Research Programmer IV - Security Engineer
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Position Title: Research Programmer IV
Position Summary:
The hiring laboratory builds software infrastructure and tools for bioinformatics, genomics, and infectious disease research. We focus on developing infrastructure to harvest and integrate diverse data and creating platforms to discover, share, and analyze that data (outbreak.info, Data Discovery Engine). This position will be involved in a project to build a data ecosystem for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), (https://www.sevenbridges.com/press/releases/seven-bridges-and-scripps-research-selected-to-develop-data-ecosystem-for-the-national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases/). This ecosystem will improve the discoverability of diverse data on infectious and immune-mediated diseases, including COVID-19, Ebola, influenza, Zika, HIV, asthma, autoimmune disease, food allergies and organ transplantation to accelerate the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. This person will focus on improving the performance and security of the ecosystem for production-level deployment. They will ensure successful audit of our systems to achieve FISMA Moderate certification, including any necessary remediation.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. A degree in a biological or chemical science may be accepted if accompanied with programming education, training, and/or experience
- Minimum of eight years’ experience in software application development and research programming. Lab/bench work experience may be accepted in conjunction with development/programming experience, as determined by the individual lab.
- An advanced degree in a field directly related to the science developed/performed may be accepted in lieu of some experience (e.g. Master’s degree in lieu of 2 years’ experience or Ph.D. in lieu of 3 years’ experience), depending upon the individual lab.
- Expertise in designing systems that ensure the safety of information at the FISMA Moderate Compliance level.
- Expertise in production-level software development in Python
- Experience working in a multi-developer environment
- A cover letter describing how your background aligns with your understanding of our needs.
Preferred Skillset:
Prior expertise with one or more of the following is preferred:
- JavaScript, Vue.js, AngularJS, React
- HTML5 / CSS3
- Python/Tornado / Django
- ElasticSearch
- MongoDB
- Postgres
- Nginx
- Linux server (Ubuntu Server) administration
- Amazon Web Services setup and automated deployment
- Docker/Docker-compose, and automated CI/CD workflow setup
- Ansible
- Git / GitHub
- Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) data and data schemas
- Working as part of a diverse, multidisciplinary team
- Biomedical research and methodology, especially allergy and infectious diseases
Location: La Jolla, California. Remote Employment in the United States will be considered
Physical Requirements: This position works in an office environment. Further details of the physical requirements of established essential functions for this position will be addressed/discussed during the interview process.
Compensation: $84,635- $131,206 per year.
EEO Statement: The Scripps Research Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.