NCBI Data Engineer

Ariadne • Bethesda, MD

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ariadne is searching for a Data Engineer to support our work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is full time at the NIH in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.

Requirements

• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in bioinformatics or a related field
• Relational databases, SQL
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or other shell scripting languages
• Experience with LINUX/UNIX
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of existing workflow languages and frameworks
• Work experience with production-level bioinformatics databases and pipelines
• Familiarity with technical environments, complex databases, and process flows
• Experience with the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA) or GenBank databases and tools like BLAST or other DNA sequence analysis software
• Cloud technologies like Kubernetes, Athena, and BigQuery
• Experience with XML schemas
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Agile processes, especially scrum
• Background in virology is a plus

Responsibilities

• Running operations in a large and complex environment, preferably in data operations
• Troubleshooting an operational pipeline to identify highest priority problems and identify solutions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level