Senior Web Developer

ASRC Federal, InuTeq proudly supports NASA's High Performance Computing Services program with our site in Mountain View, CA at the Ames Research Center. Make a DIFFERENCE on a program that supports 4 On-site Supercomputers totaling 18,000 nodes and 17+ combined petaflops. Our program provides High Performance Computing services throughout the HPC lifecycle for computational requirements, architecture, acquisition, and operations to federal government customers. Our employees embrace innovation and are committed to a culture of continuous, standards-driven, process improvement, and assimilation of industry best practices.

We have an immediate position for a Senior Web Developer to join our Tools Development team in Mountain View. US Citizenship is required. The Web Developer will support COTS, Open Source, and internally developed software and websites for various applications and tools that support the HPC system and its users. The candidate will be responsible for developing and building of web sites and front-end applications, installing and configure solutions, implement reusable components, translate technical requirements, assist with all stages of test data, and perform script maintenance and updates. You will also be expected to enhance performance via gap analysis, identifying the most practical alternative solutions and assisting modifications. The individual at this skill level must be able to demonstrate the ability to develop complex websites and front-end applications, have a strong understanding of the functionality of computer systems/operating systems and be able to identify and solve unique problems associated with a complex web environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing new user-facing features and functionality

• Implementing visual elements and user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Ensuring websites and applications meet NASA standards for accessibility, security, and reliability

• Collaborating with back-end developers, designers, and stakeholders to achieve web project goals

• Maintaining and improving existing websites and applications

• Day-to-day operations within the Tools Group and assigned projects

• Work on complex projects to integrate new tools and features into legacy web applications

• Build/maintain automated deployments through the use of configuration management

• Support and maintain websites and web applications provided the by Tools Team

• Deploy new modules and upgrades and complete fixes within the production environment

• Proactively monitor, analyze, and correct application and website issues

• Developing scripts to automate repetitive tasks or tools to enhance support

• Application performance analysis and tuning

• Participate in and/or Lead Project Planning meetings while providing guidance and expertise on system options, risk, impact and costs vs. benefits

• Develop operational requirements and development forecasts

• Rotating on shift support and after hours support as required

• Create/maintain documentation and curate solutions repository to include, but not limited to internal wikis and knowledgebases

• Other duties as assigned

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Requirements :

• Bachelor degree in computer science or related field with demonstrated experience

• A minimum of 5 years of development experience in project team environments

• Strong background in using Linux systems

• Demonstrated proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript

• Understanding of responsive design and standards-based design

• Knowledge of browser testing and debugging

• Experience creating prototypes, mockups, and technical documentation

• Experience preparing images and video for delivery on websites

• Experience with front-end frameworks and libraries like React, Vue, jQuery, D3

• Familiarity with source control tools like git

• Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work, and ability to multitask

• Good communication skills and can communicate effectively with staff, customers, and managers

• Strong work habits and the ability to work independently as well as within a group setting

• Ability to effectively manage and lead moderately complex projects

• US citizenship is required for a NASA Public Trust Clearance

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with Apache and/or NGINX web servers

• Experience improving accessibility of existing websites

• Experience developing and maintaining Javascript front-end applications

• Experience with PHP and backend frameworks such as Django or Flask

• Experience with Perl and porting to modern frameworks

• Experience with Ruby on Rails (ROR) web framework

• Able to use source control tools and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, etc.) and methods

• Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.