Web Developer (Digital Team) (ONSITE)

Job Title: Web Developer (Digital Team) (ONSITE)

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: 12 Months+

Job Description:

The client is seeking to acquire a Web Developer to support the day-to-day projects within the Digital Service Team. Some of the primary responsibilities of this role would include requirements analysis, designing, modifies, developing, writing and implementing software programming applications and components. The Web Developer role requires a service-oriented mentality, high ownership of the problems and requests assigned, focus on managing and resolving issues in alignment with the SLAs, establishing and maintaining communication with technology customers to keep them updated with request status. Initiating and performing changes on production systems and proactively escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the established timeframes. Will work closely with client and various District agencies to define needs or issues and analyzes problems and advise on or recommend solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and troubleshoot custom-coded JavaScript components and Drupal Twig templates.
• Install and update Node packages.
• Review pull requests on GitHub.
• Translate verbal and written requirements from stakeholders into working products.
• Help with QA testing and bug hunts.
• How we’ll evaluate your job performance
• Adherence to development standards, governance processes, and best practices
• Maintenance of professional relationships with colleagues, management, and other stakeholders, while delivering high-quality customer service
• Multitasking in a fast-paced, high-profile environment
• Evolution of skill sets and adaptation to innovative technologies
• Ability to dive into code and understand how it all works without handholding
• Organization and attention to detail
  
  

Requirements:

The technical skills you need:

• JavaScript (encompassing vanilla JS, React, JSX, and TypeScript)
• A front-end framework such as GatsbyJS or NextJS
• HTML and CSS
• Local development using Docker
• Git version control
• Expertise with Drupal 9+ (especially Twig templates)
• Experience with common programming design patterns (e.g., Strategy, Adapter, Decorator, Observer, etc.)
• Familiarity with project management software such as Jira, Basecamp, or Wrike
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
• Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/ products. This is a professional position which may require subject matter expertise consistent with demanding and rare technological skills.
• May require coordination of programming activities being conducted by the application development team
• Confers with other business and technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, inaccuracy, or feasibility of computer processing and project design.
• Works with necessary personnel to determine if modifications are necessary with interested personnel to determine necessity for modifications or enhancements.
• Leverages excellent written and verbal communication skills to develop new business process and programming solutions as directed by business and technical stakeholders.
• May coordinate activities of application developers.11-
• Able to identify best practices and standards for the use of the product.
• Proven track record of hands-on technical design and code work within large complex systems.
• Proven hands-on technical work with a variety of technologies.
• Demonstrated technical expertise integrating a variety of diverse technical environments and cross-platform technologies.
• Delivers support and design for industry specific applications that require integration with statewide systems or applications.
• Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts.
• Advanced experience in the required technical subject matter.
• May function as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).
• Has proven experience across large and complex implementations and systems.
  
  

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
  
  

Skills:

Skills

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

6-10 yrs. performing specialized (often advanced) programming and technical development for the Internet

Required

6

Years

6-10 yrs preparing complex technical documentation

Required

6

Years

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Required

HTML5 / CSS3 / XML (L-4)

Required

8

Years

PHP (L-4) and Drupal (L3)

Required

5

Years

Bootstrap 4

Required

5

Years

javascript / ajax / jQuery : (L-5)

Required

7

Years

Angular: web development framework (L-4)

Required

8

Years

Web Development

Required

8

Years

Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC)

Highly desired

5

Years