Regards,
On Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:15:23 PM UTC+3, Paul Przyborski wrote:
First off, thank you to all the people that helped with this description the other day. It was approved by HR, so I'm officially reposting this position. If you have any questions, you should feel free to contact me (but I'm not the HR person, so I'll do my best).Sigma Space is seeking a mid-level web developer to fulfill a position located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. This position has been responsible for multiple websites central to the education and public outreach efforts of many NASA Earth Science organizations, missions, and projects for over the past seven years. A few examples of websites that are developed and maintained by this position are:
http://atmospheres.gsfc.nasa.
gov/ http://airquality.gsfc.nasa.
gov/ http://modis-snow-ice.gsfc.
nasa.gov/
The ideal candidate is a well rounded developer who is eager to learn and grow. In exchange, we can offer an exciting work environment, reasonably flexible schedule, and competitive benefits and salary. You will get to walk the halls with and work with some of the brightest minds in NASA science, and share the fruits of their labor with the whole world. While part of a larger team, you will be the point person for multiple websites and responsible for the maintenance and growth of those sites. Duties will include: Developing and testing user-friendly web applications, as well as maintaining existing PHP & MySQL-based web applications. You will also be given opportunities to share your creative ideas and development techniques with our larger NASA community.
Requirements:
- BS or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Web Design/Development or comparable degree/equivalent experience and 2 yrs experience in commercial or government Web application development programming
- Strong HTML, PHP, and CSS development skills
- Working knowledge of MySQL 5.x
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to learn quickly, self-direct as part of a small team, establish timelines, and deliver products within deadlines
Desirables:
- Strong interest in NASA and earth science
- Up-to-date knowledge of best practices in web application security
- Working knowledge of Photoshop and basic graphic design principles
- Working knowledge of Subversion or other version control systems
- Experience in user interface design, usability testing, and/or information architecture development
- Experience with Drupal and/or WordPress
- Understanding of object oriented programming language
This position is located on-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD and is employed by Sigma Space Corporation, the support contractor. For more information about Sigma Space Corporation see http://www.sigmaspace.com/
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