Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Software Developer in Bioinformatics and Big Data to support our work at the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time and onsite at the NIH in Bethesda, MD and/or remote work.

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for the development, implementation, testing, and continued maintenance of NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team

Required qualifications:

5+ years of experience handling large amounts of data or working in a distributed computing environment
Programming experience in a Linux environment
Proficiency in C++
Experience with MS SQL server and relational database design and optimization
Fluency in some scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Preferred qualifications:

5+ years of working with genetic and biological data
Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript and familiarity with their associated ecosystems
Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL database technology
Experience with Docker or other containerization mechanisms
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, integration and regression testing
Experience using GitHub
Experience with Cloud technologies a strong plus

Software Developer

C++, Python

Black Canyon Consulting

Overview

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