Back-end Software Developer

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™

ASRC Federal has a Back-end Software Development opportunity supporting a new weather program at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. This is a Full-time on-site position at the William J. Hughes Technical Center.

We are looking for an individual to work independently, under general guidelines, and in a team environment. This individual:

• Provides assistance in software requirements analysis, design, design reviews, development, software testing, integration, installation, and maintenance of complex computer systems.
• Familiar:
  • With software programming in the languages used for NAS and NAS support systems. This may include languages such as C, C++, Java, SQL and Assembly.
  • In updating and developing web applications including HTML 5/XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, JSON technologies.
  • With interfacing databases to client-side interfaces.
  • With object-oriented programming techniques, client/server development, cross-browser development, and Unix/Linux skills may be required.

Citizenship/Permanent Residency Requirement

All candidates must have the following to pass the Federal Background Investigation and obtain the FAA Public Trust security clearance.

• Be a US Citizen, have a US Green Card, or a Non-immigrant Work Authorization (VISA).
• Has resided in the US for three (3) consecutive years.
• The company is unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

Relocation Requirement

Candidate must reside or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance to Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

Education Requirement

All Non-US Degrees must have a US Equivalency Certificate provided by the candidate.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Math, or a Bachelor's degree in another technical field with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science and seven (7) years of related work experience in a computer science or math field. OR
  • Master's Degree in any field of study with a minimum thirty (30) semester hours of either undergrad or grad study in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science and five (5) years related work experience in a computer science or math field.

Required Skills

• Experience with:
  • Java
  • RabbitMQ
  • Database queries (MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
  • UNIX/Linux Operating Systems (RHEL)

• Ability to:
  • Work independently, as well as a team.
  • Research and problem solve.

Preferred Skills

• Familiar with:
  • DevSecOps practices
  • Docker
  • GitLab
  • OpenShift
  • Python
  • C++

Essential Daily Job Duties

• Provide 2nd level engineering support.
• Support software development/testing/integration/troubleshooting activities for weather systems.
• Review and comment on system engineering documents, system requirement documents, software testing documents; training material.
• Attend system design reviews, technical interchange meetings, any other meetings as requested to support program and team.
• Possess a technical understanding of systems, databases, networking, computing environments, virtualization.
• Produce efficient or elegant code based on requirements.
• Able to support software applications in Linux environments.
• Able to provide troubleshooting, debugging, maintaining, and improving existing software.
• Able to provide end-user functionality support to the field remotely via the helpdesk.

Work Environment

• Full-time position with a standard flexible work schedule and occasional non-standard work hours.
• At will travel.
• Cubicle environment.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.