Senior Software Developer - Telemetry Processing and Apps

About the position

The Senior Software Developer will work with the telemetry processing and apps (TPA) development team to support the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) International Space Station (ISS) and Space Launch System (SLS) mission ground systems hosted in the Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC). The TPA team is responsible for supporting Flight operations with ground support systems handling data processing, storage, retrieval, and user experiences for ISS, SLS, and the new Artemis Moon to Mars missions to including programs to include the Lunar Gateway (LGW), Human Landing System (HLS), Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility (EHP) and a Lunar Habitat Base that seek to sustain a lunar presence and enable human exploration of Mars. TPA currently runs on servers with both Linux and Windows VMware implementations. Modernization plans include migration to Kubernetes containers provided by a new HOSC OpenShift cluster with a robust DevSecOps pipeline. This new platform was started in 2023, fielded to production in 2024 and is ready to enable TPA modernization starting in 2025. TPA has significant usability and performance demands with high availability and concurrent operation requirements. This is a rare opportunity to be part of history and to use and expand valuable technical skills to transform scientific efforts related with human exploration of our solar system.

Requirements

• Experience in programming languages like Angular, ReactJS, C#, and JavaScript is considered valuable.
• Experience with .NET Core is considered valuable.
• Experience with GitLab is considered valuable.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, and especially web-based development environments is considered valuable.
• Understanding of relational databases like Oracle, Microsoft SQL server, or similar modern high-performance databases, including open-source ones is considered valuable.
• Experience with large distributed systems is considered valuable.
• Strong network programming skills/experience is considered valuable.
• Experience with unit testing is considered valuable.
• Ability to capture, develop, and present technical information is considered valuable.
• Automated testing experience is considered valuable.
• Familiarity and or experience with agile development and containers is considered valuable.
• Bachelor's degree or greater in a relevant engineering or computer science from an ABET institution is considered valuable.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience is considered a minimum.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health plan including dental and vision coverage
• Company-paid life & disability insurance policies
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Educational reimbursement program