About the position
Are you ready to join the Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Leidos has an exciting opening. We are seeking a skilled UI/UX Front-End Engineer. You will develop high-quality web applications using a state-of-the-art technology stack in support of an emerging NMEC program. The DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) program is a next generation platform utilizing machine learning to provide cutting edge data enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community partners. While most tasks are conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible work schedule and occasional remote work. The percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables. Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment and possess a solid understanding of the software development life cycle all while working within an Agile framework.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain web applications using ReactJS or Angular frameworks.
- Coding, testing, and debugging new and/or existing web applications.
- Implementing and refining user interfaces.
- Conducting thorough unit testing via automated tooling.
- Collaborating with other team members (internal and external) to ensure optimal performance and usability.
- Peer reviewing code written by fellow team members.
- Utilizing virtualization technologies like Docker and ContainerD.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline.
- 4 - 8 years relevant experience.
- A Top Secret level security clearance with eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI with CI Polygraph clearance.
- Experience with modern front-end libraries such as ReactJS and Angular, with a minimum of 2 years professional experience.
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Solid understanding of HTTP web requests for fetching JSON data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write well-documented code.
Nice-to-haves
- A genuine passion for creating great user experiences.
- Experience with writing frontend unit tests.
- Experience with writing backend web API services.
- Experience coding in other languages such as Python.
- Familiarity with NoSQL datastores such as Elasticsearch.
- Familiarity with performance optimization techniques.
- Up to date with emerging front-end technologies.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Health and Wellness programs.
- Income Protection.
- Paid Leave.
- Retirement.
