Software Developer Intern

ASRC Federal•Washington, DC

3d•Remote

About The Position

Agile Decision Sciences, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, is currently recruiting for a Software Developer Intern to support the NASA NRESS contract (NRESS II). The intern will work with the IT team to help document and validate requirements and use cases for NASA's NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) system. This is a telework position. If the intern is local to the DC metro area, there may be minimal in-person meetings in Crystal City, VA (1x per month). Candidates must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Requirements

Current Junior or Senior year student enrolled in a Bachelor's program (not graduate)
Strong English and technical writing skills
Strong organization skills
Ability to work with a team to achieve a common goal
Ability to be self-motivated and able to take initiative to learn and solve problems
Understand basic SQL syntax and commands, transactions, and normalization techniques.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Java, JavaScript and software development life cycle is desired but not required.
Having experience with Python and exposure to AI/ML would be an added advantage.
Knowledge of tools like JIRA and Confluence would be an advantage but not required.

Responsibilities

Work with the NSPIRES IT team to help document and validate requirements and use cases.
Gather and write information about the product functions, features, and requirements.
Write detailed task descriptions and bug information which can be used by developers and product managers.
Understand functional requirements and perform feasibility study with development team.
Efficiently use requirement analysis and documentation tools.
Create user guides that are simple to comprehend by working with product designers and developers.
Research new & emerging tools and perform pilot studies.
Participate in new features development and fix bugs.