Database and Applications Developer/2026-1659

Lynker; Corinth (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynker Technologies seeks a Database and Applications Developer to support NOAA Fisheries' PEMD and SEAMAP in Pascagoula, MS. The role centers on centralizing scientific data, designing database architecture, and building secure data-management applications for internal and external users.

The candidate will design ETL workflows, develop data pipelines, and ensure data validation and security across multiple data sources and formats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience building ETL pipelines and centralized data repositories.
• Strong SQL skills and database design experience.

Responsibilities

• Bring together data from legacy platforms and disparate environments.
• Design and implement ETL workflows into a centralized Oracle environment.
• Develop secure, user-friendly web applications for NOAA staff and partners.
• Create data pipelines for plankton and groundfish survey data.
• Analyze diverse data sources including flat files, Access, and APIs.

Skills

ETL pipelines

Data modeling

SQL development

Front-end data entry apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Access

Flat files, APIs

Job description

Lynker Technologies

Database and Applications Developer

US-MS-Pascagoula

• Job ID: 2026-1659
• Type: Contract
• # of Openings: 1

Pascagoula, MS

Overview

Lynker Corporation is seeking a Database and Applications Developer to support NOAA Fisheries' SEFSC, Population & Ecosystems Monitoring Division (PEMD), and Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). This proposed role will support an enterprise data management initiative focused on centralizing scientific and administrative data, developing database architecture, creating automated data pipelines, and building secure applications for NOAA staff and external partners. Hiring for this position will be contingent on contract award.

The SEFSC Population & Ecosystems Monitoring Division conducts large-scale fishery-independent surveys and applied research supporting stock assessments, ecosystem-based fisheries management, and protected species management. This position will support the modernization and integration of scientific data currently distributed across legacy platforms, file formats, databases, and isolated data environments.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Database and Applications Developer will include the following:

• Bring together scientific and administrative data currently distributed across legacy platforms, file formats, and isolated data environments.
• Build data pipelines to centralize plankton and groundfish survey data.
• Design database architecture to house centralized survey data.
• Develop front-end applications that allow internal NOAA staff and external partners to securely manage and validate data.
• Analyze disparate data sources, including flat files, .db3 files, Access databases, legacy SQL databases, and APIs.
• Design automated extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows to migrate data into a centralized Oracle Enterprise environment.
• Develop parsing algorithms to address inconsistent data formats and maintain data integrity during migration.
• Implement data validation rules to identify anomalies during data ingestion.
• Design and maintain normalized relational database schemas supporting complex fisheries survey and oceanographic data structures.
• Optimize database performance using indexing, partitioning, and query tuning.
• Ensure adherence to federal data security standards and personally identifiable information (PII) protection protocols.
• Develop a user-friendly internal web application allowing NOAA staff to input, query, and edit live data records.
• Create a secure portal allowing external partners to view and input data and propose edits.
• Engineer a staging-and-commit workflow in which proposed external edits are held for review and do not affect the production database until approved by the Database Manager or appropriate data steward.
• Support data analyses and prepare data summaries.
• Assist with development of data reports, publications, and presentations as needed.
• Follow SEFSC publication procedures before publication of abstracts or manuscripts.
• Participate in public outreach and education efforts as needed.
• Prepare for and potentially present, facilitate, or participate in workshops, scientific meetings, symposiums, and public forums.