Full Stack Software Engineer

Job Title - Full Stack Software Engineer Number of Positions - 5 Job Location - 11955 Democracy Drive, Reston, Virginia, United States, 20190 Job Description - Position: Full Stack Software Engineer Mode: Long term Contract Visa candidates accepted? YES Remote-only candidates accepted? YES Team: This team is working on Student facing products/programs Both New and redesign of legacy Java applications into modern AWS based React/ Node applications. Most dev teams work in a poly skilled manner working on automation and improving frameworks for testing in addition to core development. The hiring manager is looking for mid to senior engineers with solid communication skills, motivation, organized and that can operate with minimal guidance. Someone that can hit the ground running and is comfortable engaging with their teams remotely. Profile: Must have strong JavaScriptES6 and AWS serverless development Process: (verification of ID/must be on computer audio - video) 30 minute Video interview - 1 hours tech/team w/white boarding video - remote onboarding (need address, phone, email, Mac acceptable?) - verification - remote start (equipment rcvd Fri before - log in at 8:45 for orientation & 9am start time) Technology Some Awareness (1) Novice (2) Intermediate (3) Advanced (4) Expert (5) AWS - Dynamo 2 3 AWS - Lambda 2 3 4 AWS - S3 2 3 AWS - SNS/SQS 2 3 node.js Development 3 4 JavaScript (ES6) 4 5 React.js 4 5 Other JS frameworks (Vue, Ember, Backbone, etc. - Please identify) 4 5 UI Development with HTML5, CSS3, DHTML 3 4 LEGEND: = if little or no React.js expertise = if node and react expertise level 5 As a Full Stack JavaScript Engineer, the ideal candidate will have designed, developed, unit tested, implemented and documented solutions that include not only the code to supports business functionality, but also the underlying infrastructure required to run that code and the systems required to deploy it. The candidate should also possess technical skills and experience in the virtual infrastructure domain, in particular Amazon Web Services. The preferred candidate would also have knowledge and experience with continuous delivery systems. The candidate will report to the Senior Director and work within an agile application team that develops and maintains highly visible and critical applications. The candidate will have responsibility to design, implement, unit test, document and maintain complex technical software solutions in support of the application development and QA processes. Additionally you will be expected to ensure communications and relationships with customers and cross-team members are professional and meet expectations. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement solutions, based on a set of standards, patterns and processes which establish consistency across the enterprise data, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies in support of the organization's goals and objectives.
• Developing full stack solutions and continuous delivery frameworks that improve the ability of the CB IT delivery teams to efficiently deliver solutions with quality.
• Write complex code, building infrastructure as code, work with immutable "cloud" based environments, and build the supporting automated toolsets to test and deploy the systems they develop.
• Responsible for the quality of their work; will develop and implement a set of quality criteria and the associated validation method to ensure that any deliverable meets the expected quality levels of our customers, use quality management to ensure quality levels are maintained, seek new approaches and techniques to improve quality levels, employ reviews and observations to maintain the quality and continuous improvement process, and analyze the impact of quality control and quality assurance on project performance.
• Use metrics to establish feasibility of new initiatives and develop plans, including budget, sequencing and time frames.
• Actively review their own and the team's work processes and implements improvements seen from other teams or in industry to drive continuous improvement of the team's efficiency, speed, and quality
• The candidate will also take responsibility for creating design specifications, unit testing, and preparing technical documentation.

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or MIS.
• 6-7 years of experience in software systems, programming, database development, and infrastructure development and administration
• Minimum 5 years demonstrated experience with full stack JavaScript development.
• 5+ years demonstrated experience with AWS cloud supported programming languages like Java, Node JS, or Python development. A minimum of 3+ years experience with Node/ React JS
• 4+ years hands-on with AWS Lambda, SNS/SQS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, EC2, RDS and DynamoDB, AWS CLI
• Fluency with CI/CD toolsets such as: Jenkins, Ansible, CloudFormation, BitBucket
• Working knowledge of distributed architectural design patterns
• Strong and evolving competence in several programming languages and technologies, working knowledge of multiple tools sets, technologies and implementation environments
• Ability to work independently
• Strong problem solving and analytic skill Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments simultaneously and effectively in a cross-functional team environment

• Expertise in the knowledge of programming languages, relational databases, and NoSQL databases
• Experience building infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation or similar scripting techniques
• Familiarity with monitoring tool suites like DataDog, SumoLogic, NewRelic, and Nagios
• Strong practical Linux based systems administration skills and scripting experience in a Cloud based environment