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The position requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residence because of the sensitivity of work. Please do not apply if you do not fit this requirement.

The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) develops software tools, assisting National Weather Service personnel with situational awareness, automated alerting, customer relationship management, geospatial intelligence, and other areas of decision support services (IDSS). A key component of this is the IDSS Management System (IMS) system, which serves as a baseline capability providing various tools to assist in the provision of IDSS.

We are seeking a Java programmer to work on a multifaceted system which provides web services, computation, and data storage/retrieval in support of National Weather Service Decision Support Services (DSS). Candidate must have a solid professional Java programming background, specifically including the creation and use of unit and integration test writing to validated code. This position supports the Weather Information Applications Division (WIAD) of the Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) of the Office of Science, Technology, and Integration (OSTI) of the National Weather Service (NWS). The candidate is expected to work within the core work hours of 6 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday. While the primary location of this program is Silver Spring, Maryland, consideration will be given to off-site / remote (CONUS) work. Applicant must be a U.S. resident or currently able to legally work in the U.S. and must qualify for a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background check and investigation prior to starting employment.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as primary test and validation expert on the IMS development team.
• Writes unit and integration tests facilitate continuous integration through Maven testing and validate/test code.
• Participates as a technical expert in their area of expertise during project roadmap discussions to suggest ways of overcoming technical hurdles.
• Will learn the Vaadin Testbench Framework and use it to create automated user interface tests.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Physical Science, or Atmospheric Science (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience working with Java in a programming environment. Experience using a continuous integration environment, especially with Redmine, Git, Maven, and Jenkins.
• Professional experience with unit and integration testing.
• Ability to study and learn new testing frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with a remote team in a collaborative, creative environment.

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.