Application Software Developers/Engineer

We are seeking motivated Application Software Developers/Engineers at the Senior, Intermediate, and Junior levels to support the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL) scientific research data applications. This position provides Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support and application development for scientific data platforms including GeoData (open-source software), Ag Data Commons (SaaS platform with local data harvests), and related scientific research data products. The ideal candidate will have experience developing modern web applications, designing microservices, supporting scientific data repositories, and working within Linux-based environments using open-source technologies.

Task and Duties: Provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for NAL scientific research data applications. Design, develop, and maintain microservices supporting scientific data ingest, processing, and data egress. Develop and maintain system architecture documentation, API specifications, technical diagrams, and data models.

Support application enhancements, software updates, testing, troubleshooting, deployment, and production releases. Configure and maintain SaaS application environments, including application configuration updates and data migration activities. Develop repository reporting dashboards and analytics for scientific repository usage and statistics.

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