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Job date: 2014-10-08
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Company : SRA International Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job date: 2014-10-08
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Company : SRA International Country : Role : Research Scientist
Job Description:
SRA is seeking a Software Tester to join our new program in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) which will make genomics data available to the worldwide scientific community on the Cloud using API and the world renowned Google Genomics technology. You will be responsible for testing systems and software on an enterprise-scale system used to store, standardize, retrieve, and analyze large-scale cancer genomics data and metadata, and particularly for API design and development. The successful candidate will closely interact with other scientists on the team and cancer researchers worldwide in testing software used for requesting data, executing workflows, and performing analysis of the data.
In this role, you will be testing the implementation of a new enterprise system to run on the cloud for cancer genomics, using both pre-existing Government data sets as well as data uploaded by the cancer research community. The role will be thoroughly creating, performing and documenting test cases and their results, and participating in a team writing user, system and software documentation. Position is for full time employment with SRA and will be based in our Rockville offices, working Monday through Friday (part time telework from home is allowed with manager approval).
Key responsibilities will involve testing research systems for use in a high demand scientific environment:
• Develop, write and run test cases on RESTful Web services and JSON APIs, user interfaces, back end SQL database, virtual machine usage and cloud computing technologies.
• Use Python or Perl scripting languages to create tests scripts to test the APIs
• Implement other automated testing tools as required, such as Selenium, py.txt, unittest, pytext for optimum and efficient testing
• Write technical documentation for the software developed.
• Write and implement thorough and effective software test cases based on communication with both scientists and IT specialists to understand how they use the data, the system/software for cancer research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of many cancers.
• Test the use of Google’s Cloud Platform and Google Genomics APIs for this pilot project
• Work with a world-class team of scientists and bioinformatics professionals
• Use Agile methodology to provide rapid iterations and collaborate with other a team of other Developers and Testers
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree and 3+ years Software Testing / QA experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Hands-on experience developing/writing and running test cases in a Unix/Linux environment
• Experience with Python or Perl scripting languages to create tests (Python preferred)
• Experience writing technical documentation of developed software.
Desired: Skills
• Knowledge of SQL and its application in databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience with automated testing tools is strongly preferred, such as Selenium, py.txt, unittest, pytext etc.
• Experience with testing RESTful Web services and JSON.
• Experience in the Agile development of enterprise software.
• Some experience with virtual machine usage/cloud computing
• Hands-on experience testing enterprise scientific systems for genomics
• Some experience in bioinformatics, specifically Next Generation Sequence data, preferably in cancer genomics.
• Experience with TCGA or other cancer genomics data preferred.
• Some experience with High Performance Computing environments.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills in a team environment.
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Job Information
Position Type: Bioinformatics Test Engineer
Reference (Job ID number): 48609BR
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open
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Contact Information
SRA International
Health Research Programs
Shannon Hensley
Tel. Number:-3209
www.sra.com/careers
How To Apply:
Please apply directly online via www.sra.com/careers to job #48609BR or via this link: http://jobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=16017&siteid=5086&AReq=48609BR
Additional Info:
[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
SRA is seeking a Software Tester to join our new program in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) which will make genomics data available to the worldwide scientific community on the Cloud using API and the world renowned Google Genomics technology. You will be responsible for testing systems and software on an enterprise-scale system used to store, standardize, retrieve, and analyze large-scale cancer genomics data and metadata, and particularly for API design and development. The successful candidate will closely interact with other scientists on the team and cancer researchers worldwide in testing software used for requesting data, executing workflows, and performing analysis of the data.
In this role, you will be testing the implementation of a new enterprise system to run on the cloud for cancer genomics, using both pre-existing Government data sets as well as data uploaded by the cancer research community. The role will be thoroughly creating, performing and documenting test cases and their results, and participating in a team writing user, system and software documentation. Position is for full time employment with SRA and will be based in our Rockville offices, working Monday through Friday (part time telework from home is allowed with manager approval).
Key responsibilities will involve testing research systems for use in a high demand scientific environment:
• Develop, write and run test cases on RESTful Web services and JSON APIs, user interfaces, back end SQL database, virtual machine usage and cloud computing technologies.
• Use Python or Perl scripting languages to create tests scripts to test the APIs
• Implement other automated testing tools as required, such as Selenium, py.txt, unittest, pytext for optimum and efficient testing
• Write technical documentation for the software developed.
• Write and implement thorough and effective software test cases based on communication with both scientists and IT specialists to understand how they use the data, the system/software for cancer research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of many cancers.
• Test the use of Google’s Cloud Platform and Google Genomics APIs for this pilot project
• Work with a world-class team of scientists and bioinformatics professionals
• Use Agile methodology to provide rapid iterations and collaborate with other a team of other Developers and Testers
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree and 3+ years Software Testing / QA experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Hands-on experience developing/writing and running test cases in a Unix/Linux environment
• Experience with Python or Perl scripting languages to create tests (Python preferred)
• Experience writing technical documentation of developed software.
Desired: Skills
• Knowledge of SQL and its application in databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience with automated testing tools is strongly preferred, such as Selenium, py.txt, unittest, pytext etc.
• Experience with testing RESTful Web services and JSON.
• Experience in the Agile development of enterprise software.
• Some experience with virtual machine usage/cloud computing
• Hands-on experience testing enterprise scientific systems for genomics
• Some experience in bioinformatics, specifically Next Generation Sequence data, preferably in cancer genomics.
• Experience with TCGA or other cancer genomics data preferred.
• Some experience with High Performance Computing environments.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills in a team environment.
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Job Information
Position Type: Bioinformatics Test Engineer
Reference (Job ID number): 48609BR
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open
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Contact Information
SRA International
Health Research Programs
Shannon Hensley
Tel. Number:-3209
www.sra.com/careers
How To Apply:
Please apply directly online via www.sra.com/careers to job #48609BR or via this link: http://jobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=16017&siteid=5086&AReq=48609BR
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