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LufCo

Web Developer

Annapolis Junction, MD · On-site

Overview Position Title: Web Application Developer - Data Visualization Location: Annapolis ... Work independently on complex projects Physical Requirements: * Ability to travel as required.

SourcePro Search

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Washington, DC

SourcePro Search is conducting a search for a Web Developer. This position is onsite and requires ... Works independently on more complex projects * Integrates new web products with existing web ...

Cross Catholic Outreach

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Pompano Beach, FL · Remote

$60K - $70K/yr

Web Developer Department: Technology Services Reports to: Senior Web Developer Position Summary ... independently as needed Ability to engage vendor support on technical and functional issues ...

Rise Capital Group

Web Developer

Houston, TX · On-site

$50K - $65K/yr

Description WEB DEVELOPER (FULL-TIME, IN OFFICE) Location: Houston, TX Schedule: Monday - Friday ... work independently and take ownership of projects • Must be able to work in the office Monday ...

RICEFW Technologies,Inc

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Washington, DC · On-site

Washington, DC has a 6+ month contract position WEB DEVELOPER (Web Analytics Implementation ... to work independently with minimal oversight while delivering outstanding results. • Strong ...

Compose.ly

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$55 - $60/hr

... faster independently. Profile overview We are seeking an experienced web developer with deep expertise in WordPress and Squarespace to support a high-visibility website migration and messaging ...

Clearstar

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Cumming, GA · On-site

NET Programmers, with at least 1 or 2 years of direct ASP.Net development experience, to join our ... Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment * Ability to follow through and ...

ClearStar

Web Developer

Cumming, GA · On-site

NET Programmers, with at least 1 or 2 years of direct ASP.Net development experience, to join our ... work independently as well as within a team environment Ability to follow through and deliver ...

Rise Capital Group

Web Developer

Houston, TX

$50K - $65K/yr

WEB DEVELOPER (FULL-TIME, IN OFFICE) Location: Houston, TX Schedule: Monday - Friday | 9:00 AM - 5 ... Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects * Must be able to work in the office ...

GDR Defense

Web Developer (Senior)

Albany, NY · On-site

Senior Web Developer Task Order: HBITS-07-14544 Agency: State of New York - Office of Information ... Candidate is able to work independently, without assistance, and provides guidance to others. May ...

State of South Carolina

SAAS Web Developer

Columbia, SC · On-site

$63K - $95K/yr

Job Responsibilities SAAS Web Developer Department: SAAS Information Technology Advertised Salary ... Experience working independently and collaboratively with information architects, back-end ...

Adept Solutions Inc.

Web Developer

Windsor, CT

Ability to work independently and to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team * Excellent oral and ... Strong front end web development skills are mandatory (HTML5/C#/Bootstrap//MVC). * JavaScript ...

Salk

Web Developer (Communications)

La Jolla, CA · On-site

The Web Developer plays a key role in developing and maintaining the Salk Institute's websites and ... Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues independently. * Excellent communication ...

MTI

Web Developer

Rochelle, IL · On-site

Programs web pages working with databases and programming languages to perform back-end work (i.e ... Ability to be self motivated and to work well in both a team setting and independently. * Maintain ...

Web Hosting Northwest

We are looking for contracted PHP/MySQL web developer familiar with PHP web frameworks like ... independently Detail-oriented Ability to work within frameworks that are the foundations of ...

MTI

Web Developer

Rochelle, IL

Programs web pages working with databases and programming languages to perform back-end work (i.e ... Ability to be self motivated and to work well in both a team setting and independently. * Maintain ...

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Web Developer

LufCo

Annapolis Junction, MD • On-site

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Posted 18 days ago

Job description

Overview

Position Title: Web Application Developer - Data Visualization

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Reports To: Program Manager / Team Lead

Job Type: Full-time

Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Summary:

We are seeking a talented, cleared web developer to help push forward the development and enhancement of a web application focused on modernization and development. This role will modernized and push metrics towards a visual dashboard, transitioning an existing desktop tool into a web app. This role will join an established task team on a healthy contract. Teammates are collocated and actively collaborate. The best fit for this role will be someone who is able to shift gears between individual contributions and team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute UX/UI development workflow from wireframes to high fidelity prototyping
  • Develop dashboards to provide fidelity into service status and insight into health and availability, utilization, and capabilities of existing services
  • Incorporate human factors into design and think creatively about how user experience affects system impact and make the appropriate suggestive changes to represent the user's point of view
  • Working with teammates to customize COTS components to enable secure application functionality
  • Drive web application development through a series of prototyping and incremental improvement, following software development processes and actively participating in establishing automation throughout the development/testing/packaging and deployment phases
  • Write documentation regarding the technical requirements

    Qualifications

    Education:

    • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
      • 4 years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

    Experience:

    • 8+ years experience as a developer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

    Skills:

    • Java (Swing, Servlets)
    • JavaScript (vanilla, JQuery)
    • React or SolidJS
    • SpringBoot
    • Grafana
    • Posses a creative talent with visual design tools, coupled with core knowledge of JavaScript to implement designs in a modern web framework
    • Ability to diagnose issues and work to eliminate technical debt regarding application usability.
    • Work independently on complex projects

    Physical Requirements:

    • Ability to travel as required.
    • Standard office environment with occasional requirements to visit client sites, labs, or field environments.

    This position qualifies for up to a Purple Award level referral bonus. For more information, visit the Employee Portal.

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