Applications Developer

For this contract position with a signature Northwest company, you will be developing cost effective information technology solutions by creating new and modifying existing complex software applications. You'll be responsible for the conceptualization, production and testing of Front End solutions that are semantically sound, usable, and attractive that account for speed, file size, readability and accessibility - using modern web standards and DOM Scripting.

You will have mastered creating cross-browser solutions that separate structure, presentation and behavior using semantic XHTML/HTML5 markup, CSS 2/3 and modern unobtrusive, Object Oriented JavaScript. You should have strong knowledge of DOM Scripting and event handling with experience using one or more JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, Prototype, Dojo, YUI - we use jQuery), including expert-level skills at Ajax implementation.

Candidates must be comfortable working in a deadline-driven, technology-agnostic and design-focused environment. Must be capable of producing high quality and elegant solutions that meet or exceed client requirements and expectations. They are professional, courteous, wildly creative, and possess excellent verbal and written skills.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

- Coaches and mentors other less experienced team members.
- Performs cross training and facilitates information sharing among team members.
- Collaborates with team members to recommend new software development technologies and development processes.
- Participates in, leads and mentors others in requirements gathering and functional specification activities.
- Reviews systems under development and related documentation.
- Designs, develops, implements, documents, and tests changes to an application subsystem.
- Codes, tests, debugs, documents, and implements complex software applications.
- Creates more complex prototypes and ensures deliverables are high quality and meet user expectations.
- Supports system and integration testing activities.
- Initiates design reviews for new applications and adheres to software development standards.
- Participates in systems planning, scheduling and implementation.
- Frequently works with Software Engineers to produce Front End templates for integration into larger software application.
- Collaborates with project team to keep projects on schedule by coordinating activities, monitoring project schedules, and costs.
- May assist Functional Analysts in completing deliverables and translates business requirements and functional designs into technical designs.
- May act as senior technical expert to consult with and analyze the business needs.
- Resolves and helps mitigate production application issues and assists less experienced application developers as needed.
- Works with other business and technology teams to support resolution of end user inquiries.
- Contributes to the documentation of production support processes.
- Anticipates long-term support issues and plans for corrective actions.
- May perform root cause analysis to identify permanent resolutions to software or business process issues.
- Working with application development leads, establishes, maintains and ensures compliance with standards for development, testing and documentation.

Summary of Qualifications:

- HTML and JavaScript application development and programming experience: 4 years
- Analyzing, diagnosing and proposing solutions to user problems: 4 years
- Providing support to various business applications: 4 years
- Working with process owners and identifying information technology solutions that enable business process: 2-3 years
- Strong knowledge of DOM Scripting and event handling
- Experience using one or more JavaScript frameworks
- Ajax expertise
- Familiarity with accessibility standards such as Section 508
- Experience with at least one of the following recommended: ASP.NET, PHP, Ruby, and Python (all MVC based)
- Experience integrating with a prominent Content Management System: SiteCore, Drupal, WordPress, Expression Engine CMS, etc.
- Ability to accurately estimate design and development timelines for application components
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to quickly learn new application systems and technologies
- Knowledge of basic project management framework and methodology