UI Front End Developer

Unissant, Inc. is an innovative solutions development and consulting company committed to delivering simplicity through innovation. We meet this commitment by delivering state-of-the-art enterprise computing and processing solutions to both government and commercial clients. Our workforce continually strives to advance (y)our collective intellect through collaborative fortitude, and we are looking for further talent to join that effort! To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

We are seeking a UI Front End Developer to join our team in Ashburn, Virginia.

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. This is a highly technical position; individuals will be screened by peers in a technical review of skills and experience.

Successful applicants must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Unissant is seeking a UI Front End Developer with Spring Boot and Microservices experience for a multi-year contract to support the ongoing modernization and maintenance of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information systems, using JAVA/JEE.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and implement JEE software applications.


• Use modern software engineering tools and methodologies, including Eclipse, and Atlassian Products (Jira, Confluence)


• Work with users in an Agile development approach to understand requirements, then elicit feedback and refine solutions through demonstrations


• Present the solution at formal and informal design reviews, and document the design according to the Government's system lifecycle methodology

Work Experience:

• 3 years of experience in Single Page Application Development using JavaScript framework (angular 8+ or ReactJS 5+)


• 1 + year experience in Java/JEE (required)


• Experience working with JEE Web Tier Technologies (JSP, Servlets, MVC Frameworks)


• Experience working with JEE Servers (like Spring boot, Tomcat, WebSphere, etc.)


• Demonstrated expertise in software engineering practices (e.g., reading/generating software specs, design patterns, continuous integration)


• Experience in building quick prototypes that demonstrate ideas and potential in a hands-on environment.


• Experience in developing reusable components, routers, and modules.


• Experience developing 100% automation unit tests using eclipse is a strong plus


• Experience designing and delivering complex, highly scalable software components.


• Experience working with users to define requirements and demonstrate solutions.


• Experience working in an AWS and microservices environment.


• Experience deploying and managing applications in a Docker environment a plus


• Agile development experience is a plus.


• First-hand experience working with large project teams (working with the Federal Government is a strong plus)

Hands-on experience with:

• HTML, JavaScript, CSS (required)


• AWS (EC2, S3, etc.) (required)


• jQuery, Angular, React


• JEE Web Tier Technologies (JSP, Servlets, MVC Frameworks)


• SQL (required)


• XML


• Unix, Linux


• Database Connectivity (JDBC, JPA, Hibernate

Job Skills:

• Team leadership skills, including task planning, assignment, and management.


• Must have strong HTML5, CSS, and CSS framework skills.


• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions to software problems.


• Ability to develop and maintain components with stringent performance requirements.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field with applicable experience is required. Applicable work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• This federal program requires the candidates to be a United States Citizen


• Must have a current CBP BI clearance or be eligible to obtain one.

Communication Skills:

• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization.


• Ability to convey technical information to non-technical individuals.


• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.


• Must work well in a matrixed team environment.

Travel:

• Travel to customer site in Ashburn, VA as needed for meetings.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly sedentary; in an office environment


• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds


• Flexible in working extended hours.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)