Senior Full Stack (React/Node) Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Vendor Notes

Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.

Key Required Skills :

React, Node, Redux, Mobx, Flux, Typescript, and Bootstrap.

Position Description :

• Architect, design, code, and implement next-generation web application using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies : NodeJS, Single Page Application front-end (ReactJS, ReduxJS, MobxJS), NodeJS API Framework (RESTful APIs, Express, Knex), and DevOps (Jenkins, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, SonarQube, UrbanCode).
• Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas : Rich Single Page Application modular user interfaces, secure RESTful API micro-services, User Experience (UX) and accessibility (Section 508 / WCAG / USDS Web Standards).
• Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component : front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL / SQL and Data Modeling)
• Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

Skills Requirements :

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS ( Basic Qualifications )

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field
• Master's or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 10+ years of experience in modern software development with a solid understanding of designing, building, deploying, and running applications.
• Combined experience building web applications with modern technologies (Node, React, Redux, Mobx, Flux, Typescript, Bootstrap).
• Must be able to obtain a Publice Trust, contract requirement

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE ( Required Skills )

These skills will help you succeed in this position :

• Extensive senior level full-stack software development experience with Node.js and React.js with detailed understanding of user interface frameworks, back-end software architecture interactions and node module capabilities.
• Strong experience with JavaScript frameworks / technologies such as React.js, Express.js, MobX, Redux or Flux.js.
• Strong development experience with developing RESTful Web Services using Node.js.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Scrum and Kanban Agile development process and TDD, BDD, ceremonies including scrums, planning events, backlog grooming, retrospectives and demos.
• Complex programming, program debugging, data analysis, problem analysis and resolution of issues within open source applications.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills in providing technical direction and hands-on software development to include design, development and testing.
• Expertise in writing complex SQL queries in PostgreSQL and optimize queries.
• Experience with working as part of a large team and managing and resolving merge conflicts and working with upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Ability to mentor team members on Node.js and React technologies.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills :

• Experience with HTML / CSS creation and manipulation.
• Experience with other JavaScript frameworks such as Express, Restify, Hapi, Sails, JOI, Moment, Axios and Knex.
• Experience with VersionOne Application Lifecycle Management Tools
• Experience with Jenkins and Continuous Integration.
• Experience with databases PostgreSQL and SOLR.
• Standards & Protocols knowledge including XML, XSLT, WSDL, JSON.
• Experience with Testing Tools including Mocha, Chai, Jest, Sinon, Supertest, Enzyme, Instanbul, Selenium, Load Runner, JSLint and Cucumber.
• Experience with source code versioning and Pull Requests with Git and Stash.
• Experience with IDEs such as VS code.
• Knowledge of SonarCube, Phabricator, Gerritt, Karma, Jasmine
• Experience with performance tuning and increasing efficiency of a large enterprise system
• Knowledge of projects using SAFe methodology.
• Experience with DevOps processes and implementation.
• Experience with environments utilizing Cloud Technologies such as Amazon Web Services.
• Experience with NGiNX web server.
• Experience with MQLight, Redis In-memory data structure store and message broker.

Education :

• Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years of experience
• Must be able to obtain a Publice Trust, contract requirement
2 days ago