BACKGROUND

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Will provide engineering support for Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. efforts in support of TCGA. This support includes but is not limited to:
• Direct the day-to-day activities of the Software Development Team, manage the software development lifecycle and ensure timely software releases;
• Enforce existing processes for requirements management, configuration management, software release management, testing and documentation, and support the definition of project wide processes;
• Responsible for translating business requirements from bioinformaticians into system requirements and timely software implementation;
• Manage software releases and ensure build and deployment compliance with NCI Center for Bioinformatics and Information Technology (CBIIT).

REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a Master's degree in computer science, information systems, biomedical science/bioinformatics or related field from an accredited college or university or six (6) years related experience in lieu of Master's degree.
• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
• In addition to educational requirements, a minimum of six (6) years direct experience in a production-level software development environment including two (2) years in a leadership capacity.
• Must have a strong background in Java, Perl programming and database management.
• Working knowledge of bioinformatics and experience working with Ph.D. researchers and M.D.'s to develop software requirements.
• Familiarity with the full Software Development Lifecycle from inception through deployment and operations and maintenance.
• Wide knowledge of open source technologies and experience in incorporating into software projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of scientific personnel and administrative staff through written and oral presentations.
• This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance.

PREFERENCES

• PhD degree preferred.
• Experience with bioinformatics systems.
• Experience in developing projects that involve CentOS, Apache, Tomcat, Oracle, and Maven.
• Working experience with multiple types of next generation sequencing data, experience gaining consensus with bioinformaticians/researchers to develop data format specifications.
• Experience with NCI is a plus.

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