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Sr Storyblok Developer

Location:  Remote
Job:  Sr Storyblok Developer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Potential for Remote Work: Remote

JOB DESCRIPTION

Description

Hathiant is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages.

The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on service continuity, stakeholder responsiveness, documentation, quality, security, accessibility, and disciplined delivery.

Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred. Preferred Grants.gov / Federal Grants Experience

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and support Storyblok capabilities used within the Grants.gov public-facing application.
• Create and maintain reusable Storyblok components, content structures, and configurations supporting application functionality and content management.
• Develop and maintain front-end functionality using JavaScript and related web technologies.
• Integrate Storyblok with application services, APIs, and other Grants.gov system components.
• Support JavaScript/Node.js-based application components and integrations, including troubleshooting and enhancement of existing functionality.
• Work within established source control, branching, merging, build, and deployment processes.
• Analyze and resolve application defects, Storyblok configuration issues, integration problems, and production support incidents.
• Implement approved application changes and enhancements in coordination with senior developers, product owners, QA, and other technical team members.
• Support development, testing, code review, smoke testing, release planning, deployment, and post-release validation activities.
• Support Storyblok and application configuration across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Develop responsive and accessible functionality in accordance with Section 508 and applicable accessibility requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation related to application components, Storyblok configurations, integrations, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
• Participate in ongoing operations and maintenance activities, including troubleshooting, defect resolution, performance improvements, and application modernization.
• Coordinate with developers, designers, content owners, QA personnel, and other stakeholders to ensure application changes meet functional and technical requirements.
• Support knowledge transfer and documentation of Storyblok architecture, integrations, development processes, environments, and operational procedures.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience developing or supporting Storyblok or another headless CMS such as Contentful, Contentstack, Sanity, Strapi, or similar.
• JavaScript and Node.js development experience, including experience with Express or similar frameworks.
• Experience with modern front-end development and component-based web application architecture.
• Experience integrating applications with REST APIs, GraphQL, SDKs, or other API-based services.
• Experience with Git, source control, branching strategies, CI/CD, build processes, and application deployments.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting production web applications in an operations and maintenance environment.
• Experience with content modeling, reusable CMS components, structured content, or CMS configuration.
• Experience migrating or modernizing websites using headless or API-driven content management platforms. 
• Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platform experience.
• Experience supporting public-facing federal government websites or shared-service platforms with large user communities.
• Experience with federal discretionary grants processes and related applicant, grantor, or partner-system integrations.
• Experience developing accessible web applications in accordance with Section 508 and WCAG requirements.
• Experience working within federal cloud, security, ATO, and production operational environments.

Education and Experience:

• Proficiency in at least one major front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc.).
• Experience with Storyblok and component-based development.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Familiarity with UI design principles and accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Basic understanding of version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Degree in information technology, computer science, or related preferred.
• 2 years or more of related experience required.

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.