Senior User Interface Developer - Integrated Talent Strategies

Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS) is seeking a Senior User Interface Developer to work in the Cleveland, Ohio area.  This is a direct hire position that offers a variety of great benefits, including health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

The Senior User Interface Developer team member will have the opportunity to lead the effort of implementing the concepts and designs for leading web applications as well as aid in the execution of critical business operations through developing an effective user interface. This position will work alongside junior, mid, and senior level colleagues in an IT environment. The ideal Senior User Interface Developer will have a strong background in front-end development and the Javascript programming language. 
 
Strategy & Planning

• Work with the business units to identify business requirements for requested projects.
• Identify the technical requirements of projects.
• Analyze all aspects of the projects.
• Perform feasibility and cost/benefit analyses for proposed projects.
• Plan and organize tasks, report on project progress, coordinate with additional development teams.

Development & Deployment

• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude of established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Design application and database components for development projects.
• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies. 
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have a high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Analyze performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor.

Operational Management

• Maintain and modify web applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Provide support for critical web application problems and issues. 
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the discovery and investigation of critical production problems as required.

Incidental Functions

• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks.
• Train, teach, and knowledge share with development teams.
• Mentor and coach developers and/or Professional Apprentices.
• Project and task management and reporting as necessary.
• Make presentations to management, clients, and peer groups as requested.
• Provide tier 2, on-call support for critical web application problems and issues. 
• Assist with projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
• Application server maintenance tasks such as: software/hardware upgrades, patching, security configuration, batch process maintenance and migration to new platforms.
• Minimal travel required.
• Working outside the standard office 7.5 hours workday may be required; on-call availability.

  
Formal Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study (e.g., Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Systems Management, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.

Knowledge & Experience

• 5+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of software/front-end development experience.
• 5+ years of experience with web application development.
• Experience with Javascript frameworks, such as Vue, React, and/or Angular, REST API integrations, and UX principles are required, with Vue being the preferred framework.
• Experience migrating a JSP-based monolithic application to SPA/decoupled frontend-microservices backend preferred.
• Experience working with Containers and Kubernetes preferred.
• Experience with package manager for JavaScript.
• Testing experience at the unit, component, integration and end-to-end testing levels.
• Experience with Source Control environments such as SVN or GIT.
• Exposure/experience with wireframing/modeling/front-end design tools.
• Ability to understand advanced programming fundamentals.
• Ability to effectively test and debug code written by multiple developers.
• Interest in working with customers, business stakeholders and IT team members to create front end applications that meet both business and end user needs.
• Competent at using Microsoft Office applications. 
• Strong grasp of web design principles.
• Willingness to act as a mentor to junior developers and team members in general.

About Integrated Talent Strategies (ITS)  

ITS is an international recruiting and staffing firm specializing in Engineering, Technical and Professional positions.  Founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of an engineering firm, ITS continues to remain a strategic partner for the job seeker.   

Our clients include some of the largest and most respected architectural, engineering, and manufacturing companies in business today.  Our ability to offer a wide range of services, and the flexibility to adjust to the changing needs of our clients, has allowed us to maintain a solid reputation for 40 years.