to cloud services or Kubernetes
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Nomad, and Kubernetes distributions like OpenShift Container Platform, Anthos, GKE, AKS, EKS, etc.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, the EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana) or TIGK (Telegraph InfluxDB, Grafana, Kapacitor) stacks, DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, or OpsGenie.
• Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Bonus skills and experience

• Experience building high availability applications
• Experience configuring multi-tenent Kubernetes clusters
• Familiarity with Service Mesh techlolgies like Istio or Linkerd
• Familiarity with event bus technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS Kenesis, etc.
• Familiarity with data processing and distributed computing tools like Apache Spark or Airflow
• Familiarity with secret management tools like Hashicorp Vault, Azure KeyVault, Google Secret Manager, etc.

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $150,000 - $250,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Duties & Responsibilities

This is a great opportunity to work on challenging problems as part of NCBI's Platforms team, in a technical, scientific, and goal-oriented environment.

The Platforms team:

• Develops and continuously improves DevSecOps, DataOps, and Observability platforms.
• Develops and maintains common tools and libraries.
• Evaluates new technologies and practices.
• Helps NCBI developers with adoption platforms, tools, architectural patterns and best practices.
• Ensures compliance with the Federal application security regulations and standards by providing automated solutions and compliance pipelines.
• Practices Agile development and continuous improvement.

The Compliance and QA team within the Platform section of NCBI focuses on:

The person filling the role of QA Test Engineer will need proven software development skills using modern computing languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java. Other highly valued expertise includes web technologies and experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD). In addition to automating tests (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright), a person in this role would be expected to implement frameworks and utilities to support deployment, testing, and monitoring. 

• Build and maintain compliance pipelines with built-in quality gates
• Continuously automatically gather metrics for application quality for the enterprise-wide portfolio of applications
• Provide QA services on a project basis

NCBI's platforms are based on containerization, Kubernetes, GitOps and open interfaces with deployments to multiple clouds and premises.

Strong coding skills in at least one programing language is required.  NCBI uses Python, Javascript/Typescript, C++, some Kotlin and Scala and a bit of Golang and Rust.

NCBI is a Linux shop, candidates need adequate level of Linux command-line skills.  Sysadmin-level skills are a bonus.

Familiarity with build tools and various web, RPC and other frameworks is a bonus.  Experience with design patterns in coding and architecture is a bonus.

Any knowledge of the following is helpful but not required:

• OpenShift, Anthos, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Hashicorp Nomad
• Observability tools such as Prometheus, EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana), TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor), DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty.
• Service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd
• Kafka, Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub 
• GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, or equivalent products for management of Git source control, CI/CD pipelines and artifact lifecycle management.
• Secret Management tools such as Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager or equivalent.

Positions offered at any level.  Growth mindset is encouraged and the team offers leadership opportunities at any level.

Educational Requirements

• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering.

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Deep expertise in HL7 FHIR (R4/R5), FHIR IGs, and terminology services
• Hands-on experience assessing and implementing FHIR APIs
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards and industry adoption patterns
• Ability to translate specs into practical implementation guidance and understandable language for non-technical team members.

Benefits and Salary

• Design and optimize cloud-based database architectures to support petabyte-scale biomedical datasets.
• Implement and manage database partitioning, sharding, and replication strategies to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Tune queries, schemas, and indexing strategies for high-throughput workloads.
• Support production-level data operations in complex, high-availability environments.
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate cloud-native data services with pipelines and APIs.
• Troubleshoot database performance issues and implement proactive monitoring solutions.

• 5+ years of professional database experience with large, distributed, or cloud-hosted databases.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL: schema design, query optimization, indexing, stored procedures.
• Deep knowledge of database partitioning and sharding strategies in cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Linux/UNIX environments and scripting (Bash, Python).
• Familiarity with cloud database services (AWS RDS, Aurora, Athena, Google BigQuery, or equivalent).
• Experience operating databases in production with high concurrency and large-scale data ingestion.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for performance bottlenecks, query execution plans, and distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and advanced features (partitioning, indexing strategies).
• Familiarity with bioinformatics databases or large scientific datasets.
• Experience with containerized workloads (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of XML schemas and structured/unstructured data integration.
• Exposure to Data Warehouse, Data Lake, or Data Lakehouse concepts.
• Interest in learning Big Data platforms (Apache Spark, Hadoop) and data science tools (Jupyter).
• Proficiency in additional programming languages (Python, C++).

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Cloud Engineer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD.

The Cloud engineer's role is to assist with the operation and continuing development of its cloud services environment based in both Google GCP and Amazon AWS. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with an environment that is constantly changing and can work closely with developers and operations managers responsible for stable production services.

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a  Senior Cloud Administrator to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD.

The Cloud Engineer's role is to assist with the operation and continuing development of its Azure cloud services environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with an environment that is constantly changing and can work closely with developers and operations managers responsible for stable production services.

