Position: Application Developer - Databricks
Location: On-site at US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) offices, in Falls Church, Virginia, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Clearance: Clearable (Public Trust), US Citizen
Objective:The primary objective of this engagement is to ensure the continued enhancement, as well as maintenance and operational support of ECOSphere, which includes its seamless integration with other systems/applications, by leveraging the expertise of highly qualified technical professionals. The focus is to ensure ECOSphere remains a secure, scalable, and efficient system that serves both internal USFWS users and the public.
Tasks:Application Development Support and Maintenance- Develop and Enhance Applications: Design, develop, and implement new features, modules, and tools and/or integrations with in-house applications (ETK workflows, including species and recovery workflows and more, IPaC, Dkey Editor, EPM, SAMS, HabITS, etc.).
- Carry out application technology upgrades for frameworks like Angular, Spring Boot, Grails, React etc. as needed to keep up with security fixes.
- Support existing and develop new FME processes, ISDI, APIs, etc., to ensure data is seamlessly delivered to ECOSphere applications from EDW and other sources.
- Implement new functionalities and enhancements using Agile methodologies.
- Review and complete items in the backlogs.
- Keep, maintain, and address priorities conforming to Executive Orders, Secretarial Orders, along with service goals and mission support, including tracking and reporting capabilities.
- Enhancements to current modules to include end of year reporting.
- Maintain and create automated tests (unit, integration). Document any manual test plans and test runs.
- Create database datasets to pull out key application data that will support reporting in SSRS and QuickSight
- Application Support and Maintenance: Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support services, including troubleshooting, bug fixes, configuration updates, and performance optimization
- User Experience Improvements: Gather feedback from end-users to inform design updates and usability enhancements.
- User Surveys to understand the user experience and be able to quantify satisfaction and the value and time savings of improvements.
- Develop an AI tool to enhance the user experience, populate workflows with important data, and generate products.
- DevSecOps Pipeline Integration: Ensure applications are integrated with automated CI/CD pipelines, with appropriate scans and testing protocols in place.
- Refactor and optimize legacy applications or integrations to improve performance and security.
Cloud Infrastructure and SecurityMaintain AWS environments supporting ECOSphere and associated applications.
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with FISMA and other federal standards.
- Monitor system health, performance, and availability.
Documentation- Complete technical documentation:
- System configurations, API documentation, and standard operating procedures.
- Data integration workflows and security protocols.
- Complete weekly status reports detailing work completed, issues, and upcoming milestones
Requirements/Skills:- Big data processing, cloud governance, and modern AI engineering
- Proficiency in Apache Spark and Delta Lake
- Good SQL and Python language skills
- Databricks platform experience or training
- Data pipeline and ETL design
- Knowledge of cloud services and DevOps
- Java (8+), Groovy, JavaScript, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, R (R Shiny)
- Spring Boot, Grails, Angular, React, Docker, Jenkins
- REST API/Web Services, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS Lambda
- SQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Neo4j, Redis
- Mulesoft, Artifactory, Tomcat
Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. US citizenship may be required for some positions.
With our company you will earn a highly competitive salary commensurate with your skill level and experience. You will also enjoy:
- Three (3) weeks annual paid time off.
- A comprehensive, company-paid medical, dental, and vision plan and life insurance.
- 401K plan with vesting for company added contributions.
