Job Description
To support ICF’s dynamic growth and expanding client base, we are seeking a Web Developer with experience in Java and/or Python to work in our Health Science Portfolio. This group of 130+ science professionals provide toxicology, hazard assessment, epidemiology, risk assessment, exposure assessment, environmental modeling, and related support that addresses the full spectrum of potentially hazardous agents, including chemicals and microbes. We specialize in identifying and quantifying the effects of environmental pollutants, such as metals, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds, on human health and the environment.
The Web Developer’s project work would support federal agencies (such as U.S. EPA and NIEHS) in conducting and reporting the results of hazard studies and supporting risk assessments of environmental pollutants and microbes.
The position can be located remotely, although preference is for a candidate to be located in either Reston, VA, or Durham, NC.
Responsibilities
- Develop code and user interfaces to support systematic literature review software & text analytics applications.
- Propose and implement techniques to streamline literature searches and data acquisition from environmental health literature.
- Manage databases and applications using SQL, noSQL, Python, and Java.
- Create and maintain programming documentation.
Requirements
- A bachelors degree in computer science or technical related field (engineering, mathematics, business analytics, statistics, etc.)
- 1+ years of experience in the following:
- Using one or more object-oriented languages, such as Java or Python.
- Using a database platform such as SQL (e.g. Postgres, MySQL) and/or NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB).
- Writing high-performance, reusable, cross-browser JavaScript in a university or professional setting.
- Working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent organizational and project/task management skills, including attention to detail, ability to work independently, and ability to multi-task under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Able to interact with scientists to gain familiarity with the application content.
- Eagerness and ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
Desired Skills
- Experience with web frameworks like Spring, Flask, or Django.
- Experience maintaining applications on the Amazon Web Services cloud, Google Cloud Services or Azure.
- Experience with data interchange formats and technologies (JSON & XML), including creation/consumption of REST services.
- Experience with automation-based testing with Selenium or Cucumber.
- Git/GitHub.