Web Software Developer; MicrobeTrace

Overview

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional, scientific, and technical services and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies in the health, agriculture, technology, and other government services. TMS is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders.

Fully Remote-United States

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Overview

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional, scientific, and technical services and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies in the health, agriculture, technology, and other government services. TMS is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders.

About

The Role

We are seeking a Web Software Developer to provide support to our federal government customer. The Web Software Developer will provide development, optimization, improvement, deployment, and ongoing maintenance for Microbe Trace, a bioinformatics tool developed to support cluster detection and characterization methods.

This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be located in the United States. Occasional on-site work may be required at the client's location in Atlanta, GA, based on client's needs.

Responsibilities

• Integrate with new and available bioinformatics tools and platforms.
• Further optimize existing visualizations.
• Develop and add new functionalities in Microbe Trace for network and phylogenetic analyses.
• Develop and deploy web-based version of Microbe Trace for increased cluster detection efficiency.
• Develop methods to automate testing of Microbe Trace using available open-source tools.
• Maintain Microbe Trace code by fixing bugs quickly.
• Manage development progress using project management tools like Zen Hub.
• Enhance real-time response capabilities and prevention by integrating and visualizing data with increased efficiency and improved user access.
• Train coworkers, collaborators, and state and federal partners to use these new tools/platforms.
• Maintain regular communication with the customer, provide weekly updates on tasks and provide demonstrations at team meetings, individual meetings, Zen Hub, emails, and reports.
• Collaborate with a Bioinformatician to maintain, improve, and optimize Microbe Trace's functionality for users.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a web software developer or full-stack developer providing development, optimization, integration, improvement, deployment and maintenance required.
• Advanced proficiency in Angular, Type Script and JavaScript required.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and platforms highly desired.
• Experience developing and deploying web-based version of Microbe Trace or similar highly desired.
• Experience developing methods to automate testing using available open-source tools highly desired.
• Experience integrating and visualizing data highly desired.
• Experience managing development progress using project management tools like Zen Hub or similar.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to troubleshooting issues and problem solving with strong analytical decision-making capabilities.
• Familiarity with Azure, CSS, HTML, Tomcat, Apache preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a team environment.
• Prior experience supporting CDC or similar US government client preferred.
• Ability to pass required Federal background screening, obtain and maintain government clearance.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computational Media, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field. Extensive relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. May need to lift…