Scientific Applications Programmer

Peraton is hiring a Scientific Applications Programmer at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

 

What you will do: 

 

This role provides support to Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in support of their ocean modeling applications, Navy Ocean Sound Speed Prediction (NOSSP) Ocean modeling system, Rapid Ocean Atmosphere Modeling Environment-Relocatable (ROAMER) model management system and Navy Ocean Forecasting Tools (NOFT) that provide on-demand, multiresolution Numerical Ocean Prediction (NOP) capability. The candidate will provide support of software engineering (SE) and maintenance services to ensure NOSSP, ROAMER, and/or NOFT application software runs correctly on assigned systems, including availability of required input data, output data, configuration management of version and patch releases, customer requests, and quality control. The candidate will provide support to develop and implement solutions to upgrade both capacity and reliability of the file distribution systems for NOSSP.

 

Specific tasks include:

• Provide technical expertise for database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow and analysis.
• Develop or maintain database structure to fit in into the overall architecture of the system.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to enhance and maintain data processing applications.
• Collaborate with team peers and SMEs to achieve goals in Linux based architecture environment with web-based front-end dashboards.
• Design and implement new database features to improve system performance and support expanded requirements.
• Design and implement new data and file distribution system features to improve system performance and support expanded requirements.
• Support maintenance and outage recovery.
• Collaborate with the documentation team to develop and maintain database related documentations.

What you will need: 

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA
• Experience with SQL database systems including Postgre SQL and MySQL/MariaDB
• Experience working in a Linux O/S environment
• Perl, Python, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, shell scripts
• Experience with configuration management tool Git
• Active Secret Clearance

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.