Software Engineer - Web Developer (Top Secret with agreement to obtain CI Poly)
Brief overview
About the company
<p>North Point Technology, a Reston, Virginia Woman Owned Small-Business, was formed in 2005 with the belief that small business plays an integral role in our government's defense mission. <br>We identified a problem: many of governments most important mission systems have a difficult time putting together and retaining teams of highly skilled, driven technical engineers. <br><br>The root of the problem is that important mission programs have traditionally demanded structure and stability only possible from large proven organizations, which typically come with large overhead. <br>North Point Technology takes aim at solving this problem by recruiting and maintaining highly skilled and motivated technologists. <br><br>We achieve this culture by hiring like-minded engineers who have passion for their work and the mission. With our efficient business model, we can attract and retain top talent by providing excellent compensation and benefits.</p>
Job description
Summary
North Point Technology is looking for a TS Cleared Software Engineer to support a critical mission delivering intelligence and geospatial data management applications to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The role involves being part of a software development Scrum team to assist with software requirements verification, development, and operational support.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with software requirements verification, software development and operational support
- Frontend web development using modern techniques and frameworks (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, CSS frameworks like LESS and SASS, Responsive Design, Bourbon, Twitter Bootstrap)
- JavaScript development using modern standards, including strict mode compliance, modularization techniques and tools, and frameworks and libraries (e.g., jQuery, MV* frameworks such as Backbone.js and Ember.js, D3)
- Consuming RESTful APIs
- Using and working in team environments that use agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Lean)
- Use of version control systems, specifically Git and GitHub
- Ensuring Section 508 Compliance
- Quickly researching and learning new programming tools and techniques
- Using and working with open-source solutions and community
- Creating web layouts from static images
- Creating views and templates in full-stack frameworks like Rails, Express, or Django
Skills
- Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered
- Frontend web development using modern techniques and frameworks (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, CSS frameworks like LESS and SASS, Responsive Design, Bourbon, Twitter Bootstrap)
- JavaScript development using modern standards, including strict mode compliance, modularization techniques and tools, and frameworks and libraries (e.g., jQuery, MV* frameworks such as Backbone.js and Ember.js, D3)
- Consuming RESTful APIs
- Using and working in team environments that use agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Lean)
- Use of version control systems, specifically Git and GitHub
- Ensuring Section 508 Compliance
- Quickly researching and learning new programming tools and techniques
- Using and working with open-source solutions and community
- Creating web layouts from static images
- Creating views and templates in full-stack frameworks like Rails, Express, or Django
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Continuous Integration and Deployment Tools: Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker
- Agile SW development methodologies
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered
- Frontend web development using modern techniques and frameworks (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, CSS frameworks like LESS and SASS, Responsive Design, Bourbon, Twitter Bootstrap)
- JavaScript development using modern standards, including strict mode compliance, modularization techniques and tools, and frameworks and libraries (e.g., jQuery, MV* frameworks such as Backbone.js and Ember.js, D3)
- Consuming RESTful APIs
- Using and working in team environments that use agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Lean)
- Use of version control systems, specifically Git and GitHub
- Ensuring Section 508 Compliance
- Quickly researching and learning new programming tools and techniques
- Using and working with open-source solutions and community
- Creating web layouts from static images
- Creating views and templates in full-stack frameworks like Rails, Express, or Django
Nice to Haves
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Continuous Integration and Deployment Tools: Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker
- Agile SW development methodologies
Benefits
- Excellent compensation
- Benefits
- Flexible work-life balance
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