Front End Developer III

Hybrid | Fort Belvoir, VA | 1 Day a Week Onsite

Active Secret Clearance Required

Summary
Our client provides reliable, effective, and innovative technology solutions that advance federal, state, local, and nonprofit missions. Their technologists and consultants are passionate about solving complex challenges that impact millions of lives. Also, our client takes a Mindful Modernization approach in delivering our application modernization, grants management systems, government data analytics, and advisory services. Mindful Modernization is our client's way of delivering mission impact by aligning our government customers’ strategic objectives to measurable outcomes through people, processes, and technology.

Responsibilities

Our client is looking for a Fronr End Developer to join their team! As a Front End Software Developer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining web applications and user interfaces using Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test new features and functionality. This position will involve working closely with product owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and better understand user needs. You will also troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.

The majority of work is conducted remotely during normal business hours, and remote work must be conducted within the United States. Approximately 10% of bi-weekly worktime must take place at the client’s facility on Fort Belvoir, VA, e.g., approximately 1 out of every 10 work days.

• Build and maintain web applications and user interfaces using Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test new features and functionality
• Create clean, efficient, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns
• Identify, troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues as they arise
• Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and understand user needs
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in front-end development
• Attend, participate in, and provide value-added to daily stand-up meetings

Requirements

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment as part of a development team responsible for creating proof of concept and operational Cloud-based capabilities and frameworks for their client. The ideal candidate is also a self-starter who is reliable, punctual, and manages their time efficiently to meet deadlines and deliverables, possesses strong critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills.

• 4+ years of proven and demonstrable experience consistent with what is identified below
  • Expertise in JavaScript, particularly with Angular, is essential for building and maintaining web applications and user interfaces
  • Strong skills in HTML and CSS, including familiarity with CSS frameworks such as Material Design, Bootstrap, or Foundation
  • Proven experience with JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS, Angular, Vue, or React, with a focus on Angular
  • Experience in UI development, data analysis, and visualization, and applying best practices in software design
  • Comfort working in an Agile/Scrum environment, including familiarity with Agile tools like JIRA, Git, Gitlab, and BitBucket, and three-week sprints
  • Experience in developing for cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
  • Writing Clean, Maintainable Code: Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using best practices and design patterns
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills to identify, debug, and resolve issues effectively
  • Ability to work closely with product owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and understand user needs
  • Ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
  • Capability to work independently as well as collaborate with team members, lead tasks, and manage tasks effectively
  • Familiarity with tools for version control (e.g., Git, BitBucket) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
  • Some experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and containerization (Docker) is beneficial

Education/Certification Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or other relevant and acceptable field is required. (Unable to make exceptions for experience in-lieu-of degree for this position.)

Preferred Requirements

• A DoD 8570 Compliant Security+ or CISSP Certification is desired but not mandatory
• Experience supporting and working with US military clients is an advantage
• Experience with JavaScript visualization libraries such as Leaflet and D3
• Node/Express developing APIs
• Experience with Keycloak
• Experience with database design

Clearance Requirements

• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; an active Secret clearance is required.