Position - Sr. Python Developer
Location - Washington, District Of Columbia, US
Job type - Full time
Position Description : Our client is seeking a Senior Python Developer. As a Python Developer, you will be part of an organization accountable for providing integrated and deployed support across Enterprise Networks. Your role is critical, as the mission and the customer rely on your expertise. The aim is to offer the customer a range of flexible but coordinated services, like Application Development, System Security, System Engineering, End User Support, and others across various departments.
What does our client's Team Member look like?
- You should be an ambitious and convergent thinker passionate about solving complex problems.
- You bring continuous exceptional value as an action-oriented team player.
- You have a strong aptitude for directing and managing top-level, high-visibility efforts involving strategic business planning, continuous improvement issues, and / or program integration.
- You should be able to demonstrate strong experience with preparing strategic plans and conducting strategic assessments for the Federal Government and / or large enterprise-wide organizations and / or experience with policymaking and planning involving strategic planning and analysis in complex organizations.
- You are zealous and committed to providing superior service. You are poised under pressure and have an optimistic attitude!
- If this sounds like you, then we would love to meet you!
Essential Duties :
Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python codeIntegration of data storage solutions includes databases, key-value stores, blob stores, document stores, graphs, etc.Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logicIdentify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problemsHelp maintain code quality, organization, and automatizationSupporting the customerTrusted to understand the technical and functional design requirements related to Python using Django as a web frameworkDesigning, developing, and testing mission applicationsDesigning and developing new web applicationsMaintaining and troubleshooting existing web applicationsCreating back-end componentsConnect applications with additional web serversMaintaining APIsExperience required
Required Experience and Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a technical discipline related to the specific skill or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experienceMinimum of 5 years of related experienceExperience with Django and other shared middleware libraries used for testing, caching, messaging, and session managementGood understanding of Python syntax and its nuanceSolid understanding of object-oriented programmingGood understanding of CSSExcellent understanding of front-end technologies like JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3Ability to write clean and organized codeProficiency with code versioning tools, including Git, GitHub, SVN, and MercurialFamiliarity with MVC, Mocking, RESTful, and ORMGood understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3Knowledge of server-side templating languages, including Slim and LiquidFamiliarity with testing toolsExhibited CSS, HTML, jQuery, Ajax, and JSON proficiencyExperience with database management (MySQL, Postgres)Experience with design, development, and testing of integrated mission applications, RESTful web services, and external libraries in multiple languages to interface with APIsKnowledge of agile methodologiesExperience with JavaScript, Angular, ReactJS, ViewJSFamiliarity with AWSExperience and familiarity with Angular, ReactJS, and ViewJSFamiliarity with MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful? API concepts? APIA knack for writing clean, readable codeAbility to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one systemUnderstanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable applicationAble to create database schemas that represent and support business processesAble to implement automated testing platforms and unit testsGood understanding of information gathering and the questioning method, i.e., able to ask how, what, when, where, why, and who to discern problemsFamiliarity with continuous integrationPreferred Qualifications :
Previous management consulting experienceExperience with a federal agency as a contractor or federal employeePhysical and Cognitive Requirements : The physical demands described below represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
Physical :
Frequently required to sit and work at a desk / computer for extended periods of up to 8 hours a dayWhile performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hearMust be able to have repetitive wrist / hand / finger movement to work on computer and / or related office equipmentVision abilities required by this job include close visionCognitive :
Ability to learn new tasksAbility to maintain focus and complete tasks independentlyAbility to remember processesAbility to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota
