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$ 122500 - 183800
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Senior Software DeveloperBelong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
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KBR is seeking a senior-level Software Developer to support NASAs Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development 3 (EED-3) contract. KBR is a subcontractor on RTXs EED-3 team to provide Earth scientists and others access to data from NASAs Earth Science missions. The candidate will work in a fast-paced Agile development environment performing operations design and development for the NASA Earthdata Cloud. Earthdata Cloud is a core capability in NASAs Earth Observing System Data Information System (EOSDIS) which provides end-to-end capabilities for managing NASAs Earth science data from various sources satellites aircraft field measurements and other programs.
The candidate will play a key role in supporting the operations design and development of NASAs Common Metadata Repository a critical large-scale API used for managing NASAs science data. This system integrates data from satellites aircraft field measurements and other sources. The candidate will ensure the API operates at peak performance following operational agreements and policies and maintaining compliance with program standards. Additionally the candidate will drive efforts to scale the API leveraging best practices for automation and performance optimization. Proactive issue detection real-time alerting and continuous improvement of the monitoring and logging systems will be crucial to ensure the API performs efficiently and reliably. The candidate will work cross-functionally to ensure the API meets both technical and business needs while delivering consistent reliable service.
*** Must be US Citizen or a Permanent Resident. ***
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Required Experience Knowledge and/or Skills:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience with at least 6 years in software engineering or operations roles.
- Strong experience with AWS infrastructure and services particularly for hosting large-scale APIs including EC2 Lambda API Gateway S3 RDS and Elasticsearch.
- In-depth knowledge of Elasticsearch including index management query optimization cluster configuration and troubleshooting to ensure efficient search performance and scalability.
- Proven experience in managing the performance scalability and availability of large-scale production APIs especially within cloud environments like AWS.
- Hands-on experience automating infrastructure and operations using tools like Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation for AWS environments.
- Expertise in implementing real-time issue detection monitoring and alerting systems (e.g. CloudWatch Datadog Prometheus) for production systems.
- Familiarity with best practices for Elasticsearch tuning and performance optimization particularly in high-traffic environments like CMR.
- Strong desire to build infrastructure-as-code solutions for improving performance scalability and monitoring in production systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues related to Elasticsearch and drive continuous improvement across AWS-hosted systems.
- Strong communication skills to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical teams to solve production challenges.
Desired Experience Knowledge and/or Skills
- Experience in using AWS monitoring and logging services like CloudWatch X-Ray and CloudTrail to improve observability and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
- Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices for automated deployment and testing.
- Experience with API performance tuning and troubleshooting especially under high-traffic conditions.
- Ability to ensure the security and integrity of production systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders ensuring alignment across teams.
Basic Compensation:
$122500.00 - $183800.00
The offered rate will be based on contract affordability and the selected candidates working location knowledge skills and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
*** Must be US Citizen or a Permanent Resident. ***
Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.
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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
