Remote HADS Programmer II: Systems & DBA

Axiom Consultants; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Axiom Consultants seeks a HADS Programmer II to join the Sterling Field Support Center team. The role is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, but is fully remote, supporting meteorological data systems and IT operations for the NWS program.

You will maintain servers, manage database structures and security, analyze data flows, and coordinate with project management to ensure reliable operation of HADS across the network. Strong IT administration and DBA skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 4 years of applicable experience.
• Background in Meteorology, Oceanography and/or Hydrology is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager for the HADS.
• Maintain primary and backup servers; ensure connectivity and security of the dedicated circuit.
• Implement and monitor HADS local network; diagnose and resolve operating problems.
• Evaluate COTS solutions or vendor software for compatibility and performance.
• Perform DBA duties for NEXHADS and Decoded data Database including security and data transfers.
• Manage acquisition of hydrological and meteorological observation messages.
• Operate as SME for IT system administration (server config, storage, security).
• Troubleshoot data flow between computer systems and normalize data sets.
• Review, analyze, modify programming systems; develop documentation of programs.

Skills

System administration

Database administration

SQL

Microsoft Windows Server

Network security

Documentation

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

NEXHADS

Decoded data Database

Job description

Axiom Consultants seeks a HADS Programmer II to join the Sterling Field Support Center team. The role is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, but is fully remote, supporting meteorological data systems and IT operations for the NWS program.

You will maintain servers, manage database structures and security, analyze data flows, and coordinate with project management to ensure reliable operation of HADS across the network. Strong IT administration and DBA skills are required.