Senior JavaScript Backend Developer

Description

RESULTS. INNOVATION. VALUES. ACCOUNTABILITY.
Thats RIVA. Our employee-first approach has manifested a culture that attracts the best and brightest. By investing in people firsts, and providing a flexible work environment, our employees have higher moral, higher productivity rates, and lower turnover. At RIVA, people are our #1 priority.

• Transition the development of web applications using Nest.js for the backend, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Build scalable JavaScript applications with npm JavaScript registry.
• Develop applications using TypeScript (preferred) or ECMAS6.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs to support application functionality and improve data integration.
• Utilize containerization tools to package and deploy applications efficiently across various environments.
• Oversee the integration of Keycloak for secure JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication, enhancing application security and user management.
• Employ TypeORM for effective database management and interaction, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Manage PostgreSQL databases, optimizing structure and queries for maximum efficiency and reliability.
• Leverage Apache Tika for extracting metadata and text from a wide range of document formats, enhancing content accessibility and searchability.
• Utilize Nest.js for encryption, versioning, and caching, ensuring robust application security and performance.
• Implement Apache Superset for the development of insightful reports and dashboards, enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Deploy Node-RED for creating complex rule and workflow engines, automating processes, and enhancing application logic.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Mentor junior developers, conducting code reviews and providing guidance to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends, applying them to improve existing processes and products.
• Implement and promote DevSecOps practices across the development lifecycle, ensuring the integration of security practices early in the development process.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or relevant work experience.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend NodeJS applications using frameworks such as NestJS (preferred), ExpressJS
• Strong experience with TypeScript or ECMAS6.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing REST APIs.
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies and their application in development workflows.
• In-depth knowledge of Keycloak, TypeORM, PostgreSQL, Apache Tika, Nest.js, Apache Superset, and Node-RED.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in leveraging DevSecOps CI/CD practices and tools, such as GitLab, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Snyk, to enhance automation, code quality, and security throughout the development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience in integrating security practices into the CI/CD pipeline to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities early in the development process.

• Federal civilian client work
• Experienced with Angular
• 6+ years of experience as a DevSecOps Developer / Solutions Architect
• Familiarity with AWS services are preferred but not mandatory
• AWS Certification is preferred

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