Senior Application Developer
BLN24•Mclean, VA
•Hybrid
About The Position
We are seeking Senior Application Developers to support the NOAA National Weather Service AWIPS program, a mission-critical system used nationwide to process and disseminate real-time weather data that protects life and property. You will contribute to the development and enhancement of a large-scale, high-availability platform supporting 24/7/365 operations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong experience in system design, architecture, and scalable application development
- Proven experience leading or mentoring development teams in Agile environments
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS, or equivalent cloud platforms)
- Experience building and supporting microservices-based architectures and APIs
- Strong understanding of software engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, and version control (e.g., Git)
- US. Citizenship Required
Nice To Haves
- Current or recent experience with NOAA/NWS systems or federal weather-related programs
- Direct experience with AWIPS or similar large-scale environmental data processing systems strongly preferred
- Experience supporting high-availability, real-time, or mission-critical systems in production environments
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and cloud-native observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing)
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, automated testing frameworks)
- Exposure to Kubernetes-based deployments and containerized workloads
- Experience working in geographically distributed or 24/7 operational support environments
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable, secure, and maintainable software applications supporting mission-critical weather systems
- Support enhancements, modernization, and maintenance of the AWIPS baseline software platform
- Collaborate with UX, DevSecOps, QA, and product teams in an Agile development environment
- Develop and maintain scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven services
- Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to engineering best practices
- Support integration with AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture patterns (EC2, Lambda, S3, EKS)
- Participate in CI/CD pipeline development and support automated deployment processes
- Contribute to system performance tuning, monitoring, logging, and operational troubleshooting in a 24/7 environment
- Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, software quality, and testing efficiency
- Document technical designs, implementations, and operational procedures as needed
Benefits
- Generous medical, dental, and vision plans
- Opportunity to work in different sectors
- Flexibility
- Remote working opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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