Application Programmer/QA Engineer

The Application Programmer/QA Engineer will provide application programming and QA engineering support for NAL scientific research data applications using Drupal, PHP, Tripal, Chado, and DevSecOps practices. The successful candidate will support software development, application modernization, quality assurance, testing, security, and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activities while collaborating with government stakeholders and technical teams.

Task and Duties:

• Provide application programming and Quality Assurance (QA) engineering support for NAL scientific research data applications using Drupal, PHP, Tripal, Chado, and DevSecOps practices.
• Develop, customize, test, deploy, and maintain scientific research data applications and related web applications.
• Support application modernization and technology refresh initiatives for legacy systems.
• Analyze existing application code and independently determine the best approach for enhancements, maintenance, and updates.
• Develop and execute quality assurance processes, application testing, troubleshooting, and defect resolution activities.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, subject matter experts, systems analysts, and project coordinators to evaluate application requirements and define application migration paths.
• Support application deployments, software updates, production releases, and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activitie