Title:Full Stack Software Engineer
KBR's Science and Space division is seeking a Software Engineer/Web Developer to support our Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS) Center (http://eros.usgs.gov/) near Sioux Falls, SD (http://www.siouxfalls.org).
This position is for an entry to mid-level Software Engineer with a Web Development background to join our talented team in creating exciting, cutting-edge web-based mapping tools for Science projects that serve a variety of communities including wildland fire management, drought monitoring, and land cover mapping.
Position SummaryTitle: Full Stack Software EngineerResponsibilities- Develop and maintain websites and mapping applications for visualizing and distributing geospatial data.
- Develop Python scripts that produce geospatial data products.
- Support a diverse array of technologies including, but not limited to PHP, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.
- Interact with a skilled web development team that supports the USGS EROS Integrated Science Applications Branch.
Minimum RequirementsThis position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain credentials for facility access and user accounts
- Education: Must minimally hold a software engineering or computer science bachelor's degree
- Years of Experience: Must have minimum 3-5 years of recent and related work experience
- Experience with web design, administration, and database-driven applications
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks (such as React, Jquery, OpenLayers and Leaflet), and strong proficiency with HTML/CSS
- Experience with Python and PHP
- Experience with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- Experience with security concepts
- Experience with collaboration software
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Well versed in software engineering methodology and processes
Areas of Desired Experience & Skills- Familiarity with a cloud provider/concepts (like AWS or Azure)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container knowledge
- Familiarity with requirements and design analysis
- Experience with testing and configuration management tools such as Git
- Experience with geospatial tools (commercial or open source), including analysis, visualization, or data handling workflows
- Knowledge of OGC standards (WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS) and OGC APIs
- Familiarity with projections, reference systems, and spatial data transformations
Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.
Work Location- This position supports a team anchored in Sioux Falls, SD, and is offered in a hybrid remote/onsite work environment. Fully remote work will be considered for the right candidate.
- Three years of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential is required.
KBR partners with several other companies to fulfill its requirements as a government contractor. The selected subcontracting companies align their benefits as closely as possible to those of KBR.SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSThreeyears of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential
KBR Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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