[Hiring] Software Developer @BCC-NIH

Role Description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support our work at the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.

Responsibilities include:

• Development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems.
• Working with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians, and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms.
• Learning new technologies, keeping up with internal systems, and sharing knowledge with the team.

Qualifications

• 5+ 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of working with genetic and biological data (preferred).
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems (preferred).
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology (preferred).
• Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms (preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration, and regression testing (preferred).
• Experience using GitHub (preferred).
• Experience with Cloud technologies is a strong plus (preferred).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401k plan with employer contribution.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• Tuition reimbursement.