Scientific Applications Programmer
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Peraton is hiring a Scientific Applications Programmer at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.
What you will do:
This role provides support to Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in support of their ocean modeling applications, Navy Ocean Sound Speed Prediction (NOSSP) Ocean modeling system, Rapid Ocean Atmosphere Modeling Environment-Relocatable (ROAMER) model management system and Navy Ocean Forecasting Tools (NOFT) that provide on-demand, multiresolution Numerical Ocean Prediction (NOP) capability. The candidate will provide support of software engineering (SE) and maintenance services to ensure NOSSP, ROAMER, and/or NOFT application software runs correctly on assigned systems, including availability of required input data, output data, configuration management of version and patch releases, customer requests, and quality control. The candidate will provide support to develop and implement solutions to upgrade both capacity and reliability of the file distribution systems for NOSSP.
Specific tasks include:
Provide technical expertise for database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow and analysis.
Develop or maintain database structure to fit in into the overall architecture of the system.
Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to enhance and maintain data processing applications.
Collaborate with team peers and SMEs to achieve goals in Linux based architecture environment with web-based front-end dashboards.
Design and implement new database features to improve system performance and support expanded requirements.
Design and implement new data and file distribution system features to improve system performance and support expanded requirements.
Support maintenance and outage recovery.
Collaborate with the documentation team to develop and maintain database related documentations.




Qualifications 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA
Experience with SQL database systems including Postgre SQL and MySQL/MariaDB
Experience working in a Linux O/S environment
Perl, Python, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, shell scripts
Experience with configuration management tool Git
Active Secret Clearance


Target Salary Range $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.


We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

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