Senior Web Developer, Ruby/RoR Job at Strategic ASI in Chantilly

Position Description

Our client is seeking a Senior Web Developer to act as a member of an AGILE development team working with Ruby on Rails, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL, and Amazon Web Services to develop business applications in support of a government customer. The developer will collaborate with analysts, project leads, UI/UX developers, testers, and customers to define requirements, implement business logic, and refine applications. This position will also require providing support and troubleshooting issues with existing production applications.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for researching, designing, developing and/or modifying software systems (e.g., custom, COTS, GOTS).
• Works closely with business analysts, UI/UX developers, and subject matter experts to understand functional requirements.
• Develops cost estimates for software development and enhancements and conducts impact analysis for software changes.
• Adheres to program configuration change control standards.
• Presents ideas for system improvements.
• Produces detailed specifications, writes software code, and conducts unit testing.
• Writes interfaces and conversion routines leveraging web APIs.
• Supports formal testing in controlled environment before code is promoted to production.
• Provides input into training manuals for users.
• Maintains knowledge of feature and technical changes in the application.

What you will bring to us (Requirements):

• Top Secret SCI with CI Poly Required to Start
• Bachelors Degree
• 7+ years Web or Software Development experience

• Experience with basic web programming languages such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Knowledge of web development principals, techniques, languages, and standard programming styles and conventions

• Ability to manage multiple priority tasks
• Self-motivated task identification