OCTO - Senior REACT JS Developer

Short Description

OCTO is looking for a Sr REACT Js. developer to design, develop and test using React JS technologies which will facilitate application development and implementation from development to QA to production for the DMV team..

Complete Description

Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) will be modernizing the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles Enterprise Application to leverage new digital technologies such as cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence and mobile that are required to create modern experience for customers and partners of DC DMV. Modernizing the DMV Enterprise Application helps DC DMV improve their services to citizens, enhance government operations while strengthening the overall data security. To address these challenges, the OCTO-DMV team is looking to hire highly skilled individuals to rapidly connect DMV Enterprise Application with modern technology while minimizing disruption to the existing systems.

Role Description

The role will require you to design, develop and test using React JS technologies which will facilitate application development and implementation from development to QA to production. You will work to gain an understanding of the current system infrastructure, security needs, network considerations, methodologies.

In this role, you will primarily focus on ReactJS programming, integrate designs and wireframes within the application code, write application interface code with JavaScript, translate wireframes and designs into quality codes, optimize components to work seamlessly across different browsers and devices, develop responsive web-based UI and supporting the ecosystem for the organization.

Responsibilities

The Senior React Developer position requires in-depth knowledge of JavaScript, object model, DOM manipulation and event handlers, data structures, algorithms, JSX, Babel, and architectural styles /API’s (REST/RPC) and Agile methodologies for the development of application programs.

The Senior Developer will be writing clean, scalable code using ReactJS programming languages, refactor and debug codes, improve existing software, test, and deploy applications and systems. Develop documentation throughout the lifecycle of the development process and provide technical support to the team.

• Ensure that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture
• Develop, Test and Deploy applications and systems
• Revise, update, refactor and debug codes
• Improve existing JAVA applications and systems
• Proactively monitors and reports performance utilization of assigned technologies.
• Troubleshoot software and/or hardware issues/failures.
• Manage problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners.
• Determine the best course of action for meeting business needs and provide consultative expertise to customers on how to best use systems.
• Proactively monitors and identifies broader, more complex issues across multiple, integrated, connecting technologies and communicate as appropriate.
• Provides technical knowledge and support to District agencies, personnel, and additional stakeholders
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• May coordinate activities of application developers.
• Able to identify best practices and standards for the use of the product.
• Delivers support and design for industry specific applications that require integration with statewide systems or applications
• Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts
• May function as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert)

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

Candidate Skills Matrix

Following sections are to be filled by the candidate

Skills | Required/Desired | No. of Years | How many years of experience candidate has?

Enterprise Web Development experience | Required | 16 |

Experience in working with React-UI framework (React.js) | Required | 3 |

Experience in working with ReactJS, RXJS, NodeJS, ES6/5 | Required | 3 |

Experience in REDUX architecture | Required | 3 |

Experience in working with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Angular 2.0 | Required | 3 |

Experience in developing React Native components | Required | 3 |

Experience in working with JSX (Javascript Syntax Extension) | Required | 3 |

Experience in working with REST APIs | Required | 3 |

Experience in working with JSON and XML | Required | 3 |

Experience to translate Wireframes and designs for development | Required | 3 |

Experience in CSS libraries, Sigma, Adobe X | Required | 3 |

Experience with ReactJS workflows like Flux, Redux, Create React App, data structure libraries | Required | 3 |

Experience with GIT version control repository | Required | 3 |

Experience with Tomcat/Jetty/undertow Application Servers | Required | 3 |

Experience with LINUX working environment | Required | 3 |

RedHat Openshift Container-based application development and deployment experience | Required | 3 |

Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development | Required | 3 |

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering or equivalent experience. | Required | |

Must be able to qualify for a Senior level STaR2 position | Required | 11 |

Background check

• Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.