Program Principal Engineer

BCC-NIH; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k plan

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking a Program Principal Manager (C++ Software Developer) to support NIH projects in Bethesda, MD. The role blends hands-on software development with leadership of bioinformatics initiatives, in a team of scientists and engineers.

The successful candidate will develop, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software, work across centers to implement efficient algorithms, and continuously learn new technologies while contributing to project success in a hybrid

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience handling large data or in distributed computing
• Proficiency in Linux-based programming
• Experience with MS SQL Server and relational database design/optimization
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Collaborate with scientists, bioinformaticians and developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share knowledge with the team

Skills

C++ programming

Linux

Data handling

Scripting (BASH)

Python

Tools

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

Docker

GitHub

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Program Principal Manager (C++ Software 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.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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:

• 3+ 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
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
• Experience withDocker 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.