NCBI Full Stack Developer

Ariadne; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariadne is seeking a Full Stack Developer to support the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. This full-time role involves working with cutting-edge digital token technologies and requires strong proficiency in SQL and programming languages like Python and C++.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, familiarity with Agile methodologies, and a commitment to maintain and develop high-quality code. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in software or SQL programming.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or BASH.
• Experience working in a Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Stay up to date with new technologies and infrastructure changes.
• Provide development expertise for new solutions.
• Develop, test, and deploy solutions for the product line.

Skills

Software and/or SQL database programming

Fluency in scripting languages (BASH, Python)

Programming in a Linux environment

Working with JSON, XML

Experience with SQL and relational databases

Experience with HTML, CGI, REST APIs

Agile development practices

Unit tests, integration, regression testing

Tools

AWS Lambda

Docker

MSSQL stored procedures

Job description

Ariadne is searching for a Full Stack Developer to support our work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is full time and onsite/hybrid at the NIH in Bethesda, MD.

Job Description

• The Controlled Data Access (CDA) team is responsible for developing and maintaining state of the art digital token technologies to manage users and access to the NIH developed systems.
• The Senior Software Developer will work with the team to develop and maintain software supporting NCBI’s Controlled Data Access technologies including the Authorized Access platform and Study Registration System. NCBI’s implementation of the Researcher Auth Service (RAS Clearinghouse), and the Data Repository Service (DRS).
• The CDA team employs several technologies such as: SQL, C++, C#, Python, Java, JSON, JWT, JWS, YAML, OpenAPI, XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Our development environment is currently comprised of: Microsoft SQL Server, Linux, .Net, gmake, with git for source control, TeamCity/Jenkins for CI/CD.

Required Skills

• 5+ years’ experience and demonstrated proficiency in software and/or SQL database programming
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH, or Python
• Programming experience in a Linux environment.
• Ability to work with JSON, XML and similar structured document formats
• Experience with SQL and relational databases
• Experience with HTML, CGI and REST APIs
• Experience with Agile development practices
• Experience with unit tests, integration, and regression testing

Desired Skills

• Understanding of theory of Capability Systems
• Knowledge of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and JSON Web Signature (JWS)
• Experience using cryptographic algorithms and PKI
• Experience with keystores
• Experience with AWS Lambda and GCP Cloud Functions
• Experience in MSSQL stored procedures
• Experience in multi-platform development (POSIX, .NET).
• Experience with containers (Docker)

Job Responsibilities

• Stay up to date with new technologies and changes to the infrastructure
• Provide expertise to other developers for the design and development of new solutions
• Participate in cross product skill sharing activities to decrease knowledge silos
• Develop, Test, and Deploy solutions for the product line

Maintain and develop code in support of the product line

Estimate, plan, and manage all assigned tasks and report on progress

Document software and systems to meet product and program requirements