Senior UI Engineer
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our fully remote Agile team. You will play a pivotal role in driving IT modernization by delivering high-caliber UI/UX enhancements that redefine the digital experience for our customers at the EPA.
You work directly with our government customers and with other GDIT developers and business analysts to create advanced software tools tailored to scientific applications. You ll apply new approaches, principles, methods, techniques and tools compatible with the research environment within EPA. You ll be a creative problem-solver, understand IT solutions from a users perspective and contribute to strategies for a modern integrated IT environment.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
The Front End Engineer requires in-depth knowledge of developing web-based applications for both EPA internal and external users. The role involves supporting the design, development, programming, testing, and maintenance of multiple front-end applications that access chemical, exposure, ecology, and biology data. These applications will be enabled by backend services in the form of APIs/microservices, ensuring flexibility and scalability. The successful candidate will collaborate with Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts, Enterprise Architects, and developers to develop dynamic web applications using a fit-for-purpose technology stack. The successful candidate will refactor existing applications and develop prototypes into optimized, modular components for integration into new and existing applications. The role will document design and implementation techniques in Atlassian s Confluence. Expertise in multiple frameworks, libraries, and modern technologies is required. The developer will support automated integration, system, security, user acceptance, and regression testing to deliver robust application performance.
WHAT YOU LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Front End Engineer Senior must have:
? Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
? Experience: 6+ years of related experience (prefer 9+)
? Technical skills: Production level experience with Nuxt, Vue.js, JavaScript, Node.js
? Security clearance level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4
? ship required
Required Soft Skills/Organizational Skills Qualifications:
- Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Superior oral and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders).
- Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
- Workability to perform well under pressure.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail.