Staff II Full Stack Web Developer

Company: Applied Research Associates
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

ARA is considerably expanding our team of Full Stack Web Software Developers, in Raleigh, NC to accommodate growth in our defense-oriented enterprise systems project portfolio, which includes support to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Intelligence Community. As a member of this team, you would be designing, developing, and enhancing web/cloud-based multi-user enterprise software as well as supporting interaction with desktop and mobile platforms.ARA intends to hire for the long-term. We are an employee-owned company looking for new employees that will help make our company better. This role, and in fact any role at ARA, will have potential opportunities for future growth. These may include additional projects, technical leadership, software architecture, and project or personnel management.Staff II Full Stack Web Developer Requirements:Technical: Proven software and web development skills. Front end - familiarity with modern one or more front end frameworks (Vue, React, Andular, etc.), HTML, JavaScript, CSS. Back end - Java is preferred, but experience in other languages such as C#, PHP, or Python is acceptable.Teamwork: An ability to work well on and demonstrate leadership in a project team that often includes interdisciplinary experts. We are looking for people that can lead a team and work effectively independently.Education: A minimum of a Bachelor---s degree (but Masters or PhD preferred) in a relevant area (e.g., Computer Science) with 5-7 years of experience related to the position.Attitude: A positive can-do attitude befitting of an ARA employee-owner and awareness of ARA---s Core Values of Passion, Freedom, Service, and Growth (see for details).Security: All of the projects hiring under this posting require candidates to be able to attain some level of US security clearance. Therefore, only candidates with US citizenship can be considered for employment under this posting and existing clearances will be strongly preferred.Staff II Full Stack Web Developer Preferences:Web Client Standards --- HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Angular, React, and similar.Databases --- SQL (e.g., MySQL, Postgresql, Oracle), and non-SQL (e.g., Mongo, others)DevOps --- IntelliJ, source control (e.g., Git), build tools (e.g., JDK tools, Maven, and Gradle), continuous integration (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity), Task/Bug Tracking (e.g., Jira)Service Interfaces --- HTTP/HTTPS/SSL, Web-Services (e.g., JAX-RS), Servlets, JSP, JSF, Spring, EJB, or similar.Enterprise Servers - including Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, Glassfish, JBoss/Wildfly, TomEE, or others. Other stacks such as Node.js and Django may be a plus for select projects.Web Standards --- JSON, XML, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), and similar.Cloud Tools --- Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, virtual machines, AWS services, and other cloud services.Design Tools --- UML, Use-Cases, Class diagraming, Entity Relationship diagramsDevelopment Processes: Agile, Spiral/Incremental processesIn addition, special consideration will be given to cross-functional candidates with experience/expertise that enables them to wear multiple hats at ARA. Please indicate if you believe you are also qualified for and interested in other ARA roles, specifically Web Client Developer and Mobile App Developer.About Us:Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company known for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We were founded in Albuquerque, NM in 1979 as the disco era was, thankfully, closing out and the personal computer era was beginning. We employ over 1,400 professionals and continue to grow. ARA offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. Around ARA you are equally likely to hear a conversation about Kubernetes clusters as you are a debate on merits of a reverse polish notation (RPN) calculatorWhile this is all of the Year One and Beyond stuff, Day One is highly impressive too. These are things like our competitive salary (DOE), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401(k) with matching program, benefits package which includes medical, dental vision, flex spending, telehealth services, company-paid life & disability insurance including paid maternity disability leave through our company-paid short-term disability benefit, domestic partner coverage, dependent care flex spending, daycare discounts, pet insurance, relocation opportunities, floating holidays, tuition reimbursement, professional development as well as flexible schedules with remote/work from home options. ARA also prides ourselves on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets, so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, ---Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit--- sums up the ARA experience. The company realizes employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.ARA is passionate about inclusion and diversity in our workplace. In 2018 40% of our new employees voluntarily self-identified as protected veterans. (Source-AAP EOY 2018 Veterans Data Collection Report). We are also very proud of our Women---s Initiative Network (WIN) whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments. Additionally, the Southeast Division looks not only for the right skills, but also for a cultural fit. We seek colleagues who will contribute to the unique culture that makes ARA such a great place to work. Some of the social impact aspects we have implemented at our division include monthly get-togethers, team outings to local baseball games in the summer, board game lunches, holiday party, corn hole tournaments, chili cook-offs and so on. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.QualificationsEDUCATIONBachelors or better in Computer Science or related fieldEXPERIENCE5 - 7 years: Relevant experienceJob SummaryRequisition Number: STAFF04038Job Category: Information TechnologySchedule: Full-Time

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