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LSRD Software Engineer

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KBR’s Science and Space division is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Software Engineer to support our Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center (http://eros.usgs.gov/), located near Sioux Falls, SD (http://www.siouxfalls.org).

This position is aligned with the Science Division of the TSSC and will support the USGS EROS Land Satellites Data System (LSDS) Science Research and Development (LSRD) project. The LSRD project includes diverse science and engineering scope, ranging from research and development of innovative remote sensing science algorithms and products, providing standards for bringing research to operational systems, and the development of technologies and services to provide open and accessible data products to the science user community. The successful Software Engineer will become an integral member of the LSRD project team and will lead development, continuous improvement, operational support, and maintenance for the EROS Science Processing Architecture (ESPA). ESPA, which includes a web interface and an API, provides on-demand processing and customization services for remotely sensed science data products and serves a critical role in the lifecycle of science products for the Landsat Program. The ideal candidate will possess a diverse software engineering skillset, matched with an aptitude for operational systems architecture, and an understanding of remote sensing science. The work includes coordination with a team of exceptionally skilled systems/software engineering, science, and communications staff, as well as collaboration with our USGS customers at the EROS Center.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible the ongoing development, continuous improvement, advocation, and overall operations and maintenance of ESPA
Develop and maintain system reporting capabilities to support system performance enhancement and monitor user demand for products and services
Lead the design and implementation of ESPA-like functionality in a dynamic cloud environment
Refine and maintain applications programming interfaces (API) to enable versatile access to system products and services
Maintain and enhance systems software on frameworks like Apache Hadoop and Mesos to support applications generating high-level science products and services
Support the generation of high-level Landsat science products until they achieve operational maturity
Perform work with an agile DevOps mindset, documenting activities with project management tools, such as Atlassian Jira and Confluence
Assist with the definition of processing, storage, and access requirements for the operational readiness of high-level science products
Maintains regular communication with staff, customers, and managers

PREFERRED SKILLSET:

Technical Skills:

Practical experience with Python, JavaScript, SQL, and other programming languages
Comfortable working in Bourne and C shell scripting environments
Experience in web application development
Experience developing code in various environments, such as Windows, Linux, and Cloud
Knowledge of software testing and debugging best practices
Understanding of software configuration management, code repositories, and version control
Knowledgeable in object-oriented programming; relational and non-relational databases; and how to leverage resources in a distributed computing system architecture
Understanding of cloud-based application design, development, and implementation
Experience with functional programming
Familiarity with Flask, Postgres, Git, Ansible, NGINX, Docker and Docker Compose
Experience with CI/CD tools such as TravisCI, Jenkins, or as available in GitLab
Familiarity with the GDAL library and its associated utilities
Basic understanding of GIS techniques, remote sensing principles, and related science applications

Soft Skills:

Ability to collaborate effectively with project team members, partners, and government customers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective questioning, listening, and presentation skills
Motivated to gain a broad understanding of the USGS EROS missions
Attention to organization, detail, and experience with record keeping
Self-starter with an ability to multi-task

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Must have Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in computer science, engineering, or data science
Years of Experience: 12 years of recent and related work experience
Three years of continuous residency in the U.S.
This 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.

WORK LOCATION:

This position supports a coordinated team across multiple locations and offers either remote work status or a hybrid remote/onsite schedule; some travel may be required.

This position may be filled by a KBR teammate on the TSSC Contract.

STANDARD KBR REQUIREMENTS:

All of KBR’s employee’s must be team players, able to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, able to follow safety and quality policies, able to follow company programs, processes, procedures, practices, requirements, goals, and objectives. In addition, they must also be organized, with good time management skills.

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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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 above.

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