QA Platform Engineer
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationBCC-Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
DepartmentPlatform & DevOps
Company size201–500 people
PostedApr 10, 2024 · 2y ago
Verified live6h ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Strong coding skills in at least one programming language (Python, Javascript/Typescript, C++, some Kotlin and Scala, Golang, Rust)
Adequate level of Linux command-line skills
B.S. in a STEM field or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering
Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
Experience automating tests (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
Proven software development skills using Python, JavaScript, and Java
Sysadmin-level skills are a bonus
Familiarity with build tools and various web, RPC and other frameworks
Experience with design patterns in coding and architecture
Knowledge of containerization technologies (OpenShift, Anthos, GKE, AKS, EKS, Hashicorp Nomad)
Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, EFK, TIGK, DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty)
Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
Knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub)
Knowledge of version control/CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory)
Knowledge of secret management tools (Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager)
Skills
Python
JavaScript
Java
CI/CD
Selenium
Cypress
Playwright
Kubernetes
GitOps
Linux
Typescript
C++
Kotlin
Scala
Golang
Rust
OpenShift
Anthos
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Hashicorp Nomad
Prometheus
EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana)
TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor)
DataDog
Sensu
Jaeger
Sentry
OpsGenie
PagerDuty
Istio
Linkerd
Kafka
Apache Pulsar
RabbitMQ
Amazon Kinesis
Apache Flume
Apache Storm
Apache Spark Streaming
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
GitLab
GitHub
Bitbucket
Teamcity
Artifactory
Hashicorp Vault
CyberArk
Azure Key Vault
Google Cloud Secret Manager
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
401(k)
Paid holidays
Vacation
Tuition reimbursement
About the role
Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for QA Platform Engineer (DevOps) to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time and onsite/remote at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD and/or remote.
About the company
NCBI is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI advances science and public health by providing free access to biomedical literature and genomic data over the web, making it one of the 400 top most-visited sites in the world. NCBI’s diverse staff of smart, talented, and deeply technical people collaborate to build critically valuable services for researchers, physicians, educators, students, and the general public. For example, NCBI develops and delivers PubMed, an index of over 29 million biomedical research abstracts, often with links to full-text literature and supporting data.
Duties & Responsibilities
This is a great opportunity to work on challenging problems as part of NCBI’s Platforms team, in a technical, scientific, and goal-oriented environment.
The Platforms team:
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Develops and continuously improves DevSecOps, DataOps, and Observability platforms.
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Develops and maintains common tools and libraries.
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Evaluates new technologies and practices.
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Helps NCBI developers with adoption platforms, tools, architectural patterns and best practices.
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Ensures compliance with the Federal application security regulations and standards by providing automated solutions and compliance pipelines.
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Practices Agile development and continuous improvement.
The Compliance and QA team within the Platform section of NCBI focuses on:
Requirements
The person filling the role of QA Test Engineer will need proven software development skills using modern computing languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java. Other highly valued expertise includes web technologies and experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD). In addition to automating tests (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright), a person in this role would be expected to implement frameworks and utilities to support deployment, testing, and monitoring.
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Build and maintain compliance pipelines with built-in quality gates
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Continuously automatically gather metrics for application quality for the enterprise-wide portfolio of applications
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Provide QA services on a project basis
NCBI’s platforms are based on containerization, Kubernetes, GitOps and open interfaces with deployments to multiple clouds and premises.
Strong coding skills in at least one programing language is required. NCBI uses Python, Javascript/Typescript, C++, some Kotlin and Scala and a bit of Golang and Rust.
NCBI is a Linux shop, candidates need adequate level of Linux command-line skills. Sysadmin-level skills are a bonus.
Nice to have
Familiarity with build tools and various web, RPC and other frameworks is a bonus. Experience with design patterns in coding and architecture is a bonus.
Any knowledge of the following is helpful but not required:
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OpenShift, Anthos, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Hashicorp Nomad
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Observability tools such as Prometheus, EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana), TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor), DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty.
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Service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd
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Kafka, Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
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GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, or equivalent products for management of Git source control, CI/CD pipelines and artifact lifecycle management.
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Secret Management tools such as Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager or equivalent.
Positions offered at any level. Growth mindset is encouraged and the team offers leadership opportunities at any level.
Educational Requirements
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B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering.
Benefits
We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!
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