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Job Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data backend, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Build highly efficient backend components using Python, and integrate front end components into the applications
• Develop and maintain test suites, monitor applications for performance, security and accessibility compliance
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)
• Lead and contribute to code development standards, code reviews, and team process improvements
• Mentor, coach, and train junior developers

Required skills and experience

• BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience  
• 5+ years of Full stack Web applications development, 3+ years using python and Django
• Proficient with one of the current languages: Python, Kotlin, Java, etc.
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player

Desired skills and experience

• Experience developing Django web applications and services
• Working experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and ReactJS
• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with search engines and backends (Lucene, Solr)
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Automated regression testing with Selenium
• Proficient understanding of Git version control system 
• Experience with agile development processes
• Experience in a technical lead role
• Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
• Experience using GitHub
• Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
• Experience using GitHub
• Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus

• Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
• Programming experience in a Linux environment
• Proficiency in C++
• Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
• Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
• Experience using GitHub
• Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus

• BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN
• Hands-on experience in using GitLab, Bamboo, and other CI/CD pipeline tools
• Have up-to-date experience with Java, Python/Django, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, HTML5, and Oracle or PostgreSQL
• Solid understanding of computer science principles like data structures, algorithms, etc., to continually improve one’s ability and current implementation
• Solid experience in the use of software engineering tools like JIRA, agile methodology, test-driven development, etc.
• Experience in cloud computing environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficient in Agile Method and apply it in software development

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $140,000 - $220,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django/Angular, supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)

• BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  

Bonus Skills

• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Experience with agile development processes
• Experience with C++, SQL server and working with relational database
• Expertise working on bioinformatics software applications handling DNA sequence data.

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution; paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $140,000 - $220,000.

If you enjoy being part of a high-performing, professional, technology-focused organization, please apply today!

• Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)

Required qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 3+ years of Full stack Web applications development, using Python, Django and ReactJS. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing Django web applications and services
• Working experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and ReactJS
• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with search engines and backends (Lucene, Solr)
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Automated regression testing with Selenium
• Proficient understanding of Git version control system 
• Experience with agile development processes
• Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django/Angular, supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)

• BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  

Bonus Skills

• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Experience with agile development processes
• Experience with C++, SQL server and working with relational database
• Expertise working on bioinformatics software applications handling DNA sequence data.

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution; paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $140,000 - $220,000.

If you enjoy being part of a high-performing, professional, technology-focused organization, please apply today!

• BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• 5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular. 
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN
• Hands-on experience in implementation/debugging Elastic Search, Postgres, and Solr
• Hands-on experience in developing applications with Docker Containers
• Hands-on experience in using GitLab, Bamboo, and other CI/CD pipeline tools
• Have up-to-date experience with Java, Python/Django, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, HTML5, and Oracle or PostgreSQL
• Non-SQL database management experience in MongoDB or Cassandra with the ability to share,
• define schema, etc., as well as supported tools like NodeJS and AngularJS
• Solid understanding of computer science principles like data structures, algorithms, etc. to continually improve one’s ability and current implementation
• Solid experience in the use of software engineering tools like JIRA, agile methodology, test-driven development, etc.
• Experience in cloud computing environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficient in Agile Method and apply it in software development

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location. The targeted range for this position is $140,000 - $220,000.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Build robust, performant, user-facing web applications in Python/Django supporting millions of daily users
• Develop, create, and ship new functionality for user interaction and scientific data visualization, using modern APIs and frameworks
• Work as an integral part of an agile product team to deliver an unbelievably great user experience
• Deliver responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly code of high quality (automated test/build/deploy)

Required qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience    
• Must have strong knowledge of C++ and Object-oriented programming 
• 3+ years of Full stack Web applications development, using Python, Django
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with relational database modeling and data migration 
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance 
• Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and team player 

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing Django web applications and services
• Working experience with JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and ReactJS
• Experience using web services and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with search engines and backends (Lucene, Solr)
• Semantic markup and modern web layout techniques
• Automated regression testing with Selenium
• Proficient understanding of Git version control system 
• Experience with agile development processes
• Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with AWS and/or other major cloud providers

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

• Serve as the software engineering manager for multiple technical teams delivering high-throughput, high-availability data management systems and ensure they meet schedule, budget, and risk management targets.
• Plan, track, and deliver software initiatives that align with program objectives, schedules, and performance expectations.
• Understanding the Program Head program/project goals and communicating these goals and scope to technical staff in the context of technical activities.
• Collaborating with IEB Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Program Tech Leads to define technology strategy for the program.
• Manage interdependencies between development teams to mitigate risks and ensure efficient collaboration across organizational boundaries.
• Working closely with the CTO to make sure key technical decisions are appropriately vetted.
• Maintain transparent communication with senior management, presenting technical status, risk, and progress clearly and concisely.
• As a member of the Software Section, is responsible for developing and enforcing NCBI standard practices for software development and delivery.
• Oversee the design and delivery of distributed, data-intensive applications built primarily in C++ and Python.
• Directly manage engineers and technical leads, providing direction, performance oversight, and mentoring.
• Foster collaboration, ensuring cohesive team dynamics and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Build a culture focused on accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinating shared technical activities with other programs

Required Skills:

• Eligible to work in the United States (U.S. citizen or permanent resident)
• Master of Science degree in engineering, computer sciences, information systems, bioinformatics, or a related or emerging field.
• 7+ years of experience leading complex software engineering or technical program management initiatives
• Demonstrated expertise in C++ and Python, with the ability to engage directly in technical design discussions and code reviews
• Proven track record of managing software development teams working on highly available, high-throughput data management applications
• Experience building Petabyte-scale data warehousing and data transformation applications
• Experience leading teams in an Agile environment, and able to translate business and policy requirements into sound architecture and designs
• Experience building cohesive, high-performance teams, staff development, and coaching
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience implementing DevOps and DataOps practices
• Experience working on projects related to bioinformatics and sequence analysis
• Experience leading teams through Agile transformation
• Prior experience in federal contracting or large-scale mission-driven technical environments