OWSI-OMS Lab Back-end Developer

Colorado State University, United States

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: Fort Collins, COLORADO
Deadline: 27 Aug 2021

Posting Details


Working Title OWSI-OMS Lab Back-end Developer
Position Location Fort Collins, CO
Research Professional Position Yes
Posting Number 202100825AP
Position Type Admin Professional/ Research Professional
Classification Title Research Associate I
Number of Vacancies
Work Hours/Week 40
Proposed Annual Salary Range $65,000 - $75,000 commensurate with education, experience and qualifications
Employee Benefits
Colorado State University (CSU) is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Visit CSU’s Human Resources website for detailed benefit plan information for permanent full-time and part-time faculty and administrative professional employees in the following University benefit areas: https://hr.colostate.edu/hr-community-and-supervisors/benefits/benefits-eligibility/ & https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/our-perks/ .
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 08/27/2021
Description of Work Unit
The One Water Solutions Institute (OWSI) housed under the CSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, provides world-class research and innovative technologies to promote collaboration between CSU and outside partners such as local governments, private sector/industry members, and non-profit organizations. The Object Modeling Systems Lab (OMLab) serves as the software and technology development arm of OWSI and was established to promote the use of Object Modeling Systems (OMS) to collaboratively develop, provision, and deploy scientific models for analysis of natural resource concerns, assisting land management decision-making. OMSLab staff responsibilities are focused on the following elements of expertise:
  • Model-as-a-Service (Maas) development, validation, and deployment
  • Continuous Integration and DevOps process
  • Data Center (Cloud) hosting support with container-based deployments
  • Natural resource business expertise for requirements analysis and design specifications
  • Natural resource data provisioning


For more information please visit: http://onewatersolutions.com/
This is a full-time administrative professional position located on our Fort Collins campus with a full benefits package; including 10 paid holidays, 24 accrued vacation days, and 15 accrued sick leave days per year, enrollment in group health, life and accident insurance, retirement plan options, work injury benefits, disability insurance, and additional opportunities such as free employee study privilege credits. CSU offers spousal and domestic partner benefits as well. For more information, please visit our Human Resources website: http://www.hrs.colostate.edu/
Fort Collins is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. The city is routinely recognized as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States. It consistently ranks high on quality of life measures by numerous publications; see https://www.fcgov.com/visitor/awards for the complete list. 
The Front Range has developed into a high-tech hub with companies such as Woodward, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Keysight Technologies, Broadcomm, AMD, Xilinx, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman located in or near Fort Collins. The city offers a pleasant climate with excellent schools and abundant cultural and recreational opportunities nearby. For more information on Fort Collins, check out the City’s website: www.visitftcollins.com .
Position Summary
The Object Modeling System Laboratory (OMSLab) at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking an experienced developer to build and deploy web applications to support research projects and software development with the One Water Solutions Institute (OWSI). These applications include web-based interactions with geospatial databases, statistical analysis, visualization, integration of environmental models, and report generation capabilities. The development and deployment of the tools build on two CSU technologies: Cloud Services Integration Platform (CSIP) and the Catena Web Platform. Candidates must have strong programming experience with an interest in product design and have coded applications in JavaScript (React/Redux), Python, Java, Bash, and SQL. The individual will work under close supervision of OWSI-OMSLab staff. This is a full-time salaried position located on our Fort Collins campus with a full benefits package. 
Required Job Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related field
  • Minimum of 2-years of experience building and designing web services.
  • Minimum of 2-years of experience programming experience in Python, Bash, Java, and SQL 
Preferred Job Qualifications
  • Experience developing web services, supporting Web-based user interfaces written using React/Redux. 
  • Experience in web-based geo-spatial data representation, storage, handling, processing, and visualization and respective tools. 
  • Experience with open-source SQL/NoSQL databases, GraphQL API implementation.
  • Experience using a development tool chain, version control, testing, and tracking systems in a collaborative software development setting.
  • Experience in using build automation tools, shell scripting, container-based virtualization and orchestration, CD/CI workflows.
Diversity Statement
Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Essential Duties


Job Duty Category Computer Programming
Duty/Responsibility
o    Develop and implement high quality code, primarily in Python, Bash, and Java, that supports data processing and user interface visualization.
o    Review, test and verify code to maintain quality assurance and control.
o    Create, integrate, and deploy geospatial databases.
o    Collaborate with project team to integrate analysis tools into web applications.
o    Support the automated build and cloud deployment of web-applications and web-services. 
Percentage Of Time 90
Job Duty Category Documentation & Reporting
Duty/Responsibility
o    Establish and document workflow for software development.
o    Prepare technical documentation.
o    Provide training to project team, as needed.
o    Other duties as assigned.
Percentage Of Time 10

Special Instructions to Applicants
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter which addresses how professional experiences align with identified required and preferred qualifications of the position, a current resume, and the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references.
References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.
Conditions of Employment Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)
Search Contact [email protected]
EEO Statement
Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services.
The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715, [email protected] .
The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

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