User Interface (UI)
Developer
Location: **This position REQUIRES onsite support in Ashburn,
VA, 2 times a week**
Why CMCI?
CMCI
provides management consulting and IT services that empower
enterprises to achieve their business goals in today's highly competitive
market. Our goal is to seamlessly integrate into each customer's organization
to fully understand their business and technological needs. This approach
allows us to quickly deliver high quality solutions while
achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction on time and within budget.
By choosing CMCI, you are choosing a company that can deliver on business
outcomes and mission needs in the most cost-effective manner and without
sacrificing capability. As a part of CMCI's culture of loyalty and commitment
to its employees, CMCI is committed to providing a tremendous career path by
promoting employees to their highest potential.
Job
Description:
Interface (UI) Developer with strong systems, software, and Agile
experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development for
critical systems on a mission-critical program supporting the Passenger Systems
Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PSPD
supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions,
specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs)
into the United States.
In this hands-on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design,
build, deliver, and enhance the user interfaces for highly available, scalable,
real-time systems. You will exercise your judgment in determining and
recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines,
and other resource constraints. You will participate in and/or direct major
deliverable of projects through all aspects of the software development life
cycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and
unit testing.
We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Angular UI Developer
to lead the greenfield development of a critical user interface application.
This role demands a visionary who can build a robust, scalable, and testable UI
from the ground up, ensuring it adheres to the highest standards of best
practices. You'll be instrumental in shaping the future of our front-end
architecture, working closely with backend Java teams, and ensuring seamless
deployment within a Kubernetes environment.
**This position REQUIRES the candidate to be in Ashburn, VA, twice a week**
Requirements
Responsibilities:
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of a new, complex Angular UI
application from inception to deployment.
• Define and enforce UI development best practices, coding standards, and
architectural guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with Java backend developers to understand API
requirements and ensure seamless integration.
• Drive thorough unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies for the
UI application.
• Architect and implement scalable and maintainable front-end solutions,
considering future growth and evolving business needs.
• Mentor junior developers and foster a culture of technical excellence within
the UI team.
• Ensure the UI application is optimized for performance, responsiveness, and
user experience.
• Work within an Agile Scrum methodology and contribute to a SecDevOps culture.
• Oversee the deployment of the UI application into Kubernetes (K8s)
environments.
Required
Skills and Experience:
• BS/BA degree and 12 years of
related experience or Master’s with 10 years of related experience; OR 4 years
of related experience in lieu of degree
• Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to
start
• Must be a US citizen
• 7+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 5 years
focused on modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodology and working in a SecDevOps
environment
• Experience working with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proven experience leading UI projects and building applications from the
ground up.
• 3+ years’ experience developing cloud ready applications
• 4 years of hands-on experience with Angular (version 2+), demonstrating a
deep understanding of its core principles, component-based architecture,
routing, services, and state management.
• Experience with front-end build tools and package managers (e.g., Webpack,
Babel, NPM, Node.js).
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+), including DOM manipulation
and the JavaScript object model.
• Demonstrated experience working with RESTful APIs and Microservices,
including expertise with HTTP request libraries like Axios.
• Familiarity with the Java backend ecosystem and common patterns for
UI/backend integration
• Solid understanding of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web
Token (JWT)
Preferred
Skills (Not essential but beneficial to have):
• Hands on working experience with
NgRx for complex state management.
• Hands on experience with more current specifications of EcmaScript (ES6)
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack,
NPM, Node etc.
• Experience with UI testing frameworks (e.g., Jasmine, Karma, Jest, Cypress).
• A strong portfolio or examples of previous Angular applications developed
from scratch.
• Experience with UI/UX design principles and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to benchmark and optimize UI application performance.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for front-end applications.
• Familiarity with real-time UI monitoring tools.
• Active Full CBP BI
• Experience with Google Cloud
Clearance:
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance
All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to any characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or
regulations
