Software Developer - Programmer

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Description

The Software Developer/Programmer will provide support to the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center Advanced Imagery Reproduction System (DAIRS) Maintenance. The DAIRS system must be maintained and be available so that GEOINT, film-based imagery, is available to NGA and its worldwide customers. This is accomplished by maintaining and updating all DAIRS components (DRS website, AIS website, and associated database for each website) and ensuring data dissemination to the customer and to the National Data Libraries (NDL). NSG partners will be able to access the AIS database where they can research reconnaissance aircraft and other film based airborne mission data. NSG partners will be able to access the Duplication Request Service (DRS) where they can request historical National Technical Means (NTM) and aerial hardcopy and softcopy imagery.

The Contractor shall provide website development and database management support to NGA. The maintenance and updating of the DAIRS will ensure the timely, accurate, and relevant dissemination of GEOINT to NGA’s customers.

The Contractor’s duties include:

• Contractor shall maintain DAIRS operations and sustainment at NCE (SECNet, NGANet).

• Providing and maintaining a gold copy of the DAIRS baseline for the Website and database, including:

• Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) repositories for all scanned images not submitted to the NDL

• Scripts that feed NITF files to the NDL

• Scripts that collect other image files

• Maintaining a list of functional requirements, to include developing long-term feature releases

• Maintaining a source code repository and appropriate Configuration Management controls

• Developing workflows in coordination with customers to support automation, where possible

• Providing adequate testing (including with impacted customers) prior to releases/updates

• Ensuring appropriate PKI or other IdAM integration

• Ensuring web services availability

• Defining mission application OS requirements

• Defining mission application performance requirements

• Packaging and testing IAVA’s (Mission applications)

• Providing database updates to maintain the DAIRS system

• Creating/Managing/Troubleshooting of Application Schema-level processes, database objects and entity data

• Granting/Revoking access to entity schema-level database objects/data

• Troubleshooting for DAIRS system errors and providing bug fixes

• Assisting in script creation for metrics collection and reporting

• Assisting with the updating of the AIRTAPS system

• Posting Mission Data

• Assisting with adaptive maintenance related to third party vendor updates, security patches, compliance controls, and other fixes required by NGA

• Coordinating with the ISP on all changes and outages

• Creating backups of mission data

• Preparing mission application for restore activities (as needed)

• Providing Incident and Problem Management

• Providing multi-level problem and root cause analysis – mission application service

Position Requirements

To fill this position, you shall have the following skills and abilities:

• Performing database administration using SQL

• Performing webserver tuning and maintenance

• Designing custom web pages, including the use of Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)

Must have an Active Top Secret / SCI clearance

Implementing File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Location DC

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

Security Clearance Requirements Top Secret / SCI

This position is currently accepting applications.