Front-End Development Engineer - TS/SCI
Location: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)
Security Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph

Our client is in search of a Front-End Development Engineer to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for crafting high-quality web applications utilizing cutting-edge technology stacks. This position is integral to supporting a recently acquired Task Order that aids the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) as part of our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. Under this Task Order, we facilitate NMEC's mission to streamline and standardize the Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) enterprise.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline, plus 4 - 8 years relevant experience.
• Must possess TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience with modern front-end libraries such as ReactJS, 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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